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Bill Moyers Journal - truthout | Programming Note
Airdate: Friday, April 17, 2009, at 9:00 p.m. EDT on PBS (check local listings).
From beat reporter for the Baltimore Sun to award-winning screenwriter of HBO's critically acclaimed "The Wire," David Simon talks with Bill Moyers about inner-city crime and politics, storytelling and the future of journalism today. After a dozen years covering crime for the Baltimore Sun, Simon left journalism to write books and tell stories for NBC and HBO, including his Peabody-winning cop show "The Wire," which looked at the drug wars and the gritty underbelly of the inner city.
Former reporter turned screenwriter David Simon on the set of his latest project, "Treme." (Photo: AP)