tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36690316221641987922024-03-04T22:38:34.033-08:00Writers' Strike ChroniclesThis site archives the Writers’ Strike Chronicles podcast and accompanying blog that served to give voice to the men and women on the picket line during the writers strike from November 4, 2007 to February 12, 2008. Both the blog and the podcast are retired from active postings.Tanja Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00003688268497073974noreply@blogger.comBlogger408125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669031622164198792.post-79795799562768630242008-02-28T00:35:00.001-08:002010-03-18T22:36:45.930-07:00Martini Postscript<center><object height="400" width="600"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"><param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/embed/RivesINTERNET_2006S-embed_high.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/Rives-IfIControlledtheInternet-2006S.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=600&vh=400&ap=0&ti=26"><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="600" height="400" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/embed/RivesINTERNET_2006S-embed_high.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/Rives-IfIControlledtheInternet-2006S.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=600&vh=400&ap=0&ti=26"></embed></object></center> If I controlled the Internet -- A poem by <a href="http://www.ted.com/index.php/speakers/view/id/27">Rives</a>. <script charset="utf-8" src="%22http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Es/wgastrike2007?i=%22%20+%20data:post.url" type="text/javascript"></script>Tanja Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00003688268497073974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669031622164198792.post-31081067991904907422008-02-27T23:55:00.001-08:002013-02-26T22:27:17.595-08:00Martini Post<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrpUkoQJ6ZLklOdTOXty1CbgECDFfu-8hjrebxsZ13CiJ6pEAsHhKe7oddURTJiC0XJyrt-tWoHftVsWdQ2hmrpewenMmNZ8dHthGaXWGaGDZBXlUTaZHBLl4JN8VlelcKkwgTmmSm3M/s1600-h/banksy_girl_tv_330x440.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171950017470938850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrpUkoQJ6ZLklOdTOXty1CbgECDFfu-8hjrebxsZ13CiJ6pEAsHhKe7oddURTJiC0XJyrt-tWoHftVsWdQ2hmrpewenMmNZ8dHthGaXWGaGDZBXlUTaZHBLl4JN8VlelcKkwgTmmSm3M/s400/banksy_girl_tv_330x440.jpg" style="cursor: move; display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />
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I've been at SAG HQ here in Los Angeles all day sitting in on the Wages & Working Conditions process in preparation for negotiating the actors contract with the AMPTP. The contract expires June 30, 2008. The entire time I was thinking about what I was going to say for my final post to this blog. Should I talk about the process? Should I just sign off and thank everybody?<br />
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So here are my parting shots:<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why did I do these podcasts?</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtjImPlvpE-Y3zECqElxtVrrOwRALUuq8gz8e3fyDWlAQggtIppOhpG1e-DNr2E-tWKysaEUc56D2J6kla1NqWaOPFGEdz77qnkN59nJVgOXUtfnLlB3sNRKHiExlSpLYdISPebN8Za0/s1600-h/8b8651d8-659c-42c4-a89c-7fce4303c095.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171951516414525170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtjImPlvpE-Y3zECqElxtVrrOwRALUuq8gz8e3fyDWlAQggtIppOhpG1e-DNr2E-tWKysaEUc56D2J6kla1NqWaOPFGEdz77qnkN59nJVgOXUtfnLlB3sNRKHiExlSpLYdISPebN8Za0/s200/8b8651d8-659c-42c4-a89c-7fce4303c095.jpeg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px;" /></a>Back in September I was reading (on-line, of course) that the Burmese military dictatorship was frustrated by monks, bloggers and civilian journalists during anti-junta protests when they provided detailed accounts of the bloodshed and helped spread the news. The thing that fascinated me the most was that most photos and text messages were posted to the Internet via cellphones.<br />
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Immediately, the junta disconnected the nation's Internet links at the height of the violence to cut off the flow of information about the crackdown. The next day, after the story broke, I was on Facebook and learned that a group called <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=24957770200"><span style="font-style: italic;">Support the Monks' Protest in Burma</span></a> was set up to protest the military crackdown and within days had 176,069 members. Today Burma's media is <a href="http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/9685">completely under military dictatorship</a>.<br />
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So cut to the writers strike: I was on a plane from New York to Los Angeles on the first day of the strike. It seemed everybody in-flight was talking about it, even strangers across the aisles and seats removed from each other. At the time it occurred to me that seven members of the AMPTP controlled the major news networks and this concerned me. That night after I got home, I thought about this strike and knew it would be historic. I also felt, inspired by the Burmese bloggers and monks, that I could help tell the story of the strike from the bottom-up using new media tools because at that time I was already producing a weekly podcast since 2005.<br />
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It's worth noting that after two years working on my other podcast it was beginning to bore me. I mean, it was weekly and it had no end-date. It could go on for the next five years if I wanted to. So I wanted the challenge of creating a new and different podcast and I wanted it to have an end date. And so the writers strike was perfect. I decided OK...I'll do it. It will be short in content and it'll be daily.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">The Process</span><br />
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<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/__vPvfT0gCA8/SzwNYraKhgI/AAAAAAAAB1M/_ktr1E3J1Mo/s800/44541.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/__vPvfT0gCA8/SzwNYraKhgI/AAAAAAAAB1M/_ktr1E3J1Mo/s800/44541.gif" style="float: left; height: 150px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0pt; width: 150px;" /></a>Now it's 110 episodes later and what may have started out being in theory a quick and dirty show took on a life of its own since its launch. It kept getting longer and longer. Some of you listeners are familiar with the life-of-its-own phenomenon, but this caught me by surprise. I mean the thing is, I had some creative say in how to package my recordings, but as a citizen journalist I also had a responsibility to remain true to the facts.<br />
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At times I felt so overwhelmed and in it way over my head. There were weird people on the line, people who looked like FBI agents and who would ask a lot questions but give out no information. There were people who were obviously drunk and others who appeared in need of psychological services.<br />
