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Who gets hired and promoted in TV writers rooms?
The latest Behind the Scenes: The State of Inclusion & Equity in TV Writing report reveals disparities across the board between historically excluded writers and non-marginalized writers, including in hiring and promotion practices: 85% of showrunners hire from their own networks White women (41%) are far more likely to be…
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Can we afford to make "diversity" a dirty word? - Check out our Behind the Scenes Report
I am excited to share the latest Behind the Scenes: The State of Inclusion & Equity in TV Writing report. https://www.writeinclusion.org/research This year, TTIE partnered with Horowitz Research to reveal what's blocking writers from creating the diverse, authentic stories audiences are demanding. The business case is…
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Writing about Latinx People: TTIE's #WriteInclusion Factsheet
September marks the start of Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month. If you’re writing characters who are Latine/x and/or Hispanic, check out TTIE’s factsheet for tips on accurate representation. A few things we’d like to see more of in storytelling: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics): Those in medical,…
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Closing Out Summer With New Connections
TTIE welcomed community members to its Summer Social this month to reconnect; build new relationships; and remember not just our shared work, but our shared humanity. We know how important it is to gather and support one another in this industry, especially when it feels tougher than ever. This afternoon was a welcome…
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TTIE Community Members Give Back
As a community-based organization, TTIE would be nothing without its members — without our community. In fact, community is one of our main organizing principles and values. For us: Community is power. Community is service. Community is support. Community is what we make of it. And in times of struggle and in times of…
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What the Success of "Sinners" Means for the Future of Storytelling
The incredible box office (and streaming) success of Ryan Coogler’s Sinners proves that audiences want original ideas from historically excluded storytellers — and that they’re willing to pay for them. Sinners (Warner Bros.) “What is impressing everyone is how deeply the movie is connecting and bringing audiences back for…
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Hollywood's Urgent Responsibility to Tell More Authentic Stories
From one of TTIE’s own, Angela Harvey, on the importance of authentic storytelling and the power creatives have to shape not just culture, but also hearts and minds: “In America, particularly in Hollywood and in the news, we have under- and misrepresented most people for the better part of a century, to disastrous…
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Celebrating AANHPI Heritage Month
Remember the first time you felt truly seen on TV or film? It’s a wonderful feeling. Validation. Confirmation. Community. For many of us from historically excluded communities, that first time seeing someone who looks like us, who speaks like us, feels like us, and moves through the world like us is a watershed moment. A…