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Striking writers take part in a rally in front of Paramount Pictures studio, Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Los Angeles. Television and movie writers launched a strike for the first time in 15 years, as Hollywood girded for a walkout with potentially widespread ramifications in a fight over fair pay in the streaming era. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

IATSE donates $2 million to industry charities to support film and TV crew during writers’ strike

The IATSE has donated $2 million to support crew during the ongoing writers’ strike, it is among a growing cluster of financial resources for film and TV workers during the walkout

Times Executive Editor Kevin Merida is grilled by staff over 73 layoffs

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Los Angeles Times to cut 74 newsroom positions amid advertising declines

Chris Licht ousted as CNN chairman as network faces leadership crisis

Screen Actors Guild member Dereck Andrade, center, and other SAG members take part in a Writers Guild rally outside Warner Bros. Studios, Monday, May 22, 2023, in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Editorial: A Hollywood mess. Writers are striking, and actors may too, over the future of the industry

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 06: Writers Guild of America members with support from SAG-AFTRA, strike at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, CA on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 as the strike enters the sixth week. The Directors Guild of America recently signed a new contract and the screen actors guild SAG-AFTRA has authorized a strike at the end of the month if they cannot come to terms with the studios. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

A ‘hot labor summer.’ Hollywood unrest continues as actors vote to authorize a strike

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 05: Picketers with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike outside the Sunset Bronson Studios along Sunset Blvd. on Monday, June 5, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA. The WGA is entering its' sixth week of the walkout. The Directors Guild of America said it has reached a "historic deal" with the major studios on a new three-year film and TV contract. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

SAG-AFTRA members approve strike authorization by overwhelming margin

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