Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Mar 31-April 6
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:
- In science reporting, when does background become baggage? [J-Source]
- Black Press folds two Vancouver Island newspapers [J-Source]
- Finalists’ names for Atlantic Journalism Awards [Canadian Magazines]
- Winnipeg Free Press to launch micro-payment paywall [J-Source]
- John Furlong drops defamation lawsuit against Georgia Straight contributor Laura Robinson [Georgia Straight]
- Furlong drops defamation suit, but freelance journalist will pursue countersuit [Globe and Mail]
- Monthly Career Checklist for Freelancers [The Freelance Hustle]
- Seven habits for recording interviews [luigibenetton.com]
From The U.S. and beyond:
- 4 Ways Freelancers Can Protect Their Work From Disappearing [The Freelancer]
- A super PAC for journalists? [publicintegrity.org] (via @mediagazer)
- How to be persistent without being a pest [Freelancers Union]
- A Tired Brain Could Actually Be More Creative [Smithsonian.com]
- Track Your Pitches: Use This Spreadsheet to Land More Online Writing Jobs [The Write Life]
- Negotiate like a pro [Freelancers Union]
- What freelancers can learn from kids [Freelancers Union]
- 15 tips for newsgathering via Twitter [sarahmarshall.io] (via @journochat)
- 22 tips for working writers [Medium]
- Inside NPR’s podcasting strategy [Poynter]
Last week on Story Board:
- Canadian J-Schools and the Internship Issue: Work for Pay or Pay to Work?: “Volunteer to do something which is at least somewhat related to your expertise,” Stephen Poloz, governor of the Bank of Canada, urged unemployed youth in a widely criticized November 2014 speech….
- 2015 Dave Greber Freelance Writers Awards Seeking Submissions: If you’ve written about social justice issues this year, you’re eligible to submit your work for the Dave Greber Freelance Writers Awards…
Spot a story you think we should include in next week’s Off the Wire? Email the link to editor@thestoryboard.ca or tweet us at @storyboard_ca.
Posted on April 6, 2015 at 9:00 am by editor · · Tagged with: news, Off the Wire
