The politicization of the writers' struggle: the New York Times and an interview with striker David Wyatt

The studios and networks have the backing of the entire media and political establishment, the hypocritical comments and appearances of certain Democratic Party politicians notwithstanding.

An insidious article in the New York Times December 1 (“Both Sides in Writers’ Strike See New-Media Future at Stake”) by Michael Cieply conveys the real feelings of the liberal elite. The piece notes disapprovingly that on Thursday striking writers “angrily rejected an elaborate package of new proposals from their employers just hours after it was presented.” This ‘elaborate package’ amounted to the studios and networks’ staking a claim on nearly everything to come out of the new media.