Rebecca Rosen Lum has spent the past 25 years in the news business, most recently as the religion reporter at the Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek). Now an independent journalist based in San Francisco, she serves as the chair of the freelance unit of California Media Workers, a union local that represents workers at Northern California’s largest newspapers.
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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 Union, 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.