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Ep. 368 Albert Kim - Matt Pearce on Organizing in the Newsroom
3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast
English - March 07, 2024 05:13 - 1 hour - 106 MB - ★★★★ - 67 ratingsTV & Film Arts Visual Arts movies wga newmedia screenwriters screenwriting television webseries wgaw writersguildofamerica writersguildofamericawest Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This year has seen multiple newsroom strikes, massive lay-offs, and sudden closures. In this episode’s Union Town segment (1:01), WGAW Asian American Writers Committee Chair Kristina Woo talks with Media Guild West President and former Los Angeles Times writer Matt Pearce about how reporters are organizing the newsroom to push back against corporate greed and protect good jobs. Kristina then speaks with writer and former journalist Albert Kim, developer and showrunner of Avatar: The Last Airbender, about crafting his new hit Netflix series, how Asian representation matters, and more. (31:51)