2015 Press Breaks:
ADWEEK – April 20, 2015 – Meryl Streep funds workshop for women screenwriters over 40
http://theweek.com/speedreads/550563/meryl-streep-funds-workshop-women-screenwriters-over-40
ARTS JOURNAL — April 19, 2015 3:29 pm – PEOPLE — Meryl Streep Funds Screenwriting Lab For Women Over 40
https://www.artsjournal.com/2015/04/meryl-streep-funds-screenwriting-lab-for-women-over-40.html
AOL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS [VIDEO SEGMENT] — VIDEO|BY Cover Video — Meryl Streep Starts Screenwriting Programme for Older Women
http://on.aol.com/video/meryl-streep-starts-screenwriting-programme-for-older-women-518777132
A.V. CLUB — Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya — Apr 20, 2015 2:47 PM — Meryl Streep funds screenwriting lab for women over 40
http://www.avclub.com/article/meryl-streep-funds-screenwriting-lab-women-over-40-218279
BBC – APRIL 21 – ENTERTAINMENT & ARTS — Meryl Streep boost for women screenwriters
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-32393614
/BENT — INDIEWIRE — J.D. Borden — April 19, 2015 — Bow Down To Meryl Streep: Actress Funds Screenwriting Lab For Women Over 40
BELIEFNET — Nell Minow – April 24 – Meryl Streep Supports Women Screenwriters
http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/moviemom/2015/04/meryl-streep-supports-women-screenwriters.html
BROADWAY WORLD – Movies News Desk – April 20 — Meryl Streep Funds NYWIFT’s Screenwriters Lab for Women Writers
BUST — APR 22, 2015 — PRINCESS WEEKES IN TV — Meryl Streep Just Started A Screenwriting Lab For Hollywood Lepers (Women Over 40)
BUSTLE – April 19, 2015 — Meryl Streep Funds A Screenwriting Lab For Women, But She Isn’t The Only Celeb Who Supports Budding Filmmakers
THE CELEBRITY CAFÉ — Will Ashton — April 19, 2015 — Meryl Streep funds screenwriting lab for women over 40
http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2015/04/meryl-streep-funds-screenwriting-lab-women-over-40
DEADLINE — Ross A. Lincoln — April 19, 2015 3:29pm — Meryl Streep, NYWIFT Launch Program For Female Screenwriters Over 40
http://deadline.com/2015/04/meryl-streep-nywift-establish-writers-lab-for-women-over-40-1201412648/
THE DISSOLVE — Charles Bramesco –APRIL 20, 2015 – NEWSREEL — Meryl Streep funds screenwriting workshop for women over 40
https://thedissolve.com/news/5446-meryl-streep-funds-screenwriting-workshop-for-wome/
ELLE — MEGAN FRIEDMAN – APR 20, 2015 @ 10:35 AM — MERYL STREEP IS SPONSORING A SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN
http://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/news/a27901/meryl-streep-writers-lab-women-hollywood/
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY — April 20 2015 — 8:30 AM EDT – Movies — Meryl Streep funds new screenwriting lab for women over 40
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/20/meryl-streep-women-over-40-screenwriting
FILMMAKER MAGAZINE — Sarah Salovaara — Apr 27 — Filmmaking, Screenwriting — “We’re A Lost Generation That’s Still Alive”: NYWIFT and IRIS Directors on The Writers Lab”
FAST COMPANY – KC IFEANYI – Upcoming Article – Feature story to include interview with Terry Lawler on the scope of The Writers Lab
[story to be posted week of May 11, 2015]FILM SCHOOL REJECTS – NEWS — Scott Beggs — April 20, 2015 — If You’re a Female Screenwriter Over 40, Meryl Streep Wants to Help Develop Your Talent
FLAVORWIRE — Moze Halperin on Apr 20, 2015 2:18pm — Meryl Streep Is Combatting Hollywood Misogyny With Writers Lab for Women Over 40
FORBES — Kathy Caprino — APR 23, 2015 @ 8:29 AM — Meryl Streep Supports A Groundbreaking New Screenwriters Lab For Women Over 40 [FEATURES INTERVIEW W/TERRY LAWLER]
FUSION — Danielle Henderson – April 20, 2015 — REGULATORS, MOUNT UP!
