On Thursday night we had a great discussion about the ongoing writers' strike and media consolidation. Check out the conversation
and add your comments to keep the discussion going.

What does the ongoing writers' strike have to do with Big Media? Everything.

Tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT) join Jason Ross, of the "Daily Show with Jon Stewart," Kate Purdy, of "Cold Case," and Marty Kaplan, director of the Norman Lear Center at University of Southern California, for a live online discussion.

Media consolidation has hurt writers, silenced independent voices, and eroded quality entertainment. They will discuss what the writers are fighting for, what new media means for their livelihood, and what the rest of us can do to help their effort.

Leave your comments below.

Why We're (Still) Striking

Submitted by Jason Ross

As you’ve probably heard by now, the WGA strike boils down to the issueof residuals for Internet reuse of our material. What’s that mean? Takethe show I work for, “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” It gets rerun on Comedy Central four times a day. And each day it reruns, the writers get a modest check... Read More.

Fighting for Better Wages and Better Content

Submitted by Kate Purdy

First of all I want to thank you for inviting me to blog on your site. I'm a big fan, and find Free Press and Stop Big Media extremely informative.

Secondly, about me, I'm relatively new to the business of entertainment. This is my first year as a writer on the TV show "Cold Case." Well, I should say, "was a writer" on the CBS murder-mystery. Now, I strike. I also blog on unitedhollywood.com... Read More.

There's No Business Like Show Business

Submitted by Marty Kaplan

I've sat on both sides the table in the entertainment business. I was astudio executive during both the 1985 and 1988 WGA strikes, and then --as a WGA member -- I was a seller, rather than a buyer, in movies andtelevision for eight years... Read More.