Trump cannot challenge writer’s rape claim at defamation trial, judge rules
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump cannot argue to a jury assessing damages at the writer E. Jean Carroll’s upcoming defamation trial …
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Trump ‘made his own bed,’ cannot add witness for writer’s trial – judge
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge rejected Donald Trump’s bid to add a new expert witness just two months before a …
Hollywood’s minority writers fear diversity to fall farther down the agenda after strike
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – After the Writers Guild of America approved a new three-year contract with major studios, Hollywood writers from underrepresented …
Hollywood studios can train AI models on writers’ work under tentative deal – WSJ
(Reuters) – Hollywood studios are expected to retain the right to train artificial-intelligence models based on writers’ work under the terms of a tentative labor …
Striking writers, Hollywood studios to meet on Sunday as talks stretch on
(Reuters) – Negotiators for the striking Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Hollywood studios will meet again on Sunday after a fourth day of talks …
Striking Hollywood writers, studios to meet again Friday
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Negotiators for Hollywood’s major studios and striking film and television writers plan to meet again on Friday, the Writers Guild of America …
Striking Hollywood writers, studios to resume negotiations on Wednesday
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Negotiators for the Writers Guild of America and Hollywood’s major studios will resume contract talks on Wednesday to try and end …
Striking writers take antitrust aim at Disney, Amazon, Netflix
By Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The striking Writers Guild of America (WGA) on Thursday urged federal regulators to increase their …
Optimism emerges among Hollywood writers over talks with studios
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – After three months of walking the picket lines, striking Hollywood writers expressed optimism on Wednesday about the reopening …
Hollywood writers to evaluate counterproposal from studios
(Reuters) – The union representing striking Hollywood writers said on Friday it had received a counterproposal from the studios that it would consider, an apparent …
Striking Hollywood writers, studios to return to bargaining table
By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Negotiators for striking Hollywood writers and the major studios will return to the bargaining table on Friday, the …
Hollywood studios considering terminating some deals with writers – Variety
(Reuters) – Major Hollywood studios and streaming platforms are considering terminating some of their first-look, overall deals with writers as soon as Aug. 1, Variety …
Gains in diversity among Hollywood writers at stake in strike
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – As the Writers Guild of America strikes to bring about better pay and work security in a streaming …
Writers’ strike injects uncertainty into upfront ad-selling ritual
By Dawn Chmielewski, Helen Coster and Sheila Dang NEW YORK (Reuters) – An animated appearance by Ted, the foul-mouthed teddy bear from the movie of …
Streaming broke the career ladder, striking Hollywood writers say
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Ronald D. Moore started his television writing career in 1989 in a junior-level job on “Star Trek: The …
Hollywood writers vote on whether to give negotiators power to call strike
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hollywood television and movie writers wrap up a critical vote this week as they push media companies to …
‘Fundamental Misunderstanding’: Top NYT Writers Revolt Against Union, Defend Critical Coverage Of Trans Issues
‘Fundamental Misunderstanding’: Top NYT Writers Revolt Against Union, Defend Critical Coverage Of Trans Issues Laurel Duggan on February 22, 2023 Dozens of journalists at The …
Trump will challenge NY sex abuse law in writer’s defamation lawsuit
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Donald Trump plans to argue that a New York law allowing a writer to sue the former U.S. president over claims …
Trump gave deposition in writer’s defamation lawsuit -writer’s spokesperson
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump gave a deposition on Wednesday in a defamation lawsuit brought in New York by writer E. Jean Carroll after …
‘Maybe You’ll Need To Report A Relative To The FBI!’ An Atlantic Writer’s Advice For Dealing With Conservative Family On Thanksgiving
A Wednesday article in The Atlantic urged readers to use Thanksgiving as an opportunity to “deprogram” their conservative relatives. “Maybe you’ll plant the seed, sow …