Social Justice ‘I’m Looking to Correct the System’: An Interview With Gloria Calderón Kellett The prolific showrunner talks about how bringing diversity to television writers' rooms also makes the shows better. Rachael Rifkin
News in Brief Trump Reportedly Watches Four-Plus Hours of TV a Day. Science Says That’s Not a Great Idea. Pacific Standard checks out the studies. Francie Diep
Social Justice Mr. Robot Is Not Your Socialist Hero Can any show with an extraordinary hero advance egalitarian politics? Noah Berlatsky
News in Brief NBC Set to Air First American Drama With Nearly All-Asian Cast Albert Kim will write the script, about a family-run electronics corporation. Katie Kilkenny
Social Justice The Number of TV Episodes Directed by Women and Minorities Has Hit an All-Time High But white men are still directing the majority of television shows. Katie Kilkenny
Social Justice How Black Showrunners Transform Television Writers’ Rooms A new report argues that black television helmers hire more black writers—and give characters of color much-needed, nuanced narratives. Katie Kilkenny
News in Brief CBS Hit With Workplace and Sexual-Harassment Lawsuit In the past month, women from ABC, Nickelodeon, and Amazon have also lodged complaints about inappropriate conduct at the office. Katie Kilkenny
Social Justice Why Television Needs More LGBT Characters Disney and FX could soon expand viewers' world views—if they portray their queer characters with nuance. Katie Kilkenny
Social Justice Meet the Female Forensic Researcher Behind Netflix’s ‘Mindhunter’ The real-life Wendy Carr helped the FBI formulate criminal profiling in the 1970s—and her work with victims isn't over. Emily Moon
Social Justice Over 200 Female Animators Call for an End to Sexual Harassment Their note arrived the same day Nickelodeon fired an animation-series creator accused of sexual harassment. Katie Kilkenny