Jane Austen. Spike Lee. MrBeast. “Modern Family.” The Atlantic’s new AI Watchdog search tool lets you see which creative works tech companies may have used to train their generative-AI models: https://theatln.tc/vQSlfiyC

Taylor Swift turned masters ownership from a behind-the-scenes conversation into a mainstream debate about artist autonomy. But how has that fight influenced other artists in the music industry?

Who has the dirt on what Sam Altman is telling/promising agents and studios? www.reuters.com/technology/o...

Trump announces 100% tariff on movies made outside of the US https://cnn.it/4gManmU

Join Jeffrey Goldberg and Ayad Akhtar in a discussion about how technology is redefining the future of art and humanity, onstage at The Atlantic Festival. #TAF25 bit.ly/4n0Uv2p

In the last few months, bands including Hotline TNT and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have pulled music from Spotify in a new wave of artist-led protests against the platform. n.pr/4p9uwXX

A welcome move by China. Hope it is noted and discussed at Mondiacult at the end of the month. @jenniferdavidson.bsky.social

Surging US electricity prices put Trump energy pledge in jeopardy, as his attacks on renewables, Biden's tax breaks and tariffs cause consumer bills to rise on.ft.com/4mXYXyl

Learn what our CEO @keithkup.bsky.social and The Authors Guild CEO Mary Rasenberger have to say to ‘Charting Gen AI’ about the ‘historic settlement’ agreed to by #AI company Anthropic on the #copyright suit brought by authors. grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/anthropic-...

Finland builds fence at eastern frontier, now a critical Nato border with Russia

Introducing our 2025 Screen Compensation Guide! Before you negotiate your next screenplay deal, review this guide available now on the Writers’ Deal Hub: www.wga.org/members/empl...

"In the end, feature writers write movies. And yes, it’s great to be paid up front to do the job, but you are in control of a spec script. It is the ultimate gamble on yourself...In my experience the benefit of writing a spec far outweighs the negative." #Writtenby www.writtenby.com/career-craft...

The share of unemployed workers who've been without a job for 27 weeks or longer make up 25.2% of all unemployed workers — the highest since February 2022.

Check out @capitolforum.bsky.social interview with Copyright Alliance CEO @keithkup.bsky.social on #AI’s impact on #copyright and creator rights! thecapitolforum.com/resources/co...

The $920 billion in annual savings from AI adoption represents the costs associated with paying people. That could signal job losses to come.

hank you to David Schulner and the writers of #MemoryofaKiller for having us to their writers’ room this week. 🤩 If you’re in an active room, WGAW organizers are to stop by for member updates, swag, and to answer questions. DM to schedule!

Two months after the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, in June 2022, Idaho’s trigger ban outlawing most abortions—one of the strictest nationwide—took effect. According to a new peer-reviewed paper study, Idaho lost more than a third of its OBs—94 of 268 total—afterwards.

Learn the ins and outs of #copyright registration requirements for works made prior to 1978 in a new post by RightsClick!

Introducing the Staff Sizes Guide, the latest addition to the Writers’ Deal Hub. View the full guide: www.wga.org/members/empl... 🗺️

Check out our Series Compensation Guide, which synthesizes data from over 1,200 TV series deals from 2023 MBA: www.wga.org/members/empl... 🗺️

1.8 millions ! Allez on continue Et1, et 2 et 3 millions ! petitions.assemblee-nationale.fr/initiatives/...

“Writers are so used to being paid late that whenever it does happen, a lot of us don’t even notice. But in my case, Guild staff noticed and called me to initiate a claim. This process taught me to stand up for myself the next time I am paid late because I know that the Guild has my back.”

Some analysis of the two big generative AI copyright cases in the US this week (Anthropic and Meta)

76% of Americans think democracy is under serious threat, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. Their faith in political leadership in the White House and Congress is low.

www.advanced-television.com/2025/06/17/s... reached a historic milestone in the US in May as its share of total television usage outpaced the combined share of broadcast and cable for the first time ever, according to Nielsen’s monthly The Gauge report.

FSE cosigned the Manifesto for the Protection of Authentic Creation launched by SARTEC and other Quebec unions representing #creators, #performers, craftspeople and technicians in the #audiovisual and music industries. 🟥 Read more and sign: lartesthumain.com/en/

Translation: Major donors complained, so Trump’s making sure their workers are safe.

In 2024, Europe was the world’s fastest-warming continent. We had the hottest year on record, impacting an estimated 413,000 people. Sea surface temperatures also reached new highs. As our planet heats up, urgent climate action is more critical than ever.

From a friend in Torrence, California

Trump is ‘not all there,’ Newsom says amid Los Angeles fight.

Seth gets it

Political appointees at the US state department cancelled dozens of scholarships offered by the bipartisan initiative, mainly on the basis of research topics, people familiar with the matter said. www.ft.com/content/0a47....

deadline.com/2025/06/bfi-... from more than 130,000 films and TV shows have been used to train generative AI models, which a BFI report said today “poses a threat to the fundamental economics of the screen sector.”

www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus.... WPP Media says that this year, more than half of all content driven ad dollars will flow to creator-driven platforms like YouTube, TikTok and Instagram.

Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism. https://www.commondreams.org/news/david-huerta-arrested

Tech giants' indirect emissions rose 150% in three years as AI expands, UN agency says reut.rs/4jvdrnf

NEW: Jobless claims just hit an eight-month high. According to the Labor Department, 247,000 Americans filed for unemployment last week. Are we great yet?