1/03/2008

Links: Salute to Mensches Edition

WHY WE WRITE

Damon Lindelof
Steven Peterman
Marshal Gordon
Greg Berlanti
Carol Mendelsohn

AROUND THE WEB

Nikki Finke is NYO's Media Mensch of the Year
The New York Observer salutes Nikki for being an "online outlaw" and refusing to let the story of the WGA strike die.

F4W at the Rose Parade photoset
Shots of the Fans4Writers crew and the skywriting they arranged. Nice job, and thanks!

Reading for Writers - one fan's campaign
You know those fundraisers where people get pledges for every mile they run? One fan is taking pledges for every book read. Menschy.

Militant Jewish Defense League Supports Writers
You don't mess with these folks.

Germans say "Nein" to television - Yahoo! News
The Germans are spending less time watching TV. Blame the Internet. Blame the future.

Eric Bogosian: CEOs Fear Internet's "Greater Exact Accounting"
Thoughts from the noted writer/actor/mensch.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Another Mensch for you: http://jvoices.com/2007/12/31/ringing-in-2008-with-a-symbolic-act/#comment-18258

Dear Jvoices Folks –

I just wanted to thank you for your “8 cents” gesture — it means so much to us Writers Guild members that community members have been supportive of our fight for a fair contract.

And it is particularly meaningful when our fellow writers support us. Your “8 cents” plan is the kind of thing that helps keep us going on the picket lines.

Thank you!