Media Bits and Bytes – July 25, 2023
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Media past, present and future
Media past, present and future
Media past, present and future
Fran Drescher Delivers Fiery Speech on SAG-AFTRA Strike
"You share the wealth, because you cannot exist without us," SAG-AFTRA president and actor Fran Drescher said at a news conference.
Actors Strike Is On, Throwing Hollywood Into Turmoil
Vanity Fair
160,000 actors, members of SAG-AFTRA, are shutting down all industry filming and voice-over production at midnight tonight. They are joining the 11,000 writers, members of the Writers Guild, who have been on strike since May 2.
Tidbits – June 29, 2023 – Reader Comments: Supreme Court: Diversity Not a Compelling Interest; Pay the Writers (and Actors); Outrage Over Medicaid Purge; German Left; Remembering Gus Newport; Charlene Mitchell; Cartoons; More…
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Reader Comments: Supreme Court: Diversity Not a Compelling Interest; Pay The Writers (And Actors); Outrage Over Medicaid Purge; German Left; Remembering Gus Newport; Charlene Mitchell; Cartoons; more....
Here's Why Writers Are Ready to Shut Hollywood Down
We spoke to writers behind hit shows like Abbott Elementary and Containment to understand why Hollywood writers may go on strike.
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SAG-AFTRA Mourns the Passing of Former SAG President Ed Asner
sagafra.org
Ed Asner's concerns about economic and social justice did not stop with helping performers. He fought for victims of poverty, violence, war, and legal and social injustice, both in the United States and around the globe.
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