11,500 TV and movie writers announced they're going on strike this week. The Writers Guild of America is one of the most powerful unions in Hollywood. They are fighting about one thing with the big Hollywood studios, money. Despite the fact that television production has exploded in the last decade, the WGA said that writers pay has stagnated.
This week, thousands of writers went on strike against Hollywood studios over what they say is an existential threat to their livelihoods.
John Koblin, a media reporter for The New York Times, explains how streaming turned the most prolific era in American entertainment into an industry-changing labor dispute.
Guest: John Koblin, a media reporter for The New York Times.
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