FBI 103- WGAE style
"More than 40 Guild members learned how to perpetrate ATM and art fraud. No, it wasn’t some Fagin-like school for criminals, but rather, “FBI 103: A Seminar for Script and Screen Writers” presented by the WGAE and WGAE Foundation, along with the FBI Office of Public Affairs." Writer Bonnie Datt blogged the workshop for Write On.
Soap Writing Secrets Revealed!
“How do you come up with the stories?” “Do you just write for one character and one storyline?” In her final blog for Write On Shelly Altman answers every question you’ve ever had about writing for daytime serials but were afraid to ask. Or close to it.
¡Viva las telenovelas!
Guest blogger Shelly Altman compares telenovelas to daytime television in the US. What (aside from Spanish) can we learn by watching? Read her latest post.
Featured
Submissions for Writers Guild Awards Now Open
Click here to submit your entry for TV series or Theatrical release categories and read important eligibility rules here.
News in Court Case on Documentarian Rights
Documentary filmmakers and journalists may breathe a partial sigh of relief as the Court of Appeals has issued a largely positive order in the case of documentary filmmaker Joe Berlinger. An Amicus Brief was filed on behalf of the WGAE as well as 22 other industry organizations and individuals, who saw an earlier court order for Berlinger to turn over footage he filmed making CRUDE, The Real Price of Oil as a grave threat to the future of investigative documentaries. Learn more.
Media Consolidation is Bad for Writers and Bad for Democracy
What happens when the media is controlled by a diminishing number of large corporations? The FCC is reviewing its media consolidation rules and the WGAE has filed comments raising concern. Read our blog post.
News
Stand With Newspaper Guild Members
Thomson Reuters Corp. has been sticking it to its union-represented workforce, illegaly cutting pay since last year. Now this global media giant wants to scam New Yorkers on a taxbreak deal. Click here to learn more and take action.
Congrats to our Emmy Nominated Members
Bravo to the 75 WGAE members nominated for Primetime Emmys for their writing this year. Click here for a list of nominated WGAE writers.
WGAE joins in broad coalition fighting consolidation of media ownership
The Coalition for Competition in Media is 21 public interest groups, organizations and unions that oppose the merger of Comcast and NBC-Universal, as currently proposed. Consolidation is bad for writers and harms the public interest. Read more.
