Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Sept 17-23
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:
- Universities wrestling with internship issues and the plight of the unpaid intern [Canadian Magazines]
- Student newspapers launch alternative newswire to Canadian University Press [J-Source]
- Toronto Star reduces page width by 5 percent [J-Source]
From the U.S. and beyond:
- We Need To Write More [Momentum Books] (via @paythewriters)
- The Top 6 Reasons Independent Work is Here to Stay [US News] (via @freelancersu)
- How To Write Longform Stories [Poynter]
- 2014 Trends in Freelance Writing: 6 Things Every Freelancer Should Know [B2C] (via @TimesRoman)
- 7 Things No One Tells You About Freelance Writing [Grace Bello]
- The Typewriter Trap: It’s Not How You Write, It’s Why You Write [Freelance Strategist]
- Former Facebook editor launches Beacon, a platform that pays journalists [PandoDaily] (via @mediagazer)
- Tip: 4 tools to ‘take back your time’ [Journalism.co.uk]
- Storytelling Ads May Be Journalism’s New Peril [New York Times] (via @timfalconer)
This week on Story Board:
- The Born Freelancer on the Power of Lists: In reply to the often asked question, “What is the secret of successful freelancing?” I sometimes give a sardonic answer. How else can you give a precise answer to such a complex question in just a few words? I recently found myself responding, “I make lists” which evoked the anticipated laughter. It was only later upon reflection that I realized I had inadvertently spoken the truth…
- A few tickets left for Yes, We Are Worthy: There are only a few tickets left for next Tuesday’s panel discussion in Toronto, Yes, we are worthy: making it in the freelance world…
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 23, 2013 at 9:05 am by editor · · Tagged with: news, Off the Wire
