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Study: Diversity Improves Among TV Actors but Execs Still Largely White and Male

October 22, 2020

A new study is shedding light on the industry’s efforts to be more inclusive. The second part of UCLA’s Hollywood Diversity Report found that while diversity has improved among television actors, executives still remain overwhelmingly

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Academy Museum Names Historian of Black Cinema as New Chief Artistic Officer

October 20, 2020

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is expected to announce Monday that Jacqueline Stewart will be its chief artistic and programming officer, overseeing exhibitions, programming and education. Stewart is a prominent

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Millbank: McConnell ‘Helps’ Working Families by Killing Coronavirus Relief

October 23, 2020

“The Trump administration and House Democratic leaders are in striking range of a deal to send $1,200 stimulus checks to American families and to pump $2 trillion into the flagging economy,“ writes Dana Milbank in The Washington

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OSHA Criticized for Lax Regulation of Meatpacking in Pandemic

October 23, 2020

When the pandemic hit in March, a JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colorado, began providing paid leave to workers at high risk of serious illness. But last month, shortly after the plant was cited by the federal Occupational Safety and

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COVID-19 Cost an Estimated 284,000 Creative Jobs in California, Report Says

October 23, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a big toll on California’s creative economy, causing the loss of an estimated 284,000 jobs in fashion, entertainment, digital media and arts institutions, according to a new report. Counting indirect

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L.A. Musicians Local 47 Endorses Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

October 23, 2020

Los Angeles’ American Federation of Musicians Local 47 has endorsed Joe Biden for president and Kamala Harris for vice president. The local’s AFM parent union endorsed the Democratic candidates in August. Other entertainment

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Tokyo Fest to Host Zoom Talks with Hirokazu Kore-eda, Top Asian Auteurs

October 22, 2020

The upcoming Tokyo International Film Festival, kicking off October 31, will host a new panel discussion series featuring some of Asia’s most accomplished arthouse filmmakers. Dubbed the “Asia Lounge,” the program was proposed

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Eric Lee: Why American Unions are Backing Biden

October 21, 2020

“… If you were to ask union leaders and activists why they were backing Biden, they would read off a long list of campaign commitments Biden has made, many of which echo the ideas of Senator Bernie Sanders,” writes Eric Lee. “One of those

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US Accused of Violating International Labor Laws, Forced-Labor Protections

October 19, 2020

Leaders representing a large number of US trade unions filed a complaint with the United Nations’ labor agency in early October, arguing that the country under President Trump has violated international labor standards during

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FilmLA Says 17 Movies, TV Series, Reality Shows are Shooting or Just Wrapped

October 20, 2020

The latest crop of projects that are currently filming on location or have recently wrapped in greater Los Angeles includes five feature films, five TV dramas and seven reality shows, according to FilmLA, the city and county’s film

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