Links to breaking news, writers' blogs, YouTube videos, and
other coverage of the WGA strike:
Fans4Writers.com
Strike Holiday Card: Fans4Writers has created a Christmas-themed gift
card to help spread awareness and support of the writers' strike. Free
download, in either high-res or low-res.
Why
We Write (essay): Greg Garcia, creator of
My Name Is
Earl, pens an essay on why he's addicted to writing and why, as
painful and boring and torturous as the actual writing process is, it's still a
terrible thing for a writer to not be allowed to write.
Hard news on 'The Colbert
Report' and 'The Daily Show - return date now set (article): Hosts
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are headed back to work as of Jan 7th,
insistent that quality will suffer without their writers.
WGA
Strike Primer: Understanding Misunderstanding (article): Robert J.
Elisberg of the Huffington Post makes crystal clear exactly what the AMPTP is
offering in negotiations. If you're at all unclear as to why the WGA isn't
taking the deal that's on the table, this is the article to read.
Just
the Facts, Ma'am: AMPTP Causing Havoc to SoCal Economy (blog post)
United Hollywood discusses the WGA meeting with the LA City Council, and the
AMPTP's presence or lack thereof.
SAG
Awards: "Interim Agreement" With WGA Means The Show Will Go
On (article): The WGA and SAG have come to a tentative agreement that
will allow the SAG Awards to be hosted as usual and for actors to appear live
to accept their awards.
People's
Choice Awards Changes Format Due To WGA Strike (article): The
People's Choice Awards will be changing its time-honored format to one which
allows stars to collect their awards without needing to be present or cross
picket lines.
Writers Strike (comic): The
webcomic xkcd publishes a strike-related strip.