WGA East
Animation Writers At Fred Rogers Productions & Spiffy Pictures Get Union Recognition Under WGA East’s PBS Contract
Writers on children’s animation shows including Alma’s Way, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood and Carl the Collector now have a union. The WGA East announced Friday that Fred Rogers Productions and...
Thousands Of Writers Sign WGA Open Letter Slamming Trump’s “Unprecedented, Authoritarian Assault” On Free Press
More than 2,300 members of the Writers Guild of America West and East, including many heavy hitters, have signed the union’s open letter decrying the Trump administration’s “recent threats...
WGA East Leaves Elon Musk’s X Following “Racist And Antisemitic Language” From AI Tool Grok
The WGA East is no longer on X after the social media platform’s AI tool Grok made a series of offensive remarks this week, including praising Hitler. The guild...
TV Writers Of Color Gained Increased Representation In 2023-24 Season, But Screenwriting Diversity Remains Stagnant, WGA Reports
Non-white people were increasingly represented among employed television writers from 2020 to 2024, while the screenwriting landscape remained largely the same, per a new report from the Writers Guild...
WGA East Decries Polygon’s Sale To Valnet & Fifth Round Of Layoffs Since November As “Self-Defeating” & “Short-Sighted”
The Writers Guild of America East did not mince its words when addressing the news that Vox Media had sold video game website Polygon, reportedly resulting in mass layoffs....
Bill Lawrence On The Importance Of Mentoring Young Writers, Or “People Who Will Give Me My Last Job When I Am Un-Hirable,” As He Accepts WGA East Award
“The best thing about Hollywood, other than, obviously, award shows, is that all of us got in the door because someone believed in us,” said Bill Lawrence, accepting the...