Stories from the front line

Throughout this past weekend and today I've been reading blog posts & watching YouTube videos from writers on the picket line.  While I've been doing this I've been trying to figure out why I feel so connected to this strike even though I'm not a writer nor do I work, or plan to work, in the film/television industry.  In fact, I feel more invested in this strike than I did the few times my dad & his union have gone on strike.  Then, today, I think I figured it out.  In previous strikes (for almost any union), you really only hear about it on the news.  But with this strike (and maybe even future strikes), the internet has really jumped to the forefront of getting information about the strike out.  People blog from & about the picket lines and post photos & videos of events of the day and I love that they're doing this.  I think it really helps get information out in a way that isn't controlled by the people they're striking against.  It also allows people who can't be there to see what's going on on the picket lines and hear what the latest developments are.  I love hearing about what happened on the picket lines (who talked to who, what funny chants they came up with) and if I could get down to LA, I'd love to go show my support by walking with them.  However, since I don't think that day will come, I'll continue to read their blogs, watch their videos, and send all the writers good vibes.

Here are some of the blogs I've been reading:

• Stephen Falk's blog
  
• Pamie Ribon's blog
• UnitedHollywood.com
• John August's blog
• WGA on YouTube
• WGA-East's blog
• TV Guide's Strike Watch blog