Paul J. MacArthur is the Assistant National Contract Advisor and Vice President for External Organizing for the National Writers Union. He served as co-chair of the NWU’s Journalism Division from 2003-2006 and has been an NWU contract advisor and grievance officer since 2006. MacArthur is Chair of the Public Relations and Journalism Department at Utica College where he teaches several courses in journalism, including Magazine Article Writing and Communication Law. A freelance writer since 1994, his work has appeared in dozens of international, national and regional publications. He may be reached at pmacarthur@nwu.org.