David Simon, a reporter on the Baltimore Sun city desk for 12 years, is the creator of the acclaimed HBO television series The Wire, for which he served as executive producer and head writer for six years. Most recently, he has adapted the nonfiction book Generation Kill into an HBO miniseries.
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Announcing In These Times’ New Agreement with the National Writers Union
Freelance contributors are essential to the quality and success of In These Times and independent media, and this agreement is one way to demonstrate their value to our publication and our commitment to transparency.
For more information about the National Writers UnionWU, visit nwu.org.
Read the full agreement, which reaffirms a floor for the rates of our freelance editorial content, as well as our current rates (which are higher) and submissions guidelines below.