Studios and streaming services like Netflix and Disney+ will have you believe that writers aren’t necessary to make good TV. But we know that couldn’t be further from the truth. We break down the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, and spotlight how Hollywood corporations use mainstream media to spread misinformation about writers’ working conditions and pay. Writer and producer, Angela Harvey, joins us on this episode to talk about how writers have been fighting back and creating their own media to garner solidarity.

Host: Eteng Ettah

Producer: Genevieve Montinar

Original Music Compositions by: Brandon Bagaason

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Clip 9- Credit- CBS 8 San Diego YouTube “Here’s what will happen to your favorite shows if there’s a writer’s strike” 

Clip 10- Credit- Alex O’Keefe on @CNN via TikTok

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Clip 12- Credit- The Hollywood Reporter YouTube “Disney CEO Bob Iger Calls WGA and Possible SAG-AFTRA Strike ‘Very Disturbing’”

View the transcript here: https://actually-hold-up.simplecast.com/episodes/hold-up-ai-cant-write-tv/transcript

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