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"Writers On Strike" Named 2007 Media Person Of The Year

"Writers On Strike" Named 2007 Media Person Of The Year
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Editorial Director, The Huffington Post

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Hollywood's striking movie and television writers received the most votes by far in an online poll by I Want Media to name the 2007 Media Person of the Year.

In a landslide victory, "Writers on Strike" attracted a whopping 56 percent of the total vote in the sixth annual contest. The writers beat out media figures like mogul Rupert Murdoch -- the first runner-up, with a mere 13 percent of the vote, and a favorite of several industry commentators. (One suspects that some of the striking writers, with lots of spare time on their hands, may have done some voting for themselves.)

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