Striking writers take part in a rally in front of Paramount Pictures studio, Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Los Angeles. Television and movie writers launched a …

Striking writers take part in a rally in front of Paramount Pictures studio, Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Los Angeles. Television and movie writers launched a strike for the first time in 15 years, as Hollywood girded for a walkout with potentially widespread ramifications in a fight over fair pay in the streaming era. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

The Workers’ Mic

Writers strike explained by screenwriter John Rogers

by: Ben Anderson

Posted: May 7, 2023 / 09:22 AM CDT

Updated: May 7, 2023 / 01:10 PM CDT

Striking writers take part in a rally in front of Paramount Pictures studio, Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Los Angeles. Television and movie writers launched a …

by: Ben Anderson

Posted: May 7, 2023 / 09:22 AM CDT

Updated: May 7, 2023 / 01:10 PM CDT

John Rogers, Executive Board Member for the Writers Guild of America, joins Ken Edwards and Ed Maher to discuss the recent events that have lead to the writers strike and how this strike is different from previous strikes in Hollywood.

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