Meryl Streep isn’t waiting around for Hollywood inequality to fix itself
GIRL TALK HQ — April 24, 2015 — ENTERTAINMENT AND MEDIA — “Meryl Streep & Lena Dunham Are Doing For Women In Film What Hollywood Will Not”
http://girltalkhq.com/meryl-streep-lena-dunham-are-doing-for-women-in-film-what-hollywood-will-not/
GOOD MAGAZINE — Rafi Schwartz – April 21 @ 9:10am – Culture — There Aren’t Enough Female Screenwriters In Hollywood, And Meryl Streep Is Doing Something To Fix That
http://magazine.good.is/articles/write-on-meryl
THE GUARDIAN – April 20, 2015 — Meryl Streep funds screenwriting initiative for women over 40
THE HUFFINGTON POST — Yagana Shah – April 22, 2015 12:07 pm — Meryl Streep’s Awesome Move To Fight Ageism In Hollywood
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/22/meryl-streep-screenwriting-lab_n_7117498.html
THE HUFFINGTON POST [Mention] – Lauren Duca – April 27 – “It’s Time For Hollywood Ageism To Die, And Change Needs To Come From The Top” [Includes Terry Lawler quote]
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/27/time-for-hollywood-ageism-to-die_n_7131334.html
HUFFINGTON POST LIVE – APRIL 21 @ 2:04 PM — Women Making News: NFL, Religion & Screenwriters
HITFIX — Louis Virtel — TUESDAY, APR 21, 2015 5:55 PM — StreamFix: Movie classics written by women over 40
http://www.hitfix.com/news/streamfix-movie-classics-written-by-women-over-40
IN STYLE – Jonathan Borge — APRIL 20, 2015 @ 3:12 PM — Meryl Streep Tackles Hollywood Shortcomings by Funding Lab for Women Screenwriters Over 40
http://news.instyle.com/2015/04/20/meryl-streep-funds-lab-women-screenwriters-over-40/
INSIDE PHILANTHROPY — Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 03:11PM — Paul M.J. Suchecki — Meryl Streep Funds Screenwriting Lab for Women Over 40
JEZEBEL – Monday, April 20, 2015 — The God Meryl Streep Funds New Screenwriting Lab for Women Over 40
http://jezebel.com/the-god-meryl-streep-funds-new-screenwriting-lab-for-wo-1698928730
LATINA – Entertainment Buzz — Nichole Fratangelo — APRIL 20, 2015 — 3:42PM — MERYL STREEP IS FUNDING A SCREENWRITERS LAB FOR WOMEN OVER 40
http://www.latina.com/entertainment/buzz/meryl-streep-funding-screenwriters-lab-women-over-40
LATIN POST — Nicole Akoukou Thompson Apr 22, 2015 11:09AM – Meryl Streep Funds Workshop for Female Screenwriters Over 40
MARIE CLAIRE — APR 20, 2015 @ 9:32 — Meryl Streep Is Sponsoring a Screenwriting Workshop for Women
http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/news/a14136/meryl-streep-writers-lab-women-hollywood/
- MAGAZINE — Maria Giese — April 25 — “Meryl Streep Boosts Over-40 Women Screenwriters”
http://msmagazine.com/blog/2015/04/25/meryl-streep-boosts-over-40-women-screenwriters/
NEW YORK MAGAZINE – VULTURE – By Greg Cwik — WOMEN IN FILM
April 19, 2015 @ 1:30 p.m. — Meryl Streep Funds Screenwriting Lab for Women
http://www.vulture.com/2015/04/meryl-streep-funds-screenwriting-lab-for-women.html
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS – BY NICOLE HENSLEY — Sunday, April 19, 2015, 10:29 PM — Meryl Streep funding screenwriting lab just for women over 40
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Reuters – April 20 – Arts – Meryl Streep Funds Initiative to Help Women Screenwriters: TRFN
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2015/04/20/arts/20reuters-film-women-merylstreep.html?_r=1
PASTE MAGAZINE — Jennifer Champagne — April 20, 2015 — MOVIES – NEWS — Meryl Streep Funds Screenwriting Lab for Women Over 40
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER – April 19, 2015 — Meryl Streep funds women’s writing lab
PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE — April 25 — “5 things we are loving this week”
PLAYBILL — Carey Purcell — 20 Apr 2015 — Meryl Streep Launches Writing Program for Women Over 40
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/meryl-streep-launches-writing-program-for-women-over-40-347187
POLICY MIC — Julie Zeilinger April 20, 2015 — Meryl Streep Is Changing the Game for Women in Hollywood
http://mic.com/articles/115858/meryl-streep-is-changing-the-game-for-women-in-hollywood
PEOPLE MAGAZINE – DREW MACKIE — April 20, 2015 — 07:20 PM EDT — Meryl Streep Funds Screenwriting Lab for Women Over 40
http://www.people.com/article/meryl-streep-funds-female-screeenwriters-lab
QUARTZ – Elena Sheppard – April 24 — FLIPPING THE SCRIPT — Meryl Streep’s inspiring solution to Hollywood’s ageism problem might actually work [Features Interview w/Terry Lawler]
