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Katie Kilkenny

Labor & Media Reporter

Katie Kilkenny is a Labor & Media Reporter at The Hollywood Reporter, where she covers labor and union issues and publishes features and investigative work. Prior to joining THR as an Associate Editor covering breaking news in 2017, she was a Culture Associate Editor at the social and environmental justice nonprofit magazine Pacific Standard and an Entertainment Reporting Fellow for The Atlantic. Her work has been recognized with National Arts & Entertainment Journalism and SoCal Journalism awards, and she is a graduate of Dartmouth College.

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As Condé Nast Folds Teen Vogue Into Vogue’s Website, NewsGuild Condemns the Plan

The union, which reps staffers, says the move was "clearly designed" to blunt the journalism of the brand, which has leaned in to progressive politics.

Out to Pasture: Why Hollywood’s Animal Actors Can’t Find Work

They’ve helped fetch Oscars, boosted box office and upstaged their A-list co-stars — but these days, Hollywood’s animals can’t seem to book a gig.

Writers Guild Says Potential Warner Bros. Discovery-Paramount Merger Would Be a “Disaster”

The union responded to reports of Hollywood bidder interest in the legacy studio by threatening to “work with regulators to block the merger.”

Zohran Mamdani’s Hollywood Ad Appeal

New York’s likely next mayor has leaned in to 'Bachelor' and 'Survivor' riffs to broadcast a working-class message.

Lindsay Dougherty Re-Elected Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 399

The incumbent won nearly 71 percent of the vote in an election that concluded on Friday and saw Joshua Staheli elected president.

How’s Martin Scorsese as a Documentary Subject?

Rebecca Miller says her five-part 'Mr. Scorsese' docuseries on the ‘Taxi Driver’ and ‘Goodfellas’ filmmaker “sort of gives hope to all of us that there's a way you can redefine yourself always.”

Docs’ New Selling Point: Celebrity EPs

Political projects that need the exposure (and distribution) are increasingly turning to issue-driven A-listers to get out their message.

SAG-AFTRA Gets in the Verticals Game

The union will be circulating a new agreement for microdramas with budgets under $300,000 later this month.

CBS News Union Cautions Staffers Against Responding to Bari Weiss Memo About Work Activities

The Writers Guild of America East, which represents broadcast and digital writers, told members that it is asking questions about who will review the responses and whether they could be used as a basis for discipline or layoffs.

Los Angeles Times Journalists Authorize a Strike

Eighty-five percent of participating members voted to empower the newsroom union to call a potential work stoppage.

L.A. Mayor Responds to Rick Caruso’s Criticism Over Palisades Fire Response: “He Is Sad and Bitter”

The billionaire developer accused Karen Bass of being partially responsible for the destruction of January’s Palisades Fire earlier in the day.

California’s Crusader Against Loud Commercials Shares How a Sleeping Baby Inspired the New “Quality of Life” Law

State Senator Tom Umberg, who represents a district in northern Orange County, says of the tech and entertainment industries, “If they can find a way to boost the volume, they can find a way to not boost the volume.”