Today on TAP: The Los Angeles summer of strikes is a declaration of independence.
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Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Drowned in the Stream
Hard-hitting filmmaker Amy Ziering on why journalistic documentaries are facing extinction
Posted inWorking in America
Will Dem PR Flacks Help Studios Crush Striking Writers Again?
How two ‘Masters of Disaster’ helped Hollywood execs break the last writers strike
Posted inWorking in America
Writers Face a New Deadline: Their Industry’s Survival
This time, Hollywood’s striking writers think they may just win. Will cross-union solidarity be enough?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Rollups: Collateral Damage in the Streaming Wars
With turnover high, streaming services are trying to make the economics work through consolidation, harming viewers and content creators alike.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Spotify’s Risk Doesn’t End With Joe Rogan
Artists angered about misinformation might also look at their tiny paychecks from the streaming giant.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
The Implications of Scarlett Johansson’s Marvel Lawsuit
It’s actually a story about Hollywood labor compensation, and the growing power of streaming services.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How Amazon Controls Virtually Everything You Watch
Amazon Web Services delivers almost all filmed media in the United States to your screen of choice. How are they leveraging that power?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
What Amazon’s Purchase of MGM Is Really About
The company wants to control pricing on everything, and funnel as many transactions to itself as possible. Here’s how the MGM deal does that.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Islands in the Stream
Musicians are in peril, at the mercy of giant monopolies that profit off their work.
