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How the Writers Guild Strike Changed Variety
Timothy M. Gray | Michael Speier Editorial - 02/07/2008-16:27 PMSoon after the Nov. 5 start of the Writers Guild strike, one thing became quickly apparent at Variety: This event was going to require a lot of enterprise. It’s arguably Hollywood’s biggest story in 20 years and needs extensive coverage, but frankly, how many times can you say, “They’re still not talking and the whole town is anxious”?
Strike coverage became a mini-industry at the paper/Web site. Every day we have a news meeting to discuss the stories for the following day’s paper: What goes on page 1, what can hold, etc.
But the strike meant regular sub-meetings: What’s happening on the talk show circuit, More...