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At one point I was like WTF have I done? It occurred to me that I could have sat this whole thing out with daily yoga classes, working at Starbucks and forgetting about it. Less stress. No mess. Then in mid-December I got a mild case of laryngitis that turned into this 6 week long bronchial infection that just kicked my ass and wore me out.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">So, again, why did you do it if it was such a challenge?</span><br />
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It's a funny thing. When I told this to a friend, he asked me why I did it then and I told him I was having the time of my life. I don't mean I was having fun. I mean the time I spent on the line talking to people, the exchange of information and ideas, the sense of community and common purpose, the relationships I made fed and inspired me. I felt I was documenting a part of history and giving voice to writers who in my profession had given voice to me. And, despite the fact that at one point I temporarily had a bout of laryngitis, I believe I found my creative voice through this medium. I discovered that this entire experience has only been an opportunity of change and growth. Also, in no small way, this project has served as a symbol and a milestone in the grief and recovery process from losing my father to cancer the year prior to the strike.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">My Tools</span><br />
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I think it might be obvious that I am not a professional sound engineer. Even so, I know my podcasts are amateur but that's not to say they are <span style="font-style: italic;">amateurish</span>. All UGC is not the same. I believe I really captured the feelings and sounds of what it was like on the street and on the line and delivered them to my audience in a professional and consistent manner. I taught myself everything I know just by participating in on-line podcasting communities.<br />
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Having said that I want to give a shout and a holla to my guru, the guy that taught me EVERYTHING that I do on my podcast: Rob Walch from the <a href="http://podcast411.com/">Podcast 411</a>. I want to add that I got to meet Rob at the Podcasting and New Media Expo in September and I was working on getting him to be a guest on the Strike Chronicles podcast when the strike started to wind down. So Rob, if you're reading this: maybe you'll be a guest on my next podcasting project?<br />
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My colophon is listed at the footer of this blog post, so scroll on down. I want to mention that in an effort to save money (because after all the strike rendered me unemployed for months) I attempted to host the audio files at the <a href="http://www.archive.org/index.php">Internet Archive</a> at no cost. This seemed fitting to me because I felt I was documenting a historic and newsworthy event that would be archived in perpetuity. But this turned out to be a critical mistake because time and again uploaded files would just disappear off the server with no explanation. So at my expense, I purchased extra storage and bandwidth on my website server. And because of this expense, I began passing the hat and asking for donations to help offset my costs. In all, I received exactly $60.00 in donations through PayPal.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Internet versus Printing Press?</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaEc18ocd035BB9J1k6X0RL5aMZK8p1GZk6jTWfQQi_n0QQjP-PV2-Os8fZCGYypAwaIZ4zd1tf4XeVUBrtQPAlxNou4onnazZeUjBthqPhlzOTT51ipJ2B2qICTjq-K7ZwqZY0TlLiVY/s1600-h/81c5e556-6d91-4fd6-b29a-89e3d9ae5c52.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171970195227295506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaEc18ocd035BB9J1k6X0RL5aMZK8p1GZk6jTWfQQi_n0QQjP-PV2-Os8fZCGYypAwaIZ4zd1tf4XeVUBrtQPAlxNou4onnazZeUjBthqPhlzOTT51ipJ2B2qICTjq-K7ZwqZY0TlLiVY/s200/81c5e556-6d91-4fd6-b29a-89e3d9ae5c52.jpeg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px;" /></a><br />
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Oh come on. Legacy withstanding, it's the printing press. Legacy notwithstanding, it's my own personal printing press and media outlet that I control and provide content for.<br />
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The Internet is more than an electronic printing press, however. It creates a read-write culture in which a true discourse and transaction between creator and audience can occur.<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><br />
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The printing press, for all it's revolution and disruption, was still a read-only technology in which information and ideas came from the top down.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5D98cNN4ZUsrvCCd1zVEN_sQlxLOOW_I2ejlpRaf9E42R5LE0Uu3jeHnO707gWJOsss1hKWrwwEhlJCRy7onLyWOLIqqHr2_Cm73zvoZ9k2-viXFZHuzo7GmGN0dJrZd49OVEhWu79k/s1600-h/a2bc3a48-598f-4aef-9b51-31d2ef8257c7.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171970474400169778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5D98cNN4ZUsrvCCd1zVEN_sQlxLOOW_I2ejlpRaf9E42R5LE0Uu3jeHnO707gWJOsss1hKWrwwEhlJCRy7onLyWOLIqqHr2_Cm73zvoZ9k2-viXFZHuzo7GmGN0dJrZd49OVEhWu79k/s200/a2bc3a48-598f-4aef-9b51-31d2ef8257c7.jpeg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" /></a>Better you should ask me: "Star Wars versus Star Trek...who would win?"<br />
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Everyone knows a Galaxy Class Federation Starship is absolutely no match for an Imperial II Class Star Destroyer. The Federation ship is designed for a multi-role variation with emphasis on scientific exploration and research, the Star Destroyer is purpose designed and built for military aggression with about ten times the firepower and defensive capability. The Galaxy Class wouldn't last ten minutes in a battle. My two cents. YMMV.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Acknowledgements</span><br />
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First and foremost I wanna thank my mother who, when I told her I was going to have to get a real job and work in an office said, "That will kill you. Let's tighten our belt. You need to see this through." It's more than her do-what-it-takes mentality that makes me well up inside. It's the fact that she <span style="font-style: italic;">knew and accepted</span> that I was passionate about this project and what the strike stood for. I am very blessed to have a parent that loves me so much.<br />
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Family is family. Union is union. So next, I want to thank all the people who participated in this podcast including every single one of my interviewees.<br />
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A fond shout out to SAG member Alicyn Packard who helped produce two episodes back in November.<br />
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Also, a shout to SAG member Bill Funt, my co-host in January who showed up at the right time and carried the show for several episodes while I hacked up a lung and held the mike. For those of you who were wondering if Bill got voted off the island: the answer is no. He caught whatever bug I had and is still on the mend.<br />
