Weekly Journal #234
Industry News
Hiring Rate of Female Episodic Helmers, TV Directors of Color Has Been Flat Over Past Three Years, DGA Reports (Variety)
DGA Sees Improved Diversity Among Episodic TV Hires, Despite Production Contraction (Deadline)
Can The Media Survive? (Intelligencer)
Washington Post Surprise: Paper Now Won’t Endorse Presidential Candidates (Hollywood Reporter)
Film
Will teens save the movies? Here’s what a surprising new study says about youth and Hollywood (LA Times)
Teens Want To See Less Sex, More Friendship In Movies & TV Shows, UCLA Study Finds (Deadline)
Television
TV’s Top Writers on What Makes a Comedy... a Comedy (Hollywood Reporter)
DA seeks Menendez brothers resentencing in wake of Ryan Murphy show, Netflix doc: 'Our office got flooded' (Entertainment Weekly)
‘Doc’: Fox Unveils First Promo For Medical Drama Series Starring Molly Parker (Deadline)
Netflix Expects Programming Slate to Return to Normal in 2025 After Strike Disruption (Hollywood Reporter)