Links to breaking news, writers' blogs, YouTube videos, and other coverage of the WGA strike:

Strike Changing How We're Watching TV (article): A new survey has revealed that more and more Americans are changing their media-consumption habits as a result of the strike, turning to DVDs and books to get their storytelling fixes.

What To Make of The Directors Guild Deal? (blog post): Jonathan Tasini breaks down the terms of the DGA's deal with the AMPTP and what it means in the long run, both for directors and writers.

Don Cheadle joins WGA location shoot picketers -- DAY 71 (YouTube video): A glimpse into life on the picket line, asking (and answering!) the two key questions "Doesn't picketing location shoots make the crew hate you?" and "Is that really Don Cheadle picketing his own movie shoot?"

The Negotiating Table (YouTube video): WGA and AMPTP negotiators return to the table. A parody video written by Seth MacFarlane. Some non-worksafe language.

Oscars Boss Preps A Plan B, If Show Is Picketed (article): Academy Awards organizers are putting together backup plans if the WGA refuses to grant a waiver for the event.

First Glance at the Deal Summary (blog post): A handful of volunteer wGA strike captains goes over the good, the bad, and the ambiguous about the DGA/AMPTP deal.

AMPTP Asks For Informal Talks (blog post): The studios are asking the writers back to the negotiation table -- under informal circumstances -- in hopes of leading to an agreement.

DGA Official Announcement (blog post): A reproduction of the official statement released by the Directors' Guild in regards to their agreement with the AMPTP. Includes a summary of the highlights of the deal itself.