The nerve of Warner Bros. Discovery won’t ever stop to amaze me. As we speak’s private grievance comes from none apart from the corporate’s CEO and president David Zaslav, who shared a curious perspective relating to the continuing Writers Guild of America strike.
When requested, “what is going to deliver [the production companies and the writers] again collectively,” on CNBC’s Squawk Box (through Deadline), Zaslav mentioned that the strike will finish due to “a love for the business and a love for working.”
What is that this man speaking about? Writers can’t pay their hire with love! They will’t eat love, mortgage love, or pay for childcare with love. Simple for Zaslav to say this, to be sincere; his wage is, all beans counted, north of $35 million. Adam Conover, one of many placing writers, talks about this actual sentiment—his love of writing—on this TikTok considered on Twitter.
Zaslav continued, saying that “All of us got here into this enterprise as a result of we love storytelling. … That’s what’s going to deliver us collectively.” That’s partially proper, but it surely additionally underestimates the ability of a residing wage. Zaslav additionally mentioned within the section that “with a purpose to create good storytelling, we want nice writers.” It’s clear that on the very least he needs to current himself as pro-writer, however he says he needs writers to “really feel like they’re valued, which they’re, and compensated pretty.”
Excellent news, Mr. Zaslav: you’ll be able to learn what the WGA is demanding from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) right on the union’s website, which clarify what its members are asking for with a purpose to really feel valued and be compensated pretty—together with those that work for WB, which made nearly $50 million dollars in Q1 alone. Within the period of streaming, which has seen writers scrambling to safe monetary stability, they aren’t going to only come again to work as a result of they like it. Writers don’t need to go on strike—they need to write. However till the AMPTP negotiates in good religion for a residing wage, writers received’t write.
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