Lost in the scrum surrounding the Supreme Court's review of the health coverage mandate in the Affordable Health Care Act (a mandate which, it should be noted, was first proposed by conservatives as an alternative to anything that might resemble government-provided universal coverage) is a discussion of how...

For over a year, the Writers Guild of America East has been working to unionize those considered the "sweatshop workers" of the television writing profession -- the writers and producers of scripted reality television shows. On the East Coast, many of the best known shows are produced by a handful...

The WGAE represents content creators - people who write programs for the internet and other digital distribution systems (e.g., to mobile devices). We have argued in favor of Net Neutrality because our members want the opportunity to reach audiences directly, without major studios and other large corporations deciding...

The world's biggest media companies want to define how people will get content over the Internet. Money talks; independent content creators: take a walk. A mega-deal is reportedly in the works in which Verizon will favor Internet content from Google because Google has the spare cash to pay...

What happens when the media are owned or controlled by a diminishing number of large corporations? The Federal Communications Commission requested comments on that question as part of its quadrennial review of its media consolidation rules. You can read our submitted comments here.

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Comcast and NBCU's report filed with the FCC, "The Comcast/NBCU Transaction and Online Video Distribution" fails to acknowledge one of the central concerns raised by critics of the merger: One company will own the sole pipeline that millions of people will rely upon for access to all content...

Why does the Writers Guild of America, East care about news and comedy? Because our members write both, sometimes for the same show. We represent the writers at the hottest TV comedy-variety shows - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, the Late Show With David Letterman, Late...