Writers Win Age Discimination Suit
As you know, we’ve spent a fair amount of time here talking about age discrimination against screenwriters in Hollywood. Well, last week, screenwriters won a 10-year-old, $70-million suit against 17…
As you know, we've spent a fair amount of time here talking about age discrimination against screenwriters in Hollywood. Well, last week, screenwriters won a 10-year-old, $70-million suit against 17 networks and studios and 7 literary agencies... go, writers!
Here's a link to the L.A. Times' coverage, as well as links to some of our past discussions here about age discrimination...
Jane Friedman is a full-time entrepreneur (since 2014) and has 20 years of experience in the publishing industry. She is the co-founder of The Hot Sheet, the essential publishing industry newsletter for authors, and is the former publisher of Writer’s Digest. In addition to being a columnist with Publishers Weekly and a professor with The Great Courses, Jane maintains an award-winning blog for writers at JaneFriedman.com. Jane’s newest book is The Business of Being a Writer (University of Chicago Press, 2018).
