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Open enthusiasm replaced days of guarded optimism as Hollywood writers streamed out of a Writers Guild of America (WGA) meeting at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium Saturday night. WGA leaders recommended their members approve a contract offer from producers, suggesting a quick - but not immediate - end to the 14-week work stoppage that has crippled the entertainment industry since Nov. 5, interrupting production on television shows like 24 and Grey's Anatomy and costing up to $1.5 billion...
When negotiators shared details of the deal with writers Friday, many assumed they would be back at their laptops Monday. But WGA West President Patric Verrone told the more than 3,000 writers in attendance Saturday night that the strike would end only after they voted to approve the contract. With a vote of the WGA's 10,000 members likely to take until Tuesday, that means writers wouldn't return to work until Wednesday at the earliest...
...year WGA deal builds upon gains obtained by the Directors Guild of America in its negotiations with studios last month. Like the directors, writers will receive a fixed residual payment of $1,200 a year for one-hour shows streamed online in the first two years of the new contract. In the third year of the deal, however, they will get something directors didn't, residuals equal to 2% of the revenue received by the program's distributor. The agreement also doubles the residual rate for movies and TV shows sold online and secures the union's jurisdiction over content...
Christopher Morris has been a TIME contract photographer for 20 years. Renowned for his shots of war zones around the world, he began covering politics for the magazine eight years ago, shortly after the birth of his first child. His clean, modern images have defined a new style of campaign coverage. Last year Chris won his second coveted Infinity Award for Photojournalism from the International Center of Photography. Starting with Senator John McCain's presidential bid in 2000, Chris has continued to have unprecedented access, spending informal moments in McCain's hotel room, on the road and at the family...
...person,” but there isn’t anyone making any jokes about it. It’s something fresh.RR: Okay. The strike has been going on twelve weeks. Too long?YP: Honestly, yes, it’s been too long.RR: Supposedly they might get a contract soon.YP: Well, I mean, I hope they do for the best of the media but I’d be affected more if I was one of those people who watched “Desperate Housewives” or “Lost” or “Grey?...