John Stauber is the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Center for Media and Democracy in Madison, Wisconsin. He is the co-author with Sheldon Rampton of Weapons of Mass Deception: The Uses of Propaganda in Bush’s War on Iraq (2003) and Mad Cow USA (1997).
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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.
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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.