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Thanks to SAG member Elizabeth Reynolds for volunteering to be SAG's Mistress of Communications and for keeping me informed.<br />
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Gratitude and many hugs and kisses to <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/nohodamon/sets/72157603902145029/">NoHo Damon</a> for being the staff photographer of the Writers Strike Chronicles.<br />
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A very special thanks to all the strike captains (and you know who you are) that supported my efforts and pointed me to people worth interviewing.<br />
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Another special thanks to my personal Mac genius and friend Lecter who helped me out when my laptop had a hard crash at 4:00 a.m. a few weeks ago.<br />
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Also thanks to Susan Olsen, Becca Bryan and Monique Darling. To Susan and Becca, for providing support and information when my focus was so narrow I forgot to remember the fact that trees comprise a forest. To Monique: thank you for identifying writers on the line.<br />
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And holla to Fans4Writers for the pizza. You know, I never in my life forgot to eat until I was on the line tired and hungry after a days worth of interviews.<br />
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Penultimately, I want to thank Eric Rupert from Odeo who provided answers to all my bugs.<br />
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Most of all I want to thank my listeners for calling in or sending me e-mails to give me feedback, comments, and suggestions. Being in conversation with each of you really helped keep me grounded and encouraged me to continue, knowing you were out there downloading and listening.<b><br /></b></span></blockquote>
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In today's episode (the second of a two-part series) I speak with <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0894890/">Patric Verrone</a>, the President of the Writers Guild of America, West. <span style="font-style: italic;">Recorded Friday, 22 February 2008. </span><i><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Producer/Host: Tanja Barnes</span><br />
Music: <span style="font-style: italic;">"Ay Mambo" by </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://magnatune.com/artists/falik">Falik</a><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
available on </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://magnatune.com/">Magnatune.com</a></div></span><br />
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In today's episode (the first of a two-part series) I speak with <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0894890/">Patric Verrone</a>, the President of the Writers Guild of America, West. <span style="font-style: italic;">Recorded Friday, 22 February 2008. </span><i><br />
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</i><span style="font-style: italic;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Credits</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Producer/Host: Tanja Barnes</span><br />
Music: <span style="font-style: italic;">"Ay Mambo" by </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://magnatune.com/artists/falik">Falik</a><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
available on </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://magnatune.com/">Magnatune.com</a></div></span><br />
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<blockquote>A musical tale of two rival gangs, the Scribes and the Nets, who battled over the young and beautiful New Media during the Strike War of 2007.<br />
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This episode features an interview with writer <a href="http://imdb.com/name/nm0329177/">Matthew Goodman</a> recorded at the offices of WGA West in Los Angeles.<span style="font-style: italic;"> Recorded Friday, 15 February 2008. </span><i><br />
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In today's episode, I talk with <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0556031/">Jamie Masada</a>, the owner and founder of the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0556031/">Laugh Factory</a>, a comedy club on the Sunset Strip for over 25 years. Every Wednesday throughout the strike the Laugh Factory turned over all door proceeds to the <a href="http://www.wgfoundation.org/supportfund.html">Writers Guild Foundation Industry Support Fund</a>. This fund was set up through the Writers Guild Foundation for all below-the-line personnel in need of financial help of which writers do <span style="font-style: italic;">not</span> benefit. <span style="font-style: italic;">Recorded Wednesday, 20 February 2008. </span><i><br />
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</span><span style="font-size:130%;">WHEN: Tuesday, March 4th at 8 p.m.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />
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</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9t0jFMvux_lVO6BuNe15IS6smjlCG8H_NVS5GL0WJM_Pzk9KbOaUqD0grs-QdeEPnj_0kNN8onyOhTXVljFz3J8VCRiavlHrGOzgF99618ybR7IZXoY-CTz-ZPmj9U8waYUcph5pR4Ro/s1600-h/foundation-logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 104px; height: 84px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9t0jFMvux_lVO6BuNe15IS6smjlCG8H_NVS5GL0WJM_Pzk9KbOaUqD0grs-QdeEPnj_0kNN8onyOhTXVljFz3J8VCRiavlHrGOzgF99618ybR7IZXoY-CTz-ZPmj9U8waYUcph5pR4Ro/s320/foundation-logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169154058185751714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">PROCEEDS WILL GO<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;">To celebrate the end of the strike, Laugh Factory owner Jamie Masada will host a “Reconciliation” Benefit at the Laugh Factory, Tuesday, March 4th at 8 p.m. Proceeds go to the Writers Guild Foundation Industry Support Fund to assist all those NON-WRITERS above and below-the-line struggling financially due to the strike. The GENERAL PUBLIC is invited.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;">The $20 admission fee will be donated to the Fund. Cash or check made out to the WGF Industry Support Fund only.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;">8001 W Sunset Blvd. Hollywood</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;">323-656-1336 Ext. 1</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;">www.laughfactory.com</span><br />
