The journalist characters of the fifth season were mostly based on real-life employees of The Baltimore Sun during David Simon's tenure as a writer for the newspaper. Scott Templeton is based on Jim Haner, a Sun reporter whom Simon believes fabricated stories. James Whiting is based on former Sun editor John Carroll. Thomas Klebanow is based on former Sun editor Bill Marimow. Rebecca Corbett, Tim Phelps, Steven Luxenberg, and Jay Spry are all based on former co-workers with the same names. Staff writer William F. Zorzi, a former Sun reporter, plays himself. Simon based Gus Haynes on himself.
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