Never mind the soul-searching panels, the well-meaning initiatives, or the Fempire. According to a new report, the situation for women in Hollywood is actually worsening. Full Article at Jezebel

The Writers Guild of America East has backed a New York City Council resolution urging the Federal Communications Commission to adopt Net neutrality standards for Internet service providers. Full Article at Variety

The Writers Guild of America East is endorsing a proposed New York City Council resolution urging the Federal Communications Commission to adopt net neutrality standards for internet service providers. Full Article at The Wrap

Female and minority writers are still underrepresented in television, according to the statistics released Wednesday by the Writers Guild of America. Full Article at TV Guide

Unemployment and under-employment are as much a problem for thesps as they are for workers in nonpro sectors, according to the latest earnings stats from the Screen Actors Guild. Full Article at Variety

Los Angeles – Emmy-winning writer Stan Berkowitz is set to receive the Writers Guild of America, West Animation Writers Caucus’ twelfth annual Animation Writing Award, recognizing his prolific career and creative contributions to the craft of film and... Full Article at Deadline Hollywood Daily

The presidents of the Screen Actors Guild, the Writers Guild of America and the Teamsters local are pressing Senate leaders to remove a tax on "Cadillac" insurance plans. Full Article at Variety

We’ve heard it before: the web is the future of entertainment. In 2007-2008, the Writers Guild of America fought the good fight to let the world know that New Media was the way of the future. Full Article at BuzzFocus.com

LOS ANGELES J. Nicholas Counter III, a lawyer who changed the face of labor relations in Hollywood during his long tenure as chief negotiator for hundreds of film and television companies, died on Friday after collapsing earlier at his home in the Bell... Full Article at The New York Times

With annual earnings for writers having plunged 18%, the Writers Guild of America West has launched an online member survey seeking a "candid" assessment of the current climate for scribes. Full Article at Variety

The WGAE Foundation held the second Veterans Writing Workshop recently in San Antonio. Full Article at AFL-CIO Blog

"The rise of the Internet as a primary source of news has undermined quality and reliability." So says the Writers Guild of America, East, in written comments submitted today to the Federal Trade Commission. Full Article at MediaPost.com

The Writers Guild of America East has issued a gloomy outlook for the news business and urged the federal government to provide more support for public broadcasting. Full Article at Variety

The Writers Guild of America East has issued a gloomy outlook for the news business and urged the federal government to provide more support for public broadcasting. Full Article at Variety

The Writers Guild of America East tell the Federal Trade Commission that it is increasingly difficult to create "reliable, informative material in the fact of unrelenting budget cuts," and that the government may need to better fund public media or... Full Article at Multichannel News

The Writers Guild of America East tell the Federal Trade Commission that it is increasingly difficult to create "reliable, informative material in the fact of unrelenting budget cuts," and that the government may need to better fund public media or... Full Article at Broadcasting & Cable

Patric Verrone works on his collection of historic figures. Photo: Joe Pugliese In 1970, Patric M. Verrone, age 11, started amassing the 2.75-inch plastic replicas of US presidents made by toy company Louis Marx. Full Article at Wired

“Battlestar Gallactica” executive producer Ron Moore, testifying on behalf of the Writers Guild of America West, told a panel of the House Energy & Commerce Committee Thursday that without some action either to ensure net neutrality or provide... Full Article at The Wrap

It's just like a Law & Order episode, except it's the real-life fallout of the 2007 writer's strike. Full Article at The Business Insider