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    The Writers' Strike

    Despite the presence of a federal mediator, yesterday's last minute talks between television and film writers and the Alliance of Film and Television producers went nowhere.  Today members of the Writers Guild of America began carrying picket signs in New York and Los Angeles.  Should the rest of the nation care?

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Despite the presence of a federal mediator, yesterday's last minute talks between television and film writers and the Alliance of Film and Television producers went nowhere. Today members of the Writers Guild of America began carrying picket signs in New York and Los Angeles. Should the rest of the nation care? We hear how new media are changing the world of entertainment and America's cultural economy.

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    1. 1:36Bloody Unrest for a Crucial American Ally
    2. 19:58The Writers' StrikeYou’re reading this
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Peter Sanders

      Reporter, Wall Street Journal

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      Robert Thompson

      Professor of Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University

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      Porter Bibb

      Managing Partner, Mediatech Capital Partners

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    2 of 2
    Pakistan's State of Emergency; Writers' Strike
    1. 1:36Bloody Unrest for a Crucial American Ally
    2. 19:58The Writers' StrikeYou’re reading this
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