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Writer’s Strike

December 10, 2007 · 14 Comments

THE STRIKE

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  • jom2009 // December 10, 2007 at 7:03 pm |

    You’ve heard of the Writer’s strike, but what you don’t know is that if it hasn’t already, it is going to affect you… Big Time.
    The Writer’s Guild of America is having issues with TV producers. According to the writers, they are not getting their share of DVD, online shows, and iTunes sales revenues. Solution? They’re going on strike.
    The strike has been in effect since November 5th, and more than likely, it’s going to go on for a long time. Although the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have proposed various deals, it doesn’t seem to be enough. Even the ‘New Economic Partnership’ that offers over $130 million, doesn’t quite cut the standards of the Guild. They mean serious business.
    If you watch the Colbert Report and the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, you know that re-runs are already playing. With other shows, especially those that are weekly as opposed to daily, you haven’t noticed it. That’s because some screenwriters have managed to create a few more new episodes before they can no longer do so. Therefore, some shows will keep airing through these… ‘Tough times’.
    In 1988, The Writer’s Guild went on strike over the home video market. But as time progresses, situations change. Now, they’re arguing over ‘new media’, or the internet; a factor that did not exist 20 years ago.
    Let’s be honest…TV today does not play the same role it did in 1988. That particular strike caused the American entertainment industry to loose $500 million. It would be an understatement to say that now the impact will definitely be much larger.
    And yet; it still affects the lives of students of Miami Beach High how? By the simple fact that TV is a big part of a teenagers’ life. Living glued to the sets, and counting every moment of the week until that one episode of the show we live for airs. To us, TV is not a minor thing. Although some will fail to admit it, deep down, they know it’s true. Or write.
    “A lot… Maybe ten?” stated 9th grade student Becky Saka when asked how many hours a week of TV she watches. “I’ve heard of [the Writer’s Strike]. The seasons of the shows I watch are ending fast because of it. Some are also airing new episodes after 2 weeks. 24 hasn’t even started because of the strike!”
    So as long as this strike continues, instead of watching ‘Desperate Housewives’, settle for ’The View’; and instead of ‘The Office’ start prepping for a LONG season of re-runs of ‘I love New York.’

    Great job! But what do you personally think about the strike? Are you upset? Do you support the writters? How are you fairing without your favorite show?

  • manuelam2011 // December 12, 2007 at 6:05 pm |

    Your article was really good but when I got to the end of it i wanted to read more about this situation because you wrote it in a such an intersting way!!!

  • amaliar2011 // December 12, 2007 at 6:05 pm |

    Try to leave out the question marks and the “…”, they get kindo of old after a while

    You sound like you’re mad at the reader, try to fix that.

    The generalization about the teenagers you can tone a little bit since it can be offensive.

    Put in some of what you think about the strike

  • nataliea2011 // December 12, 2007 at 6:08 pm |

    general

    1. few more quotes

    specfic
    1. get quotes from people who support and dont support the writers strike

    2.sorry i really cant think of anything else.its super good!

  • wendyg2011 // December 12, 2007 at 6:09 pm |

    -i like it. as simple as that. Well no, not really like…LOVE.

    -”…show that we live for, airs,…”
    change that WE…to THEY
    -get another quote on someone’s opinion of their show not running/if they support the writers/what are they doing instead of watching their shows that running day?/just how much you love wendy…i don’t know =]
    -that’s all folks

  • joselyng2010 // December 12, 2007 at 6:09 pm |

    Hahahaha your article was very good and funny :) !
    1 General view: What do you think of this? It seems too neutral put more of your opinion but dont make it obvious
    3 Specific:
    * Put shows that are in re runs but the shows teenagers watch.
    * Put a quote of a student that is watching the re run
    * You also might want to put as a quote from student what he/she is doing now that the re runs are on… are they watching it or doing tomething else

