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Katie Kilkenny
Labor & Media Reporter
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Katie Kilkenny is a Labor & Media Reporter at The Hollywood Reporter, where she covers labor and union issues and publishes features and investigative work. Prior to joining THR as an Associate Editor covering breaking news in 2017, she was a Culture Associate Editor at the social and environmental justice nonprofit magazine Pacific Standard and an Entertainment Reporting Fellow for The Atlantic. Her work has been recognized with National Arts & Entertainment Journalism and SoCal Journalism awards, and she is a graduate of Dartmouth College.
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The Writers Guild of America East, which represents broadcast and digital writers, told members that it is asking questions about who will review the responses and whether they could be used as a basis for discipline or layoffs.
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State Senator Tom Umberg, who represents a district in northern Orange County, says of the tech and entertainment industries, “If they can find a way to boost the volume, they can find a way to not boost the volume.”
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George Orwell Documentary Director on What Author Would Make of Today: “He Would Say ‘I Told You So’”
In an interview, Raoul Peck explains why he interspersed the writer’s story with footage of current events, including footage of President Donald Trump and his supporters.
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