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Barclay, a prolific television director, had stern words for Hollywood's "'old boy' network and word-of-mouth hiring," calling on executives to offer a clear plan for employing more diverse talent rather than vague promises to change. "Statements, statistics, pleas, and calls for action have done little to move the needle," Barclay writes, describing structural inequalities as an "industry plague." Read More: "Academy Members React to Rule Changes to Deal with Nominations Controversy" The news comes as the dramatic changes to the Academy's membership rules, announced Friday following sharp criticism of this year's lily white Oscar nominees, continue to reverberate through Hollywood and beyond. While seeking to double the number of women and people of color in the Academy by 2020, the body will also rescind voting privileges from members who haven't worked within the last decade. (Those who have worked for a span of three decades after »
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