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Editorial: LA has a major stake in settling the Hollywood writers’ strike

People picket outside of Paramount Pictures studios during the Hollywood writers strike on May 4, 2023, in Los Angeles. Scripted TV series, late-night talk shows, film and streaming productions are being interrupted by the Writers Guild of America strike. In 2007 and 2008, a WGA strike shut down Hollywood productions for 100 days, costing the local economy...

Hollywood writers put down their pens this week to strike for the first time in 16 years. The Writers Guild of America and the film, television and streaming studios could not reach agreement over pay and working conditions amid an industry upheaval that’s remade how artists create and viewers consume entertainment.

By all accounts, the writers and studios are far apart on the key issues, and the strike could last for months.

The longer the strike drags on, the more its

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