
Episode 3 • • 12:38 - 16:54
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Writers Guild of America Strike, Online Advertising Revenue
Reuters projects that online advertising revenue will double by 2011, coinciding with the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike. Media analyst Jack Myers suggests that the strike is complicated by the "smoky" nature of advertising accounting, which makes it difficult for writers to secure a fair percentage of digital profits. A proposed solution involves advertising agencies creating a 1% fund from their commissions to compensate writers, though the idea is considered unlikely to be implemented.
