What Next TBD: What the Writers' Strike Is Really About
When television and screenwriters went on strike in 2007, Netflix had just started offering the option to stream content. This week, the Writer\u2019s Guild of America went on strike to update pay structures for the streaming era\u2014and to get ahead of A.I. and the changes it may bring.\xa0\n\nGuests:\xa0\nMichelle Dean, television writer and journalist\nAnousha\xa0Sakoui, entertainment industry writer for the Los Angeles Times\n\nIf you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence\u2014and you\u2019ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next TBD. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices