Archive for September, 2017
Toronto media mixer: Beyond Diversity
Toronto-area media students and freelancers, you’re invited to the free Beyond Diversity mixer on Wednesday, October 11th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Page One Cafe (106 Mutual St). From the “appropriation prize” fiasco, to the editorial decision to protect the identity of a woman who used a racial slur, these incidents over the last […]
Webinar: The Art of Lifestyle Writing
Join us on Wednesday, August 16, at 3:00 p.m. E.T. for a webinar with writer Arti Patel called “The art of lifestyle writing.”
Off the Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Sept 19-25
Once a week, we gather stories about the media business, journalism, writing, publishing, and freelancing—with a Canadian focus—and share them in Off the Wire. Who needs a water cooler? From Canada: National Post newsroom staff file to unionize [CWA Canada] Vice urges RCMP to drop demand for materials if accused terrorist long dead [J-Source] Journalism […]
Call for interviews with freelance and contract media workers
Have you worked as a freelance or contract employee in digital journalism in Canada or the United States at any time between 2013 and 2017? Researcher Errol Salamon would like to hear about your experiences for a textbook on labour issues facing media workers in North America. Salamon is a Canadian Media Guild freelance member, postdoctoral researcher/visiting […]
The 5-Minute Freelancer Q&A #35 — Geoff Dembicki
In this regular feature, Story Board asks Canadian writers to share a few details about their work habits and their strategies for navigating the ups and downs of freelance life. Geoff Dembicki got into journalism at a strange time. He graduated from Carleton University’s journalism program in 2008, when the financial crisis and other troubles were causing the folding and downsizing […]
Off the Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Sept 12-18
Once a week, we gather stories about the media business, journalism, writing, publishing, and freelancing—with a Canadian focus—and share them in Off the Wire. Who needs a water cooler? From Canada: Here’s what Jessica Johnson has planned for The Walrus [J-Source] Here’s why editorial staff at the National Post have started a unionization drive [J-Source] […]
Freelance journalists and responsible communication
By Brittany Duggan It’s no secret that journalism today is in great flux. For years, the industry has been negotiating fast-paced digital disruption. This has required journalism to seek new ways to pay for itself while still serving its civic duty. The decline in resources means, among other things, a decline in the ability to […]
Canadian Writers Group comments on new Globe and Mail freelance agreement
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National Post newsroom announces union drive
TORONTO, ONT.: It has been a year of unprecedented events, of things we once thought were beyond the realm of possibility. A reality television star is president of the United States. Ontario’s liquor control board is planning to sell marijuana. And the National Post is unionizing. As a newspaper that has had a conservative editorial […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Sept 6-11
Once a week, we gather stories about the media business, journalism, writing, publishing, and freelancing—with a Canadian focus—and share them in Off the Wire. Who needs a water cooler? From Canada: Five totally awesome (and free) resources for journalists [J-Source] Announcing the 2017 Dave Greber Freelance Writers Awards winners [Dave Greber Awards] Here are the […]
