Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer February 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:
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TC Media senior VP Ted Markle promoted to president [Canadian Mags]
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Non-profit communications trends, and what they mean for freelance writers [PWAC Toronto] (via @jaclynlaw)
From the U.S. and beyond:
- How to solve your most difficult writing problems [Poynter]
- How to Start a Magazine (and Make a Profit) [NPR] (via @Mediagazer)
- The Fearful Freelancer: Getting Over Your Self-Promotion Phobia [Freelance Switch] (via @freelancersu)
- 8 Contract Clauses You Should Never Freelance Without [Hongkiat.com] (via @freelancecom)
- British news organizations spurn freelance reporting from Syria [Poynter]
- 25 Companies With the Highest-Paying Internships [Bloomberg Businessweek] (via @karenatcmg)
From Story Board last week:
- The Born Freelancer Looks Into Marketing: It’s one of those ubiquitous buzz words every freelancer will encounter sooner or later – marketing. You read a lot of unsolicited advice about it these days. Some of it seems contradictory or at the very least confusing. I wanted to find out what I should know about it as a professional freelancer in 2013…
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 February 25, 2013 at 9:15 am by editor · · Tagged with: news, Off the Wire
