What Is The Hollywood Writers' Strike?

It looks like we won't be back to our regularly scheduled programming for a while! Abby is joined by Media and Entertainment reporter for The Wall Street Journal, Joe Flint for a lesson about the Hollywood writers' strike.   Joe breaks down the demands being made by the Writers Guild of America after they were unable to strike a contract deal with major studios. He explains what kinds of content platforms and shows are being affected by the strike, as well as how it's impacting other behind-the-scenes work. Later, Joe looks at how modern technology and other industry disruptors make this current strike so different than the last one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices