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SAG-AFTRA agrees to contract extension with studios as negotiations continue

Friday, June 30, 2023

Talks have been underway since June 7. The union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers remain at odds on issues like the use of artificial intelligence and streaming residuals.

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Hollywood actors, negotiating a new contract with studios, are prepared to strike

Friday, June 30, 2023

With the writers strike underway, the contract between actors and major studios is set to expire at midnight. Negotiations have been going on for weeks — if there's no deal, actors could go on strike.

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Not coming to a screen near you – viewers will soon feel effects of the writers strike

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Future films and TV series are being delayed, if not canceled. For audiences accustomed to a steady stream of new content, this dramatic slowdown will have a tangible impact in the year to come.

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Striking Hollywood writers say major film studios don't understand what a screenwriter does

Sunday, June 25, 2023

Film and TV writers are now in their 8th week of a strike against the major film studios. Both sides are at odds with what is exactly meant by "writing" in Hollywood's new streaming model.

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9 more women sue Bill Cosby for alleged sexual assaults decades ago

Thursday, June 15, 2023

The Nevada lawsuit was filed shortly after the state eliminated its deadline for filing state civil sexual assault cases. The women say that Cosby drugged and assaulted them between 1979 and 1992.

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'It's gonna be a hot labor summer' — unionized workers show up for striking writers

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Film and TV writers on strike may soon be joined by actors currently negotiating their contract. As the writers strike enters its seventh week, unions beyond Hollywood are joining the movement.

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Contract negotiations for TV and movies are stealing the spotlight in Hollywood

Wednesday, June 07, 2023

NPR's Mandalit Del Barco reports the latest updates on Hollywood's labor negotiations led by writers and the strike authorization vote by SAG-AFTRA, the union representing screen actors.

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The latest on the union strikes in Hollywood

Tuesday, June 06, 2023

Amid the ongoing writers' strike in Hollywood, the guilds representing directors and actors have also been negotiating the future of their contracts and the future of the streaming business.

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Hollywood writers still going strong, a month after strike began

Friday, June 02, 2023

Members of the Writers Guild of America continue to strike against the major Hollywood studios, pushing for higher pay, more residuals and regulations on AI, among other things.

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An exhibition of Keith Haring's art and activism makes clear: 'Art is for everybody'

Saturday, May 27, 2023

In the 1980s, Haring's cartoon-like images were everywhere — his figures of dancers, hearts, babies and dogs remain pop culture motifs. A new exhibition celebrates the artist who died in 1990 at 31.

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Broad exhibit showcases Keith Haring, innovative pop culture artists from the '80s

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Keith Haring was known for his colorful graffiti-style art and his AIDS activism. The late artist's work and life are the focus of a new museum exhibit in Los Angeles.

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Striking movie and TV writers worry that they will be replaced by AI

Saturday, May 20, 2023

One sticking point in the Hollywood writers strike is the use of artificial intelligence. AI is already being used in Hollywood writing, but what fears and hopes do writers have about the technologies future?

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Striking Hollywood scribes ponder AI in the writer's room

Thursday, May 18, 2023

One of sticking points in the negotiations that led up to the writer's strike was the use of AI. Movie and TV writers worry they'll be asked to rewrite whatever AI programs come up with.

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Striking movie and TV writers worry that they will be replaced by AI

Thursday, May 18, 2023

A sticking point in the Hollywood writers strike is the use of artificial intelligence. AI is already being used in Hollywood writing, but what fears and hopes do writers have about AI's future?

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Single screenwriters hope to 'Strike Up a Romance' on the picket lines

Thursday, May 11, 2023

Writers waved picket signs and flirted during a singles meetup event outside Universal Studios. The event organizers said the work stoppage means writers can no longer say they're "too busy to date."

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Some Hollywood writers are striking up romance at a special picket line for singles

Thursday, May 11, 2023

This week, writers showed up for a special picket line at Universal Studios: one specifically for single writers to mingle. "We can no longer say we're 'too busy' to date," the event promotion said.

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The best picket signs of the Hollywood writers' strike

Thursday, May 04, 2023

As the Writers Guild of America began its first strike in 15 years, union members let loose with quips to studio executives, as they picketed outside companies like Netflix, Sony and NBCUniversal.

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Hollywood writers strike enters its 2nd day after talks with studios broke off

Wednesday, May 03, 2023

Members of the Writer's Guild of America are on strike against Hollywood studios. Picketing started Tuesday in Los Angeles and New York.

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Writers Guild of America strikes for higher wages and better health care

Tuesday, May 02, 2023

The Writers Guild of America has gone on strike against major Hollywood studios after both parties were unable to agree on a new contract. Picketing started Tuesday afternoon in New York and L.A.

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Writers Guild of America goes on strike

Tuesday, May 02, 2023

Members of the Writers Guild of America are asking for a larger piece of the streaming platforms' pie. The WGA said picketing would begin Tuesday afternoon.

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