Warner Discovery CEO made $498M in the last 5 years– 384x the average writer

Re:Warner Discovery CEO made $498M in the last 5 years– 384x... by sanp on Sunday June 04, 2023 @04:01PM (#36189024)

This is exactly what the elites are relying on. Complete lack of labor solidarity. Writer earning $260k (median for writers in Hollywood is probably far lower) and someone making $40k are both labor and need to be united against capital with resources to get its way with legislature and courts.

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Re:Warner Discovery CEO made $498M in the last 5 years– 384x... by prepend on Sunday June 04, 2023 @08:36PM (#36190944)

The guild minimum is currently $6,967 per week [0].

Not all writers write for 48 weeks per year, but that’s the minimum. So it’s fair to say that writers are well paid. But the median is probably pretty close to $260k.

[0] https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/wga-contract-inflation-min...

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Re:Warner Discovery CEO made $498M in the last 5 years– 384x... by gamblor956 on Sunday June 04, 2023 @09:37PM (#36191288)

Nope, sorry that's dead wrong.

As the article notes: "The staff writer’s weekly minimum — $4,546 — would likewise need to rise 10% to equal the minimum in 2019-20 in inflation-adjusted terms."

And the article notes the average annual earnings of writers as well: "The median staff writer on a network show works 29 weeks for a wage of $131,834, while the median staff writer on a streaming show works 20 weeks for $90,920."

Or in other words, less than half of what you claim. Writers were well paid, they're not anymore.

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