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This is such a timely and important piece from Lisa Holdsworth on the desperate impact of cuts to the soaps to experienced and new TV writers alike. Ingrained industry snobbery and shortsightedness has destroyed the livelihoods of hundreds... dramaquarterly.com/on-a-slippery-…

I am an Afghan girl. Powerful people always stay strong. I am a strong human being, a girl and nothing stops me from succeeding. I fight to achieve my goals. I am a seventh-grade student who was not allowed to go to school after the sixth grade now that schools are closed to us.

Had a lovely time at @RHS #ChelseaFlowerShow and catching up with Johnny Ball my first co-presenter on #Playschool nearly 50yrs ago❤️

We reject the assertion that we are standing in the way of change. We are merely asserting our right to continue to exist and play our part in the UK’s future growth, says Baroness Beeban Kidron on copyright law 👇 thebookseller.com/comment/we-do-…

‘You can’t copyright ideas’ is a straw man. It’s not the ideas that are copyrighted, it’s the work. And the work is copied, repeatedly, in AI training. AI boosters respond by saying that, even though works are copied, their use is ‘non-expressive’: training is only concerned

Afghan girls are denied the basic right to education.

WGGB + Teledwyr Annibynnol Cymru (TAC) have signed off a new collective agreement for writers commissioned by TAC producers + the Welsh language broadcaster S4C There are new terms for writers around linguistic adaptation for broadcast, digital first, children’s + pre-school +

The Government has doubled down on plans that would allow mass cultural theft, but we are fighting it at every stage, says Baroness Kidron, writing on the Data Bill + AI in the Guardian (good to see union activists flying the flag for WGGB, too!) theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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We’re playing a charity match to help those affected by the truly awful incident in #Liverpool. All donations will go directly to those in need via the Liverpool Spirit Appeal. Please support, donate what you can, and share justgiving.com/crowdfunding/w… Jamie Carragher Robbie Fowler Liverpool FC

Nick Clegg recently told The Times that asking artists for permission to use their work would ‘kill’ the AI industry. thetimes.com/uk/technology-… Our response:

WGGB Senior Organiser John Sailing was at a Creators' Rights Alliance drop in in Parliament this morning, talking to MPs about AI and transparency ahead of a Commons vote on the Data Bill this afternoon

Let's hope so! screendaily.com/news/uk-cultur…

"We make great children’s content in the United Kingdom, but we don’t collectively promote it enough" Thank you, Lisa Nandy! gov.uk/government/spe…

Oh my god. The The Labour Party government refuses to start AI & copyright roundtables until the Lords stop fighting for creators’ right to AI training data transparency. Truly appalling attempt to undermine creators’ rights and those fighting for them. screendaily.com/news/uk-cultur…

We Afghan women are living like prisoners in our own homes, stripped of our rights to education, work, and social life. Our humanity is denied, and we are forced to endure harsh restrictions imposed in the name of Islam and Sharia law. This is the silent erasure of our

WGGB stands in solidarity with our members and all disabled creatives and workers affected by these cuts If you're attending the rally this afternoon, pls let us know! Email [email protected]

Many ask why Afghanistan is no longer in the news. When women have been systematically erased from any education, career opportunity, and public life - the Taliban achieved their mission. It's our responsibility to hold them accountable. Never forget Afghan women and girls.

We welcome this new inquiry from Culture, Media and Sport Committee which will look at the provision of original children's TV and video content in the UK + how to ensure high quality TV and video for children can be made + easily found in future Find out more 🔽

Serious questions remain around copyright and AI, says WGGB General Secretary Ellie Peers, quoted in this story in Screen International today It is also vital, she adds, that creators’ rights + remuneration are not sacrificed in an attempt to woo Big Tech