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It was here I found this great podcast about how one traditional book publisher is taking on new media to survive the the disruption that the digital revolution has brought to the print industry.<br /><br /><br /><br /><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Retooling HarperCollins for the 21st Century</span></span><br />[runtime: 00:28:13, 12.9 mb, recorded 2007-06-19]<br /><script language="JavaScript" src="http://ourmedia.org/players/1pixelout/audio-player.js"></script><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://channels.ourmedia.org/players/1pixelout/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="260"><param name="movie" value="http://channels.ourmedia.org/players/1pixelout/player.swf"><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://cdn.conversationsnetwork.org/ITC.TOC-BrianMurray-2007.19.06.mp3"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="menu" value="false"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></object><br /><br />As one of the world's leading English-language publishers, HarperCollins Publishers, with over $1 billion in annual revenues, is right in the middle of the challenge to build the future of the publishing industry. Their call to action came in 2004 when they found their company facing little understood but massive change. This massive change was identified in the form of powerful search engine growth, exploding social communities, and rapidly growing online advertising.<br /><br />In this keynote presentation from the conference, Brian Murray, Group President for HarperCollins Publishers, describes the process his company used to face these changes and prepare HarperCollins for the future. In his educational presentation, Murray provides a textbook strategic analysis of HarperCollins as it embarked on a six step process to meet this new challenge.</blockquote><br /><br /><br /><script src="%22http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Es/wgastrike2007?i=%22%20+%20data:post.url" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>Tanja Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00003688268497073974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669031622164198792.post-1951074650989653842008-02-23T01:47:00.000-08:002010-08-22T22:31:35.934-07:00WSC Show #106 - Interviews with Jasmine Love and Becca Bryan<br><object width="440" height="26" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"><param value="true" name="allowfullscreen"/><param value="always" name="allowscriptaccess"/><param value="high" name="quality"/><param value="true" name="cachebusting"/><param value="#000000" name="bgcolor"/><param name="movie" value="http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf" /><param value="config={'key':'#$aa4baff94a9bdcafce8','playlist':[{'url':'WSC_106.mp3','autoPlay':false}],'clip':{'autoPlay':true,'baseUrl':'http://www.archive.org/download/WscShow106-InterviewsWithJasmineLoveAndBeccaBryan/'},'canvas':{'backgroundColor':'#000000','backgroundGradient':'none'},'plugins':{'audio':{'url':'http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.audio-3.2.1-dev.swf'},'controls':{'playlist':false,'fullscreen':false,'height':26,'backgroundColor':'#000000','autoHide':{'fullscreenOnly':true},'scrubberHeightRatio':0.6,'timeFontSize':9,'mute':false,'top':0}},'contextMenu':[{},'-','Flowplayer v3.2.1']}" name="flashvars"/><embed src="http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440" height="26" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" cachebusting="true" bgcolor="#000000" quality="high" flashvars="config={'key':'#$aa4baff94a9bdcafce8','playlist':[{'url':'WSC_106.mp3','autoPlay':false}],'clip':{'autoPlay':true,'baseUrl':'http://www.archive.org/download/WscShow106-InterviewsWithJasmineLoveAndBeccaBryan/'},'canvas':{'backgroundColor':'#000000','backgroundGradient':'none'},'plugins':{'audio':{'url':'http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.audio-3.2.1-dev.swf'},'controls':{'playlist':false,'fullscreen':false,'height':26,'backgroundColor':'#000000','autoHide':{'fullscreenOnly':true},'scrubberHeightRatio':0.6,'timeFontSize':9,'mute':false,'top':0}},'contextMenu':[{},'-','Flowplayer v3.2.1']}"> </embed></object><br />
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In today's episode, I talk with writer <a href="http://imdb.com/name/nm1137095/">Jasmine Love</a> at the Writers Guild offices in Los Angeles. Then I talk to <a href="http://unitedhollywood.blogspot.com/2008/02/some-helpful-information.html">Becca Bryan</a>, who heads up the <a href="http://www.theunithq.com/">www.TheUnitHQ.com</a>, a fan website for the show of the same name. <span style="font-style: italic;">Recorded Friday, 15 February 2008. </span><i><br />
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There's something to be said in defense of the Internet in the above referenced argument.<br />
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Today blogger Steven Levy of Newsweek posted this to his blog: <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/109580" style="font-style: italic;">Rip This Book? Not Yet.The very existence of a book scanner for consumer use is one of those early warnings of turbulence to come.</a><br />
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<blockquote>"The Internet has evolved from open standards, having a diversity of companies… And when you start to have companies that control the operating system, control the browsers, they really tie up the top Web sites, and can be used to manipulate stuff in various ways. I think that's unnerving."<br />
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<div style="text-align: right; font-style: italic;">-- Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google on<br />
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In today's episode, I visit <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0143635/">California Digital Post</a> in Burbank California where writer <a href="http://imdb.com/name/nm0845922/">Michael Tabb</a> is directing the voice talent for his animated short film entitled <span style="font-style: italic;">The Academy</span> now in production for <a href="http://striketv.org/">Strike TV</a>. While I was there, I meet up with <a href="http://imdb.com/name/nm0405290/">Peter Hyoguchi</a>, one of the co-founders of Strike TV and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0143635/">Del Casher</a>, the owner of the facility.<span style="font-style: italic;"> Recorded Thursday, 21 February 2008.</span> <i><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Producer/Host: Tanja Barnes</span><br />
Music: <span style="font-style: italic;">"Ay Mambo" by </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://magnatune.com/artists/falik">Falik</a><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
available on </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://magnatune.com/">Magnatune.com</a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cdpsound.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqBecqYzAltI86RCkI35bSm1PSkcHxXC-UUgJ3apt3X1_73yhlvLbRZPkJG23R3gOQi3MjDw3dHmoUrIBZqm1lUUbhIVx1vtqjDlje6FyVfD_dRHGr2d5khchtDZjqfIb1UQer7WgyyY/s400/CDPsound_title_copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169698818952674754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">A proud supporter of Strike TV<br />
