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    The studios went public with their WGA offer. Was it a mistake?

    LOS ANGELES — Signaling increasing frustration with the Writers Guild of America, Hollywood studios took the unusual step of publicizing their latest offer to the guild. Late Tuesday, top studio executives met with WGA's negotiators to encourage them to accept a deal that would end the 114-day WGA walkout, which has crippled film and television production. But after WGA leaders refused to ...
    by Meg James and Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times Aug 23, 2023 4 minutes
    WGA members walk the picket line on the first day of their strike in front of Paramount Studios in Hollywood on May 2, 2023.

    LOS ANGELES — Signaling increasing frustration with the Writers Guild of America, Hollywood studios took the unusual step of publicizing their latest offer to the guild.

    Late Tuesday, top studio executives met with WGA's negotiators to encourage them to accept a deal that would end the 114-day WGA walkout, which has crippled film and television production. But after WGA leaders refused to bend, the studios made their deal points public — despite an informal agreement to honor a news blackout during negotiations.

    The decision appeared aimed to force cracks in the resolve displayed by Hollywood's labor unions throughout the summer of strikes.

    But the strategy seemed to have backfired, sparking a torrent of criticism from WGA members.

    "They made an enormous tactical error

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