Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Oct 29-Nov 4
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:
- Almanac rises from the ashes of Harrowsmith closure [Canadian Magazines]
- The Canadian Journalism Project seeks alternative funding [J-Source]
- Random House-Penguin merger to squeeze Canadian publishers [Globe and Mail]
- DiManno: It costs big bucks to put out a decent paper [Toronto Star]
- Ira Glass on the allure of radio and the search for ‘the universal something [J-Source]
- Toronto Star to launch digital subscription [Toronto Star]
From the U.S. and beyond:
- AP tells its journalists: be careful what you tweet on election night [Romenesko]
- The very long tail: how magazines could make their archives sing [paidContent]
- Twitter forces journos to report the news better [Memeburn] (via @Mediagazer)
- 5 iPad Apps Journalists Should Try For Interviews [10,000 Words] (via @Mediabistro)
- 5 ways to get a grant that will finance your journalism career [Poynter]
- Read Two Years’ Worth of NaNoWriMo Advice in a Single Post [Galley Cat] (via @Mediabistro)
- Basic Tech Tips For Journalists: Filter Out Email Overload [10,000 Words] (via @Mediabistro)
- Are eReaders Doomed? [Huffington Post] (via @luigibenetton)
- Penguin, Random House to Combine [Wall Street Journal]
From Story Board last week:
- The 5-Minute Freelancer Q&A #4 – Jeff Gailus: 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...
- The Born Freelancer’s guide to healthy eating – Part 3: Over the past two weeks I have looked at some of the ways freelancers can improve their diets in order to maintain their health and ability to work. Today, the final part of my conversation with Heather Douglas, a Registered Dietitian currently employed in-house at Loblaws supermarkets…
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 November 5, 2012 at 8:30 am by editor · · Tagged with: news, Off the Wire
