Center For Media At Risk

In this episode, we’re trying out a new format. We’re calling it an acoustic panel. Doctoral candidate Megan Genovese sent questions to leading leading voices in the ongoing debates around diversity in the entertainment industries. Each respondent sent in a recording of their responses and we’ve edited them together to make up a virtual panel. The result is a lively, if simulated discussion, touching on the industry, its guilds and unions, and representation, on screen and off. We’ll ask our expert panelists about the state of the American entertainment industry in light of the 70th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards and a year into the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements. The panelists include Marjorie David, television writer and producer and Vice President of the Writer's Guild of America West; Mo Ryan, a freelance journalist and television critic; and Joelle Monique, cultural critic and writer for Pajiba, Polygon, Mary Sue, and other outlets.