Called the attention of the critics

Question

This book says "llamó la atención de la crítica" and not "llamó la atención de los críticos" Why la críitica? I think I remember something about singular being plural in a case like this, I don't know.

"the criticism" - samdie, Feb 7, 2011

Answer 1

"La crítica" is the generic word that encompasses all the critics, the same way that "the press" is the generic term for all news media, including the reporters.