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 trial addressing how much the former U.S.…
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 failed to reach a deal. The WGA…
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 (WGA) said in a statement. The two…
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 a work stoppage that has disrupted production…
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 oversight of the streaming media business, saying…
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 of contract talks with major studios and…
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 sign of progress in the more than…
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 Writers Guild of America (WGA) said as…
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 reported on Friday, citing sources with knowledge…
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 TV world, a generation of diverse writers…
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 the same name, a gaggle of “Real…
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 Next Generation” before he rose through 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 raise their pay or face a strike…
‘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 New York Times, including some of 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 that he raped her decades ago is…
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 the former president denied having raped her,…
‘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 just a little doubt about whatever Tucker…
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