REUTERS — MARIA CASPANI — Lifestyle — Mon Apr 20, 2015 8:01pm EDT — Meryl Streep funds initiative to help women screenwriters: TRFN
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/21/us-film-women-merylstreep-idUSKBN0NB2ND20150421
SALON – Anna Silman – April 21 – 03:43 PM
SIGHT ON SOUND — April 21, 2015 — Sarah Pearce — Female screenwriters rejoice! Meryl Streep will fund a screenwriting lab for women over 40
http://www.soundonsight.org/meryl-streep-screenwriting-lab/
TAKE TWO – KPCC Public Radio – April 20 — Police Shooting Videos, FBI Flawed Testimony, Meryl Streep’s Writing Workshops, 00:40:2 — Melissa Silverstein talks to radio host about The Writers Lab, Meryl Streep and statistics of women writers and the industry
http://tunein.com/radio/Take-Two-%28KPCC%29-p250260/
TAKE PART – April 19, 2015 — This Is 40: Meryl Streep Just Created a Writers’ Program for Women
https://www.takepart.com/article/2015/04/19/meryl-streep-writers-program
THE FRISKY — Megan Reynolds — April 20, 2015 — Meryl Streep Funds A New Lab For Women Screenwriters Over 40
http://www.thefrisky.com/2015-04-20/meryl-streep-funds-a-new-lab-for-women-screenwriters-over-40/
THE SOURCE – Aug 21 — Nishat Baig — Entertainment, Film — Meryl Streep Funds Screenwriters Lab for Women Over 40
http://thesource.com/2015/04/21/meryl-streep-funds-screenwriters-lab-for-women-over-40/
THINK PROGRESS — JESSICA GOLDSTEIN — APRIL 20, 2015 AT 12:29 PM — Meryl Streep Fights Hollywood Sexism By Supporting Female Screenwriters Over 40
TIME MAGAZINE— Justin Worland – April 19, 2015 — Meryl Streep Funds Writers Lab for Female Screenwriters
http://time.com/3827653/meryl-streep-female-screenwriters/
TV MUSE — Ana Banu — April 22, 2015 3:36 AM — Meryl Streep’s act of kindness – Writers Lab
http://www.tvmuse.com/news/meryl-streeps-act-of-kindness-writers-lab_4597.html
VANITY FAIR — Joanna Robson — OUR LADY OF MERYL — APRIL 19, 2015 6:04 PM
How Meryl Streep is Using Her Own Money to Combat Ageism and Sexism in Hollywood
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/04/meryl-streep-combat-ageism-sexism-screenwriting-lab
VARIETY – Gordon Cox – Sunday, April 19, 2015 @01:00pm ET — Meryl Streep Funds Lab for Women Screenwriters Over 40
http://variety.com/2015/film/news/meryl-streep-women-screenwriters-lab-1201475337/
WOMEN AND HOLLYWOOD – INDIEWIRE — April 20, 2015 at 11:45AM — Meryl Streep Launches Fund for Women Screenwriters Over 40
WOMEN’S E NEWS NETWORK — WeNews staff — April 25 – Cheers and Jeers “Loretta Lynch OK’d; Race, Gender Limit School Sports”
WOMEN’S VOICES FOR CHANGE — April 22, 2015 by Women’s Voices For Change – The Wednesday 5: Women in the News
http://womensvoicesforchange.org/tag/meryl-streep-funds-screenwriters-lab-for-women-over-40
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ADDITIONAL NEWS COVERAGE:
DEMANJO
OH NO THEY DIDN’T
http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/95373204.html
PEDESTRIAN TV
HUNGER TV
http://www.hungertv.com/feature/meryl-streep-launches-screenwriting-lab-for-women-over-40/
TRIBECA ROUND UP
http://tribeccaroundup.blogspot.com/2015/04/meryl-streep-nywift-launch-program-for.html
GAZETTE REVIEW
http://gazettereview.com/2015/04/meryl-streeps-big-contribution/
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SPANISH-LANGUAGE PRESS
LA PRENSA – 04.21.15 – Espectaculo — Meryl Streep impulsa proyecto para mujeres guionistas
EL PAIS – Andrea Morales Palanco — Madrid 20 ABR 2015 – Meryl Streep apuesta por las guionistas de más de 40 años. La actriz funda Writers Lab, un proyecto con el que apoyará a ocho cineastas femeninas
http://elpais.com/elpais/2015/04/20/estilo/1429531644_140463.html
DIARIO LIBRE — CINE|21 ABR 2015, 12:00 AM — Meryl Streep impulsa un proyecto para mujeres guionistas mayores de 40 años. Este año, la organización recibirá textos entre el 1 de mayo y el 1 de junio
EL NUEVO DIARIO – APRIL 20 – Variedades — Meryl Streep impulsa un proyecto para mujeres guionistas mayores de 40 años
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INTERNATIONAL PRESS
DAILY LIFE
DN
http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/film-tv/meryl-streep-stottar-kvinnligt-manuslabb/
THE GUARDIAN – April 20, 2015 — Meryl Streep funds screenwriting initiative for women over 40
HELLO CANADA – AUG 21 — Meryl Streep funds screenwriting program for women over 40
KINO
http://www.kino-zeit.de/news/meryl-streep-finanziert-screenwriting-lab-fuer-frauen-ueber-40
REDONLINE
http://www.redonline.co.uk/red-women/blogs/we-why-should-all-be-more-meryl
SBS
THE VINE