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All the podcasts including the latest episode for Friday will be available after 1:00 a.m. on Friday, February 22, 2008.<br /><br /><script src="%22http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Es/wgastrike2007?i=%22%20+%20data:post.url" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>Tanja Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00003688268497073974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669031622164198792.post-79195792794788656542008-02-21T17:21:00.000-08:002008-02-21T22:34:34.831-08:00"On Writing" by Plato<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnvhpVyHpd5zxRl4ye59JB8g6dieZDzMDo_xdIzJUcCsUd91pq7q8L41fz22XOLBDFvSfzZp9Eql39mr9bUQjpCCkyfeDrFG3sCwhgdGkAIoAaEU6kJdN1M67UqX_y3Z2bT0K0fMLzEw/s1600-h/plato4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnvhpVyHpd5zxRl4ye59JB8g6dieZDzMDo_xdIzJUcCsUd91pq7q8L41fz22XOLBDFvSfzZp9Eql39mr9bUQjpCCkyfeDrFG3sCwhgdGkAIoAaEU6kJdN1M67UqX_y3Z2bT0K0fMLzEw/s200/plato4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169610497245199618" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"Writing creates forgetfulness and a tiresome company!"</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;">-- From </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" ><a href="http://www.ellopos.net/education/writersword_plato_knowrite.htm#On%20writing">The Phaedrus</a> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by Plato</span><br /><br /><script src="%22http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Es/wgastrike2007?i=%22%20+%20data:post.url" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Tanja Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00003688268497073974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669031622164198792.post-84371276055364802572008-02-21T03:22:00.000-08:002008-02-21T03:40:45.664-08:00FWIW: Funny Or Die's Dirty Little Secret<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMgWVpBDlY1zCgYh0nP_zIEXAJ2h9NxBP11RkklwrsuLsbvly8uC6m-NnqX8ylQfpNomZ-ltGCztesvLTIBI6_OM-DAjHVf8_yN2Uq3p_miXBngyB633Bgnw3CL08HC0k5vzx4OV7JZ4/s1600-h/GSP-champagne.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMgWVpBDlY1zCgYh0nP_zIEXAJ2h9NxBP11RkklwrsuLsbvly8uC6m-NnqX8ylQfpNomZ-ltGCztesvLTIBI6_OM-DAjHVf8_yN2Uq3p_miXBngyB633Bgnw3CL08HC0k5vzx4OV7JZ4/s320/GSP-champagne.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169394245641846002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.funnyordie.com/about"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UgFvyBiZscsdOTgI_XzGmUwr4KnMVNCoCVPiDE7PhOcAZyLoxAxECL-79qCH6Ln9HR-z-DqHd3DslWVUZnsBU2Rq0-vqeWj7RY2vdc0j5S2u00qvtLnngeSuAutSE6bMbQ-oO-0h1UI/s320/logo.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169393579921915106" border="0" /></a>It's worth noting that the hugely successful comedy video website "<a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/about">FunnyOrDie.com</a>" that's spearheaded by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Chris Henchy and funded to the tune of $15,000,000 by <a href="http://www.sequoiacap.com/">Sequoia Capital</a> is <span style="font-weight: bold;">not</span> a union shop. This, despite the fact that the Screen Actor's Guild (of which Ferrell is a member in good standing) has done outreach to his <a href="http://www.garysanchezprods.com/">production offices</a>.<br /><br />When I asked the SAG rep WTF outreach meant, I was told: SAG sent them a letter.<br /><br />Oh! A letter! Wooo!<br /><br />And when I asked what was the response I was told there has been no response so far.<br /><br />Let's get real: SAG would get all over my ass if I broke Global Rule 1. But Ferrell gets a fucking <span style="font-style: italic;">letter? </span>That's it?<br /><br />So now, as I asked my guests Justine Bateman and Peter Murrietta in the <a href="http://wgastrike2007.blogspot.com/2008/02/wsc-show-104-new-media-discussion-with.html">current uploaded episode of my podcast</a>: "Just how the hell is the Internet going to be unionized?"<br /><br />Just sayin'.<br /><br /><br /><br /><script src="%22http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Es/wgastrike2007?i=%22%20+%20data:post.url" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>Tanja Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00003688268497073974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669031622164198792.post-2677043891576814782008-02-21T02:11:00.000-08:002008-02-21T04:15:56.739-08:00Come With Me<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bravenewmedia.tv/"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 361px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFqyV7Bh7u1pgGKYmOhlVPldNi1ERMwbR0h6vJ6UVNrpoEN4boNTzSs93fPb8c3VrmPCd5W8ItyIs-pf-B6-PxvL9DkRNJm_ZueRwWpW8sjNMf2-N0aHStFdgeNQS7DD8ZbXUir68x7Y/s320/88644497_f044e9ec69_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169379221846244546" border="0" /></a>The writers strike (and the music industry before that) has revealed how the entertainment industry is in the midst of radical change unlike anything seen since Thomas Edison invented motion pictures or Philo T. Farnsworth invented the television. I suppose we now have Nikola Tesla to thank as <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://graphics.stanford.edu/%7Ebjohanso/cs448/">media convergence</a> redefines how we stay connected with friends and family, how we get our news, and how we watch entertainment (and even for some folks, how they have sex).<br /><br />The scope of "New Media" or what I'd like to call "contemporary media" -- because after all, it's not really so new anymore, not even by new media terms -- is redefining every aspect of what I do as a performer including how I do it, how I make a living at it, and thanks to HD technology and CGI even how I <span style="font-style: italic;">look</span> doing it. Using technology anywhere from mobile phones to social media, today's actors, writers and all digital/electronic artifex will pioneer new ways of expression and creativity in the age of information that will take our culture into the future.<br /><br />As the writers prepare to vote on the proposed ballot next week, actors are ramping up their contract negotiations with the AMPTP. SAG's contract is set to expire in June. Yesterday I attended an informational meeting organized by SAG in preparation for the guild's Wages and Working Conditions Television and Theatrical New Media caucus with the SAG board members and negotiators coming up this Friday February 22.<br /><br />I will be covering these developments like I did for the writers strike as a dual cardholder of both SAG and AFTRA. When I do, I invite you to follow me over at my new website: <a href="http://www.bravenewmedia.tv/">BraveNewMedia.TV</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><script src="%22http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Es/wgastrike2007?i=%22%20+%20data:post.url" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>Tanja Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00003688268497073974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669031622164198792.post-2281930680512462082008-02-21T01:22:00.000-08:002010-08-22T22:34:48.396-07:00WSC Show #104 - New Media Discussion with Justine Bateman, Peter Murrietta, and Michael Heister<br><object width="440" height="26" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"><param value="true" name="allowfullscreen"/><param value="always" name="allowscriptaccess"/><param value="high" name="quality"/><param value="true" name="cachebusting"/><param value="#000000" name="bgcolor"/><param name="movie" value="http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf" /><param