Writers Strike: Variety’s Co-Editor-in-Chief Answers Burning Questions About Why It’s Happening and What’s Next
variety.comCynthia Littleton Business Editor On May 12, Variety partnered with Reddit’s Television subreddit to host an Ask Me Anything discussion about the ongoing writers strike.
Variety co-editor-in-chief Cynthia Littleton — who has covered the television industry for 25 years and wrote the book “TV on Strike: Why Hollywood Went to War Over the Internet” about the 2007 strike — fielded many smart questions from Redditors, touching on topics like AI, who gets paid during the strike, and how long it could last.
Below are key selections from the discussion, lightly-edited for clarity. From user milkyginger: How are smaller writers paying their bills?
Have they taken up other jobs or does the guild help them out? The guild does have a healthy strike fund and it can and will directly help members who are in dire straits.
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