  • alessiap2011 // December 12, 2007 at 6:12 pm |

    You’ve heard of the Writer’s strike. But what you don’t know is that soon enough, if it hasn’t already, it is going to affect you… big time.
    The Writer’s Guild of America is having issues with TV producers. According to the writers, they are not getting their share of DVD, online shows, and iTunes sales revenues. Their solution? A strike.
    Ever since November 5th the Writers Guild of America has been on strike and it is expected to go on for a (time period). Although the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has proposed various deals, it doesn’t seem to suffice the writer’s needs. Even the ‘New Economic Partnership’ (what is this partnership?) that offers over $130 million, doesn’t quite cut the standards for Guild. They mean serious business.
    The Colbert Report and the Daily Show with Jon Stewart have already started to run out of shows, substituting the once fresh material for re-run after re-run. Many other weekly shows have been safe from re-run heaven because some of the screenwriters have managed to keep stashes of new episodes before they go on without pay. Hopefully, weekly shows can go on through these ‘tough times’.
    In 1988, The Writer’s Guild went on strike over the home video market. But as time progressed, situations changed. Now, they’re arguing over ‘new media’, or the internet; a factor that did not exist 20 years ago. (Talk about what exactly the new media is making them fight over. Discuss pirated videos or whatever it is that’s making them lose money)
    Let’s be honest…TV today does not play the same role it did in 1988. And because that strike caused the American entertainment industry to loose $500 million, it would be an understatement to say that the impact now, will definitely be much larger.
    And yet; it still affects the lives of students. Yes; TV plays a big percentage of teenagers’ lives. Living glued to the sets, and counting every moment of the week until that episode, that one episode of the show that we live for, airs, TV is not a minor thing. Although some will fail to admit it, deep down, they know it’s right. Or write.
    “A lot… Maybe ten?” stated 9th grade student Becky Saka when asked how many hours a week of TV she watches. “I’ve heard of [the Writer’s Strike]. The seasons of the shows I watch are ending fast because of it. Some are also airing new episodes after 2 weeks. 24 hasn’t even started because of the strike!”
    So as long as this strike continues, instead of watching ‘Desperate Housewives’, start to get accustomed to ’The View’; and instead of ‘The Office’ start prepping for a LONG season of re-runs of ‘I love New York’.

  • blancaj2011j // December 12, 2007 at 6:13 pm |

    General: I agree with Amalia… don’t use ‘…’ as much.

    Specific:
    1. Try to have a say… what do you think about the writer’s strike?
    2. Anyone else… is there anyone who agrees with you besides Becky Saka?
    3. What is the Writers Guild Of America?

  • amandae2011 // December 12, 2007 at 6:13 pm |

    - ariela
    very well written, it wsa clear and precise about a subject that is very complicated to interpret and understand.
    it is informative while being readable by the high school audience.
    very good :)

  • danielag2011 // December 12, 2007 at 6:14 pm |

    General view: Give more your opinion like what did you think of the strike put a litle more opinion it may make it mor interesting
    *name other shows
    *get quotes

  • stephanieo2011 // December 12, 2007 at 6:14 pm |

    hey =] good article. i think that it was good how you related it to the students here, also you explained very well what was happening. However i think you could use some more facts, quotes and maybe another example. Just so that it makes it a little longer, because it seems a little short (maybe not short but i would have liked to hear more). I think that putting in your opinion was good but i felt like you were mad or upset? i dont know maybe its just me? lol ok i dont know. but good job!

  • mariap2011 // December 12, 2007 at 6:15 pm |

    FIRST OF ALL — I LOVE YA!! welll now to business…..

    The stor is really good but…

    -You may want to add more quotes.
    - When quoting someone you shouldn’t say what the question was.
    - You have a lot of ” ….” you should try to take some of those out.
    - You should try to get a lead that answers the 5ws and the H.

    Your article and the rolling stones article are similar because of its subject and the tones used. They are different because while yours explains how it affects students the Rolling stones’ says how it affects musicians.

  • vanessav2o11 // December 12, 2007 at 6:17 pm |

    I really liked your article .
    Like one thing I would say is to get more quotes .
    Also, add in your opinion like is it a good thing / do you support it ? [obviously not for the viewers but for the writersss ] .
    Thats it I really liked it =)

  • inesm2011 // December 12, 2007 at 6:20 pm |

    Hey…
    I think that the leadis awesome… I actually hadn’t thought about the strike affecting us and finding out made me want to read on to see how bad the situation was. Its a funny article in general and has a lot of “people interest.” Maybe you should quote people related to the strike (if possible) or maybe even do a survey to find out more students opinions….. still, it was great!

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