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Strike Updates - Special Edition for 2/13/08

QuoterGal — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:22:55 +0000

[UnitedHollywood.com] Sexy Laundry - Hayworth Theatre Performs for the Solidarity Fund - 2-13-08

[UnitedHollywood.com] Letter from the [WGA] Presidents to Membership - 2-12-08

[Deadline Hollywood Daily] Sister Nikki Finke Keeps Explaining It All For You - STRIKE OVER: Hollywood Back to Work! Bonus Rumor: Sources: NBC & Hollywood Foreign Press May Sue WGA Over No Golden Globes - 2-12-08

[WGA.org] Writers Guild Members Vote to End Strike - WGA/East article here - 2-11-08

[backstage.com] SAG Foundation Funds Becoming Depleted - you can visit their site and donate here - 2-12-08

[LA Times] Patrick Goldstein: WGA Strike’s Winners and Losers - 2-12-08

[Broadcasting & Cable] WGA’S David Young Discusses Pressure to End Strike - 2-12-08

[New York Times] David Carr: Who Won the Writers Strike? - 2-12-08

[23/6] The Writers’ Strike Ends: The Final Picket Signs - 2-11-08

[Newsweek.com/Forbes.com] Lacey Rose - ’Strike One’ for the Web: The Winner in Hollywood’s three-month walkout - 2-11-08

Strike News

QuoterGal — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:22:34 +0000

[San Jose Mercury News] As Hollywood Writers Strike End Nears, a Status Report on TV Shows - 2-10-08

[Variety/Scribe Vibe blog] WGA Deal: Plenty to Think About - 2-10-08

[MetroNY] 14 Weeks & 2 Billion Later, An Ending is Written - 2-10-08

[youtube.com] Video: GA Press Conference 2/10 - Deal Announcement - 2-10-08

[Variety/Scribe Vibe blog] Showrunners Back to Work Tomorrow - 2-10-08

[UnitedHollywood.com] Members Email: Contract Update - 2-10-08

[UnitedHollywood.com] More Info on Voting - 2-10-08

[UnitedHollywood.com] WGA Press Conference Today - 2-10-08

[UnitedHollywood.com] Wait — What Are We Voting For Again? - 2-9-08

[Conde Nast portfolio.com] WGA Membership Positive on Deal, But a Vote is Pending - 2-9-08

[UnitedHollywood.com] What Happened at the Big Meeting? - 2-9-08

From (and For) The Writers

QuoterGal — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:22:23 +0000

[Why We Write Series] Why We Write Essay #44: - Terri Edna Miller/reader submission - 2-10-08

[The Huffington Post] Writer Michael Russnow: The WGA Strike For Dummies - Endgame, But What About Our Future? - 2-10-08

[newsfromme.com] Writer Mark Evanier: Back From the Shrine - 2-10-08

[johnaugust.com] Writer John August Looks at the Deal - 2-9-08

[youtube.com] Videos: WGA outside the Shrine Auditorium - also here and here - 2-9-08

Hollywood Watch

QuoterGal — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:21:42 +0000

[LA Times] Grammy Score card and Grammy photo gallery - 2-10-08

[eonline.com.com] Kristin’s Strike Watch: Live From the Shrine Auditorium - 2-10-08

From the Picket Line

QuoterGal — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:21:10 +0000

[youtube.com] Video - WGA/East Writer’s NYC Strike Rally 2/8 - 2-8-08

[Conde Nast portfolio.com] From the Line: Coverage from Guild-wide Picket 2/7 at Disney, with remarks from Shawn Ryan - 2-7-08

Fan-Led Campaigns & Fandom

QuoterGal — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:20:26 +0000

Rallies, Campaigns, Events

QuoterGal — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:19:39 +0000

Strike Humor

QuoterGal — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:13:09 +0000

Legal, Tech, Dollars, and Ratings

QuoterGal — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:11:23 +0000

Strike Updates - Special Edition for February 9th, 2008

QuoterGal — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:44:21 +0000

[LA Times] Writers Optimistic About Deal, But the Strike Isn’t Over Yet - 2-9-08

[Variety] WGA to Hold 48-hour Vote - 2-9-08

[Verheiden.blogspot.com] Writer Mark Verheiden: WGA Strike - Will It End on Day 100? - 2-9-08

[The Hollywood Reporter] Optimism Common at West Coast Writers’ Meeting - 2-9-08

[janeespenson.com] Pencils Up? - Writer Jane Espenson Hopeful That It’s a Good Deal - 2-9-08

[Variety] WGA Toppers to Speak in L.A. - 7pm meeting could decide strike’s fate - 2-9-08

[marketplace.publicradio.org/AP Story] Hollywood Writers Union Head Backs Deal - refers to Michael Winship of WGA/East; story includes writers’ comments - 2-9-08

[Variety/Scribe Vibe blog] NY Meeting Meeting Comes to an End - 2-9-08

[Variety/Scribe Vibe blog] (Outside the) WGAE NY Meeting - 2-9-08

[UnitedHollywood.com] Thoughts and Thanks from SAG Board Member Justine Bateman - 2-9-08

[UnitedHollywood.com] Ad-Supported Streaming: Point/Counterpoint - 2-9-08

[UnitedHollywood.com] Tom Smuts: The Initial Streaming Window - 2-9-08

[UnitedHollywood.com] UH Founders Advocate A Vote Before Decision is Made About Ending the Strike - 2-9-08

[UnitedHollywood.com] Robert Elisberg’s Deal Summary at First Glance - 2-9-08

[New York Times/Decoder blog] Strike News: Optimism and Questions Inside the NY Writers’ Meeting - 2-9-08

[verheidenblogspot.com.com] Writer Mark Verheiden: WGA Strike Days 96 and 97 (the last day?) - 2-9-08

[DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com] Sister Nikki Finke Continues to Explain It All For You - 2-9-08

[UnitedHollywood.com] Letter From the Presidents With Deal Summary - 2-9-08

[WGA.com] Details of the Tentative Plan Have Been Released - 2-9-08

[Reuters.com] Timeline of Hollywood Labor Dispute - 2-9-08