Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer July 3-8
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:
- Whistleblowers, Journalists and the Public’s Right to Know [J-Source]
- Losses mount at Postmedia on anemic print advertising [Globe and Mail]
- Union seeking freelance organizer [CMG]
- Postmedia Network reports 3rd quarter results [Postmedia] (via @jsource)
- Publishing without a business model: Hazlitt’s great. How do they pay for it? [Canadian Business] (via @paythewriters)
- Make the most of the summer slowdown [PWAC Toronto]
From the U.S. and beyond:
- How to improve your writing: free tools and resources [journalism.co.uk]
- The Top Ten Writers Whose Success You’ll Resent This Year [The Toast] (via @timfalconer)
- Listen up! 5 Podcasts for Freelance Writers [Urban Muse Writer] (via @freelancersu)
- 3 Smart Ways to Prepare for Your Leap to Full-Time Freelancer [Business Insider] (via @freelance_hacks)
- Why Brands Really Lose When They Underpay Writers [Contently]
- How Young Freelance Writers Are Killing Their Chances [Make a Living Writing] (via @freelancersu)
- 8 ways to an easy freelance life [TransferWise] (via @Sean_Rasmussen)
- What the hell is a “real journalist” anyway? [PandoDaily] (via @journochat)
From Story Board last week:
- The 5-Minute Freelancer Q&A #10 – Amy Jo Ehman: 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…
- Unpaid internships under the microscope at last:It seems as though the issue of unpaid internships has reached a breaking point this summer. The watershed Black Swan ruling last month appears to have led to a flood of lawsuits by former interns alleging breach of labour laws…
- Do you freelance for CBC? Have your say!: The Canadian Media Guild is starting negotiations for a new collective agreement. Every time they go to the table, the Guild wants to make sure it’s addressing the concerns of its members — and that includes freelancers. If you freelance for CBC, they want your input…
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 July 8, 2013 at 9:05 am by editor · · Tagged with: news, Off the Wire
