Writer's Guild Of America News

This article mainly focuses upon the recent strike taken by writer’s all across the U.S. The strikers believe that it is unfair that their pay is different from any actor’s. After all, the story of a movie or a T.V. show is just as important as the acting itself. They demanded a higher paycheck from the producers and since the producers did not agree the writer’s took action. Although it may seem as though the writer’s are being paid, the average amount for a writer in the movie industry is one million. This may not be as much as an actor may make, but it’s more than the majority of America. Is it selfish of the writer’s to want more pay or is it them simply wanting to be equally compared with movie stars? My view is that the writer’s should be payed the same amount as before the strike, varying on what type of writing is being done. But that they should be given equal credit as the actors. Wether they do this by putting the actors side by side with the writer’s in the credits or some other way, it would be a great improvement in equality throughout the entertainment industry. There is always two sides to any story and I understand the frustration from both sides.

Article: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/w/writers_guild_of_america/index.html