value="config={'key':'#$aa4baff94a9bdcafce8','playlist':[{'url':'WSC_104.mp3','autoPlay':false}],'clip':{'autoPlay':true,'baseUrl':'http://www.archive.org/download/WscShow104-NewMediaDiscussionWithJustineBatemanPeterMurriettaAnd/'},'canvas':{'backgroundColor':'#000000','backgroundGradient':'none'},'plugins':{'audio':{'url':'http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.audio-3.2.1-dev.swf'},'controls':{'playlist':false,'fullscreen':false,'height':26,'backgroundColor':'#000000','autoHide':{'fullscreenOnly':true},'scrubberHeightRatio':0.6,'timeFontSize':9,'mute':false,'top':0}},'contextMenu':[{},'-','Flowplayer v3.2.1']}" name="flashvars"/><embed src="http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440" height="26" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" cachebusting="true" bgcolor="#000000" quality="high" flashvars="config={'key':'#$aa4baff94a9bdcafce8','playlist':[{'url':'WSC_104.mp3','autoPlay':false}],'clip':{'autoPlay':true,'baseUrl':'http://www.archive.org/download/WscShow104-NewMediaDiscussionWithJustineBatemanPeterMurriettaAnd/'},'canvas':{'backgroundColor':'#000000','backgroundGradient':'none'},'plugins':{'audio':{'url':'http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.audio-3.2.1-dev.swf'},'controls':{'playlist':false,'fullscreen':false,'height':26,'backgroundColor':'#000000','autoHide':{'fullscreenOnly':true},'scrubberHeightRatio':0.6,'timeFontSize':9,'mute':false,'top':0}},'contextMenu':[{},'-','Flowplayer v3.2.1']}"> </embed></object><br />
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In today's episode, I talk to actor <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000868/">Justine Bateman</a>, writer <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615373/">Peter Murrietta</a> and actor <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0374717/">Michael Heister</a> about new media. This recording took place at the United Hollywood's swag photo shoot. <span style="font-style: italic;">Recorded Friday, 15 February 2008.</span> <i><br />
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</i><span style="font-style: italic;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Credits</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Producer/Host: Tanja Barnes</span><br />
Music: <span style="font-style: italic;">"Ay Mambo" by </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://magnatune.com/artists/falik">Falik</a><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
available on </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://magnatune.com/">Magnatune.com</a><br />
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<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.nokia.com/A4136001?newsid=1172517"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 159px; height: 55px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlTKN1ypJQz7o23851P-eiV05TlDd7GU1aT4JeKjP4kB6HNuMU8ElX7uBpbt5n8G-fJUBKZ8jNNOLtb-AKcVQCDZh0HzQywSV6Igdma5RdGarKRI190y23MnJyFtE2cSfS_rCgc3DvDM/s320/logo_nokia_115_40_1.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169382636345244882" border="0" /></a>As mentioned in this episode: <a href="http://www.nokia.com/A4136001?newsid=1172517">Nokia predicts 25% of entertainment by 2012 will be created and consumed within peer communities </a><br />
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<script src="%22http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Es/wgastrike2007?i=%22%20+%20data:post.url" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>Tanja Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00003688268497073974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669031622164198792.post-16521887005159435412008-02-20T11:52:00.000-08:002008-02-20T12:02:03.562-08:00"RECONCILIATION” BENEFIT!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSTta-WOGeI135dt_xoRBvpDcf0lBcD8Ob6-VA9_phLaOmilT4MSc4nUw02GBdFFfao33C-kWKiLUP_7z0CdTRzDQcBeNBsyEO7CytHxVQNtOFXaKeDN0Gxf5WdPgq54CTna_qBkrISDM/s1600-h/LaughFactory_Logo_P+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSTta-WOGeI135dt_xoRBvpDcf0lBcD8Ob6-VA9_phLaOmilT4MSc4nUw02GBdFFfao33C-kWKiLUP_7z0CdTRzDQcBeNBsyEO7CytHxVQNtOFXaKeDN0Gxf5WdPgq54CTna_qBkrISDM/s320/LaughFactory_Logo_P+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169153748948106386" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >“RECONCILIATION” BENEFIT!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >WHEN: Tuesday, March 4th at 8 p.m.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >WHERE: The Laugh Factory<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9t0jFMvux_lVO6BuNe15IS6smjlCG8H_NVS5GL0WJM_Pzk9KbOaUqD0grs-QdeEPnj_0kNN8onyOhTXVljFz3J8VCRiavlHrGOzgF99618ybR7IZXoY-CTz-ZPmj9U8waYUcph5pR4Ro/s1600-h/foundation-logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 104px; height: 84px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9t0jFMvux_lVO6BuNe15IS6smjlCG8H_NVS5GL0WJM_Pzk9KbOaUqD0grs-QdeEPnj_0kNN8onyOhTXVljFz3J8VCRiavlHrGOzgF99618ybR7IZXoY-CTz-ZPmj9U8waYUcph5pR4Ro/s320/foundation-logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169154058185751714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >PROCEEDS WILL GO<br />TO THE WGF INDUSTRY SUPPORT FUND</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><br />To celebrate the end of the strike, Laugh Factory owner Jamie Masada will host a “Reconciliation” Benefit at the Laugh Factory, Tuesday, March 4th at 8 p.m. Proceeds go to the Writers Guild Foundation Industry Support Fund to assist all those NON-WRITERS above and below-the-line struggling financially due to the strike. The GENERAL PUBLIC is invited.<br /><br />The $20 admission fee will be donated to the Fund. Cash or check made out to the WGF Industry Support Fund only.<br /><br />RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED. SPREAD THE WORD!<br /><br />Laugh Factory<br />8001 W Sunset Blvd. Hollywood<br />323-656-1336 Ext. 1<br />www.laughfactory.com<br /><br />For further information contact WGA member Bill Taub (310) 497-4586 or via e-mail: BillyTaub@gmail.com<br /><br /><br /><br /><script src="%22http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Es/wgastrike2007?i=%22%20+%20data:post.url" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>Tanja Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00003688268497073974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669031622164198792.post-80093273109379540552008-02-20T00:42:00.000-08:002010-08-22T22:36:08.174-07:00WSC Show #103 - Interviews with Jonathan Handel and Damon D'Amato<br><object width="440" height="26" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"><param value="true" name="allowfullscreen"/><param value="always" name="allowscriptaccess"/><param value="high" name="quality"/><param value="true" name="cachebusting"/><param value="#000000" name="bgcolor"/><param name="movie" value="http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf" /><param value="config={'key':'#$aa4baff94a9bdcafce8','playlist':[{'url':'WSC_103.mp3','autoPlay':false}],'clip':{'autoPlay':true,'baseUrl':'http://www.archive.org/download/WscShow103-InterviewsWithJonathanHandelAndDamonDamato/'},'canvas':{'backgroundColor':'#000000','backgroundGradient':'none'},'plugins':{'audio':{'url':'http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.audio-3.2.1-dev.swf'},'controls':{'playlist':false,'fullscreen':false,'height':26,'backgroundColor':'#000000','autoHide':{'fullscreenOnly':true},'scrubberHeightRatio':0.6,'timeFontSize':9,'mute':false,'top':0}},'contextMenu':[{},'-','Flowplayer v3.2.1']}" name="flashvars"/><embed src="http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440" height="26" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" cachebusting="true" bgcolor="#000000" quality="high" flashvars="config={'key':'#$aa4baff94a9bdcafce8','playlist':[{'url':'WSC_103.mp3','autoPlay':false}],'clip':{'autoPlay':true,'baseUrl':'http://www.archive.org/download/WscShow103-InterviewsWithJonathanHandelAndDamonDamato/'},'canvas':{'backgroundColor':'#000000','backgroundGradient':'none'},'plugins':{'audio':{'url':'http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.audio-3.2.1-dev.swf'},'controls':{'playlist':false,'fullscreen':false,'height':26,'backgroundColor':'#000000','autoHide':{'fullscreenOnly':true},'scrubberHeightRatio':0.6,'timeFontSize':9,'mute':false,'top':0}},'contextMenu':[{},'-','Flowplayer v3.2.1']}"> </embed></object><br />
