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             Study: More women, minorities being hired as TV directors



            By LYNN ELBER                do  the  work  of  being  in-  cent)  of  all  first-time  hires
             AP Television Writer        clusive,  they  find  talented  last  season  were  ethnic
            LOS  ANGELES  (AP)  —  The  directors  who  overwhelm-    minorities,  up  from  24  (15
            hiring  of  ethnic  minorities  ingly  succeed  in  establish-  percent)  in  the  preceding
            and women as first-time TV  ing longer-term careers.”     season.
            series directors is up sharp-  Schlamme  credited  the  The  73  female  first-time
            ly, according to a Directors  guild’s  effort  to  educate  directors  hired  in  2016-17
            Guild of America study re-   the  industry  and  hold  represented  32  percent  of
            leased Wednesday.            employers     accountable  incoming  directors,  com-
            They’re  part  of  record  through contracts for bring-   pared with 38 (24 percent)
            growth and diversity in the  ing  about  what  he  called  the season before.
            “pipeline”  of  incoming  di-  “meaningful improvement”  The  study  didn’t  include
            rectors,  the  study  of  the  in diversity.              a  breakdown  by  ethnic-
            2016-17  TV  season  found.  The expanding world of TV  ity among the minority first-
            The  percentage  of  minor-  has  brought  more  oppor-   time directors.
            ity  first-time  episodic  series  tunity  overall,  with  stream-  For  men  and  whites,  the
            directors  has  more  than  ing services such as Netflix  study  found  their  percent-
            doubled since the 2009-10  and Hulu joining broadcast  ages  among  new  hires
            season, while the percent-   and  cable  platforms  to  were  down  but  their  num-
            age of female first-time di-  push  the  combined  num-   bers reached new levels.
            rectors has nearly tripled.  ber of TV series to 400-plus  A  record  152  men  repre-
            “The fact is, it all starts with  and  counting.  An  all-time  sented  68  percent  of  first-
            the  pipeline,”  guild  Presi-  high of 225 first-time direc-  time  directors  hired  in  the   In this July 29, 2015 file photo, director and executive producer
            dent  Thomas  Schlamme  tors were hired last season  2016-17  season,  up  from        Thomas Schlamme speaks during the “Manhattan” panel at the
            said  in  a  statement,  with  by  studios,  networks  and  120  (76  percent)  hired  in   Viacom Networks 2015 Summer TCA Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif.
            hiring decisions made now  executive  producers,  a  42  the 2015-16 season.                                                   Associated Press
            affecting who will be in the  percent  increase  over  the  Whites  made  up  161  (72   for more than 20 years, said  The  guild’s  annual  report
            employment  pool  “in  two  previous  season,  the  study  percent)  of  new  directors   it  added  scrutiny  of  first-  on  employment  of  all  epi-
            years,  five  years,  10  years’  found.                  last season, compared with   time  directors  in  2009  be-  sodic directors last season,
            time.                        Comparing  the  2016-17  133 (84 percent) in 2015-16.     cause  they  represent  the  including  newcomers  and
            Our  research  shows  that  season  with  2015-16,  the  The  Directors  Guild,  which   point of entry for the hiring  veterans, will be published
            when  employers  actually  guild found that 56 (25 per-   has been studying diversity   pipeline.                   in the coming weeks.q
            Gloria Steinem to be                                      ‘Veep’ star Julia Louis-Dreyfus

            honored by sex assault                                    says she has breast cancer
            defense group


                                                                                                                                condition  would  be  pro-
            BOSTON  (AP)  —  Feminist  “uplifting  women’s  voices                                                              vided  at  this  time,  adding
            icon Gloria Steinem is set to  and  lives  in  the  search  for
            be  honored  in  Boston.The  equality.”  Malone  notes                                                              that the actress “is incred-
                                                                                                                                ibly  grateful  for  the  out-
            Victim  Rights  Law  Center  that  Steinem  also  repeat-
            says it’s presenting its 2017  edly   has   condemned                                                               pouring  of  support  and
                                                                                                                                         wishes.”Hundreds
                                                                                                                                well
            Leadership  Award  to  the  sexual  violence  “and  its
            renowned author, journalist  use  as  a  tool  of  inequality                                                       of  messages  from  well-
                                                                                                                                wishers  quickly  poured  in
            and  activist  at  the  federal  to  intimidate  and  oppress
            courthouse  in  Boston  on  women.”Steinem         says                                                             on  Twitter.“Sending  you
                                                                                                                                love and light and prayers
            Thursday  evening.The  Bos-  she  remains  committed
            ton-based group offers free  to  “saving  women’s  lives                                                            of  support,”  actress  and
                                                                                                                                producer  Roma  Downey
            civil legal services to men,  and  challenging  the  nor-
            women  and  children  vic-   malcy  of  violence  against                                                           wrote.“Love you Julia. You
                                                                                                                                got  this,”  actress  Wanda
            timized by sexual assault.Its  women.”Past  honorees  in-
            executive  director,  Stacy  clude  actress  Ashley  Judd                                                           Sykes tweeted.
                                                                                                                                Louis-Dreyfus won her sixth
            Malone,  says  Steinem  was  and  legal  scholar  Anita
            selected  for  a  lifetime  of  Hill.q                                                                              Emmy  Award  this  month
                                                                      In this Sept. 17, 2017 file photo, Julia Louis-Dreyfus arrives at the   for  her  portrayal  of  for-
                                                                      69th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Louis-Dreyfus says   mer  POTUS  Selina  Meyer
                                                                      she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.                in  “Veep.”  The  show  is  set
                                                                                                               Associated Press  to  air  its  seventh  and  final
                                                                      By LYNN ELBER                in eight women get breast    season in 2018.
                                                                       AP Television Writer        cancer.                      At  this  month’s  Emmy
                                                                      LOS  ANGELES  (AP)  —  Ju-   “The  good  news  is  that   awards,       Louis-Dreyfus
                                                                      lia  Louis-Dreyfus  says  she  I  have  the  most  glorious   pushed  for  better  repre-
                                                                      has  been  diagnosed  with  group  of  supportive  and    sentation for women in Hol-
                                                                      breast cancer.               caring  family  and  friends,   lywood.
                                                                      The  star  of  “Veep”  and  and  fantastic  insurance     “Let’s hope that this is the
                                                                      “Seinfeld”  posted  word  through my union. The bad       beginning  of  something
                                                                      of  her  illness  Thursday  on  news is that not all women   even better in our country
                                                                      social  media.  A  spokes-   are so lucky, so let’s fight all   and  the  world,”  she  said,
                                                                      woman  for  Louis-Dreyfus  cancers and make univer-       savoring her record-break-
             In this Sept. 11, 2016 file photo, Gloria Steinem arrives at night   confirmed  the  posts  were  sal  health  care  a  reality,”   ing  award.  “I  think  the
            two of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater   authentic.             she tweeted.                 world  would  be  a  better
            in Los Angeles.                                           On  her  Twitter  account,  Louis-Dreyfus’ publicist said   place if more women were
                                                     Associated Press  the actress wrote that one  no further details about her   in charge.”q
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