The Writers Strike: 6 Months Later…
Hey, everyone– it’s been six months since the end of the 100-day writers strike that shut down Hollywood for almost four months in 2007 and 2008… and we’re still feeling…
Hey, everyone-- it's been six months since the end of the 100-day writers strike that shut down Hollywood for almost four months in 2007 and 2008... and we're still feeling the effects. Pilot and development season has been revamped (at least for now), networks and studios have fewer projects in development, and the Screen Actors Guild is now waging its own (losing) battle for rights and compensation in digital media.
Yesteday, Variety ran this interesting article looking back at the strike and the months since it ended. Pretty interesting... take a look...
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).
