Nearly two months into the Writers Guild strike, negotiations have broken down and the television landscape is contorting to the new reality of talk shows without monologue writers and primetime calendars devoid of new episodes. New York Times media reporter Brian Stelter tries to sort through the causes and effects of the work stoppage but stops short of identifying who is to blame for the heated rhetoric and stalled negotiations.
“I wish I knew the answer to that. It’s been very hard to tell,” Stelter says. “You could argue that the writers are having a really hard time using the tactics they’re using to their advantage. You could make an equally efficient case that the studios...have their heads stuck in the mud and are unwilling to face reality. You could make an argument, I think, in either direction and maybe that’s why both sides are not coming back to the table.”
