MoveOn has a new petition to the big TV studios, asking them to be fair to striking writers, so we can bring back the Daily Show! Sign it here--then send to your friends who watch the Daily Show!
http://pol.moveon.org/...
The petition to the studios says:
"I want 'The Daily Show'--and all my favorite shows--back on the air. Be fair to the writers, and end this strike."
MoveOn explains:
"The Daily Show," "The Colbert Report," and other TV shows have been airing re-runs for weeks because of the writers' strike—and we want our favorite shows back on the air.
The major networks will make over $120 million in advertising revenue this year by showing TV programs on the web.1 But studio executives have offered the writers a one-time payment of just $250—that's right, $250—for unlimited use of their content online. This unbelievable greed is keeping Jon Stewart and his team off the air.
Can you sign this petition to the studio executives, and help bring "The Daily Show" back? Click here to add your name--then send to friends:
http://pol.moveon.org/...
MoveOn also has a quote from Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union, who said this about the strike:
The world's changing; there's a different way that [entertainment] companies are going to make money—through DVDs, through the Internet. The question is, are the workers going to share in the new ways that companies are going to be successful? If they're not, they're going to be left in the old part of the industry. This really is the first significant 21st century strike. It's raising the issues, as work changes, about how prosperity is going to be shared.
The studio moguls know how much money the Internet is worth. Rupert Murdoch says it holds "golden opportunities." But they don't want to share that wealth. Last week, the top studio executives issued an ultimatum to the writers—and then stormed out of negotiations. As of right now, talks are stalled.
The studios need to hear from dissatisfied customers in order to end this strike--and put Jon Stewart back on the air! Can you sign the petition, and forward it to your friends? Click here to add your name--then send to friends:
http://pol.moveon.org/...