Off the Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer September 11-17 2012
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:
- David Carr on newspapers, Twitter and citizen journalism [GigaOM] (via @mathewi)
- CIC-Walrus International long-form competition accepting entries [J-Source]
- The Walrus Foundation has built a new online portal [Canadian Mags]
- How much do freelance journalists make? [J-Source]
From the U.S. and beyond:
- The Longform Guide To Writing Great Nonfiction [Slate]
- Cosmopolitan posts big digital gains [Masthead]
- 5 tips for finding mentors in journalism, even if you don’t work in a newsroom [Poynter]
- Harper Voyager to Accept Unagented Manuscripts for Two Weeks [Mediabistro]
- About 3,000 former Hearst interns eligible to join class action lawsuit [Poynter]
- Evan Ratliff of The Atavist on the shift to device-agnostic reading [Nieman Lab]
- Newspapers get $1 in new digital ad revenue for every $25 in print ad revenue lost [Poynter]
From Story Board last week:
- Author Guy Lawson talks freelancing in the U.S. : Guy Lawson says he’s “finally now ready to be a writer.” It sounds strange coming from a man who’s been published by Harper’s magazine and has been on contract with GQ and Rolling Stone. But now, with a new book underway, Lawson now feels he’s achieved enough success to settle into the role…
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 September 17, 2012 at 8:00 am by editor · · Tagged with: news, Off the Wire