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In today's episode, I wrap up a series of recordings made last week when the membership of the Writers Guild of America voted to lift the restraining order and end the strike. The proposed contract is pending a vote next week. Here I meet with two people who are not writers: attorney <a href="http://www.jonathanhandel.com/">Jonathan Handel</a> from the law firm <a href="http://troygould.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=people.personDetail&id=10547" id="nda5" title="TroyGould">TroyGould</a>, and <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/nohodamon/collections/72157603220621174/" id="fq05" title="Damon D'Amato">Damon D'Amato</a>, a teleprompter operator who has also been covering the strike as a citizen photojournalist. <i>Recorded Tuesday, 12 February 2008.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Producer/Host: Tanja Barnes</span><br />
Music: <span style="font-style: italic;">"Ay Mambo" by </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://magnatune.com/artists/falik">Falik</a><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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<script src="%22http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Es/wgastrike2007?i=%22%20+%20data:post.url" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>Tanja Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00003688268497073974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669031622164198792.post-1189128313090834692008-02-19T17:58:00.000-08:002008-02-19T20:30:36.301-08:00On The Media: The Show Goes On<span style="font-style: italic;">Over the weekend, I downloaded and listened to one of my favorite podcasts "On The Media" from NPR. Below is what I find to be one of the best analysis of the results of the strike and the proposed contract. My two cents and YMMV and all that.</span><br /><br /><blockquote><object height="36" width="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.onthemedia.org/flashplayer/mp3player.swf?config=http://www.onthemedia.org/flashplayer/config_share.xml&file=http://www.onthemedia.org/stream/xspf/93704"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.onthemedia.org/flashplayer/mp3player.swf?config=http://www.onthemedia.org/flashplayer/config_share.xml&file=http://www.onthemedia.org/stream/xspf/93704" id="OTM_Mp3_Player_93704" name="OTM_Mp3_Player_93704" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" wmode="transparent" height="36" width="350"></embed></object><br /></blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Shows Go On</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">February 15, 2008<br /><br /></span>The Writers Guild of America voted this week to end a <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/12/arts/television/12strike.html?ex=1360558800&en=f563f7774724e9c9&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink">100-day strike</a> that left many television shows in limbo. So did they get what they bargained for? NPR’s Kim Masters says the Guild has <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2183702/nav/tap3/#quiz">successfully spun</a> the deal as a victory.<br /><br />Transcripts available <a href="http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2008/02/15/04">here</a>.<br /></blockquote><br /><br /><br /><br /><script src="%22http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Es/wgastrike2007?i=%22%20+%20data:post.url" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>Tanja Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00003688268497073974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669031622164198792.post-78866193077764072092008-02-19T02:33:00.000-08:002010-08-22T22:37:26.643-07:00WSC Show #102 - Interviews with Patty Lin and David Wyatt<br><object width="440" height="26" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"><param value="true" name="allowfullscreen"/><param value="always" name="allowscriptaccess"/><param value="high" name="quality"/><param value="true" name="cachebusting"/><param value="#000000" name="bgcolor"/><param name="movie" value="http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf" /><param value="config={'key':'#$aa4baff94a9bdcafce8','playlist':[{'url':'WSC_102.mp3','autoPlay':false}],'clip':{'autoPlay':true,'baseUrl':'http://www.archive.org/download/WscShow102-InterviewsWithPattyLinAndDavidWyatt/'},'canvas':{'backgroundColor':'#000000','backgroundGradient':'none'},'plugins':{'audio':{'url':'http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.audio-3.2.1-dev.swf'},'controls':{'playlist':false,'fullscreen':false,'height':26,'backgroundColor':'#000000','autoHide':{'fullscreenOnly':true},'scrubberHeightRatio':0.6,'timeFontSize':9,'mute':false,'top':0}},'contextMenu':[{},'-','Flowplayer v3.2.1']}" name="flashvars"/><embed src="http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440" height="26" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" cachebusting="true" bgcolor="#000000" quality="high" flashvars="config={'key':'#$aa4baff94a9bdcafce8','playlist':[{'url':'WSC_102.mp3','autoPlay':false}],'clip':{'autoPlay':true,'baseUrl':'http://www.archive.org/download/WscShow102-InterviewsWithPattyLinAndDavidWyatt/'},'canvas':{'backgroundColor':'#000000','backgroundGradient':'none'},'plugins':{'audio':{'url':'http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.audio-3.2.1-dev.swf'},'controls':{'playlist':false,'fullscreen':false,'height':26,'backgroundColor':'#000000','autoHide':{'fullscreenOnly':true},'scrubberHeightRatio':0.6,'timeFontSize':9,'mute':false,'top':0}},'contextMenu':[{},'-','Flowplayer v3.2.1']}"> </embed></object><br />
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In today's episode, I continue with a series of recordings made last week when the membership of the Writers Guild of America voted to lift the restraining order and end the strike while the proposed contract is pending ratification/rejection. Today I meet with writers <a title="Patti Lin" href="http://imdb.com/name/nm0510937/" id="ri3a">Patti Lin</a> and <a title="David Wyatt" href="http://imdb.com/name/nm0943535/" id="bev7">David Wyatt</a>. <i>Recorded Tuesday, 12 February 2008.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Producer/Host: Tanja Barnes</span><br />
