{"id":282580,"date":"2024-02-28T08:20:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T08:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=282580"},"modified":"2024-03-01T08:01:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T08:01:19","slug":"between-2011-and-2020-tv-staff-writers-moved-from-35-to-63-women-72-to-44-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=282580","title":{"rendered":"Between 2011 and 2020, TV staff writers moved from 35% to 63% women, 72% to 44% white\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Revolver \u2013 Feb 20, 2024<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>The decline in TV <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wga.org\/uploadedfiles\/the-guild\/inclusion-and-equity\/Inclusion-Report-2022.pdf\">by the numbers:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Large demographic shift in American TV series staff.<\/p>\n<p>According to Writers Guild of America West data, between 2011 and 2020, staff writers moved from 35% to 63% women, and 72% to 44% white. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FU2HuB00CW\">pic.twitter.com\/FU2HuB00CW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Inquisitive Bird (@Scientific_Bird) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Scientific_Bird\/status\/1759700304725971342?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In related news, famed Sopranos creator David Chase proclaims the Golden Age of TV to be over as writers like him are told to \u201cdumb it down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/the-sopranos-david-chase-golden-age-of-tv-dumb-down-2024-1\">Business Insider:<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Twenty-five years ago, the first episode of\u00a0\u201cThe Sopranos\u201d\u00a0premiered on HBO, marking the beginning of a six-season run repeatedly dubbed one of the greatest television series ever.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Now, the show\u2019s creator,\u00a0David Chase, warns that the\u00a0golden age of TV\u00a0\u2014 that has seen series such as \u201cThe Wire\u201d and \u201cBreaking Bad\u201d \u2014 may be over as smart shows face an existential threat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">In an interview with\u00a0The Times, Chase provided a somber reflection on the 25th anniversary of his show, describing the era as a \u201c25-year blip\u201d and lamenting that he feels \u201cincreasingly bad\u201d for talented people today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cThe Sopranos\u201d\u00a0creator expressed concerns about how streaming platforms are reverting to the old days when\u00a0cable television\u00a0ran ads that interfered with an episode. One of\u00a0HBO\u2019s unique offerings as a subscription service at the time was allowing hourlong episodes of \u201cThe Sopranos\u201d to run ad-free, giving a television show a cinematic quality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201cWe\u2019re going back to where I was,\u201d Chase told The Times. \u201cThey\u2019re going to have commercials.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>He added that he has also been told, as a writer, to \u201cdumb it down.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/revolver.news\/2024\/02\/between-2011-and-2020-tv-staff-writers-move-from-35-to-63-women-72-to-44-white\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Courtesy Les Visible<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Such a dramatic demographic shift in less than a decade should tell you that there is an agenda at work here. 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