Strikes expose the myth of the 'Hollywood Dream': The film industry is just another toxic workplace
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Maureen Ryan’s “Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood” portrays the entertainment industry as just another brutal, exploitative workplace.
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Deadline Hollywood - AwardsLine - Emmy Nominees - 08/09/2023 by Deadline Hollywood - Issuu
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When it comes to the Hollywood strikes, it's not just the entertainment industry that's being hurt - The Globe and Mail
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Canadian film, TV workers feel sting of Hollywood strikes
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Show business to no business: how are the strikes hitting Hollywood?, US actors' strike 2023
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Hollywood writers, slamming 'gig economy,' to go on strike
Has Hollywood lost touch with American values? - Los Angeles Times
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