Music: <span style="font-style: italic;">"Ay Mambo" by </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://magnatune.com/artists/falik">Falik</a><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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<span class="flickr-caption"><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nohodamon/2261625805/">Patty Lin</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/nohodamon/">NoHoDamon</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="flickr-caption" style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nohodamon/2261626671/">David Wyatt</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/nohodamon/">NoHoDamon</a>.</span></div><br />
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<script src="%22http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Es/wgastrike2007?i=%22%20+%20data:post.url" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>Tanja Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00003688268497073974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669031622164198792.post-69960212219912622012008-02-18T13:01:00.001-08:002010-08-22T22:39:00.807-07:00WSC Show #101 - Interviews with Karen Harris and Charles Heit<br><object width="440" height="26" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"><param value="true" name="allowfullscreen"/><param value="always" name="allowscriptaccess"/><param value="high" name="quality"/><param value="true" name="cachebusting"/><param value="#000000" name="bgcolor"/><param name="movie" value="http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf" /><param value="config={'key':'#$aa4baff94a9bdcafce8','playlist':[{'url':'WSC_101.mp3','autoPlay':false}],'clip':{'autoPlay':true,'baseUrl':'http://www.archive.org/download/WscShow101-InterviewsWithKarenHarrisAndCharlesHeit/'},'canvas':{'backgroundColor':'#000000','backgroundGradient':'none'},'plugins':{'audio':{'url':'http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.audio-3.2.1-dev.swf'},'controls':{'playlist':false,'fullscreen':false,'height':26,'backgroundColor':'#000000','autoHide':{'fullscreenOnly':true},'scrubberHeightRatio':0.6,'timeFontSize':9,'mute':false,'top':0}},'contextMenu':[{},'-','Flowplayer v3.2.1']}" name="flashvars"/><embed src="http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440" height="26" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" cachebusting="true" bgcolor="#000000" quality="high" flashvars="config={'key':'#$aa4baff94a9bdcafce8','playlist':[{'url':'WSC_101.mp3','autoPlay':false}],'clip':{'autoPlay':true,'baseUrl':'http://www.archive.org/download/WscShow101-InterviewsWithKarenHarrisAndCharlesHeit/'},'canvas':{'backgroundColor':'#000000','backgroundGradient':'none'},'plugins':{'audio':{'url':'http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.audio-3.2.1-dev.swf'},'controls':{'playlist':false,'fullscreen':false,'height':26,'backgroundColor':'#000000','autoHide':{'fullscreenOnly':true},'scrubberHeightRatio':0.6,'timeFontSize':9,'mute':false,'top':0}},'contextMenu':[{},'-','Flowplayer v3.2.1']}"> </embed></object><br />
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In today's episode, I continue with a series of recordings made last week when the membership of the Writers Guild of America voted to lift the restraining order and end the strike pending the ratification/rejection of the proposed contract. Today I meet with writers <a href="http://imdb.com/name/nm0364922/">Karen Harris</a> and <a href="http://imdb.com/name/nm0374724/">Charles Heit</a>. <i>Recorded Tuesday, 12 February 2008.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Producer/Host: Tanja Barnes</span><br />
Music: <span style="font-style: italic;">"Ay Mambo" by </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://magnatune.com/artists/falik">Falik</a><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
available on </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://magnatune.com/">Magnatune.com</a><br />
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<script src="%22http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Es/wgastrike2007?i=%22%20+%20data:post.url" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>Tanja Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00003688268497073974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669031622164198792.post-5094588186334783862008-02-17T11:25:00.000-08:002010-08-22T22:40:42.932-07:00WSC Show #100 - Interviews with Brian Hartt and Cathryn Humphris<br><object width="440" height="26" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"><param value="true" name="allowfullscreen"/><param value="always" name="allowscriptaccess"/><param value="high" name="quality"/><param value="true" name="cachebusting"/><param value="#000000" name="bgcolor"/><param name="movie" value="http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf" /><param value="config={'key':'#$aa4baff94a9bdcafce8','playlist':[{'url':'WSC_100.mp3','autoPlay':false}],'clip':{'autoPlay':true,'baseUrl':'http://www.archive.org/download/WscShow100-InterviewsWithBrianHarttAndCathrynHumphris/'},'canvas':{'backgroundColor':'#000000','backgroundGradient':'none'},'plugins':{'audio':{'url':'http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.audio-3.2.1-dev.swf'},'controls':{'playlist':false,'fullscreen':false,'height':26,'backgroundColor':'#000000','autoHide':{'fullscreenOnly':true},'scrubberHeightRatio':0.6,'timeFontSize':9,'mute':false,'top':0}},'contextMenu':[{},'-','Flowplayer v3.2.1']}" name="flashvars"/><embed src="http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440" height="26" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" cachebusting="true" bgcolor="#000000" quality="high" flashvars="config={'key':'#$aa4baff94a9bdcafce8','playlist':[{'url':'WSC_100.mp3','autoPlay':false}],'clip':{'autoPlay':true,'baseUrl':'http://www.archive.org/download/WscShow100-InterviewsWithBrianHarttAndCathrynHumphris/'},'canvas':{'backgroundColor':'#000000','backgroundGradient':'none'},'plugins':{'audio':{'url':'http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.audio-3.2.1-dev.swf'},'controls':{'playlist':false,'fullscreen':false,'height':26,'backgroundColor':'#000000','autoHide':{'fullscreenOnly':true},'scrubberHeightRatio':0.6,'timeFontSize':9,'mute':false,'top':0}},'contextMenu':[{},'-','Flowplayer v3.2.1']}"> </embed></object><br />
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In today's episode, I continue with a series of recordings made last this week when the membership of the Writers Guild of America voted to lift the restraining order and end the strike while the proposed contract is pending ratification/rejection. Today I catch up writers strike captain <a href="http://imdb.com/name/nm0367245/">Brian Hartt</a> (a former guest on the podcast) and writer <a href="http://imdb.com/name/nm0402095/">Cathryn Humphris</a>. <i>Recorded Tuesday, 12 February 2008.</i><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Producer/Host: Tanja Barnes</span><br />
Music: <span style="font-style: italic;">"Ay Mambo" by </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://magnatune.com/artists/falik">Falik</a><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
available on </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://magnatune.com/">Magnatune.com</a><br />
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