Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Dec 3-9
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:
- Ask a Mentor section to re-launch in January [J-Source]
- New CUP/CWA Canada partnership takes “harm reduction” approach to internships [J-Source]
- Sun Media sells 74 papers in Quebec to Transcontinental [Globe and Mail]
- Canadian newspapers saw revenue fall 13% in last five years [Globe and Mail]
- The Check Isn’t In The Mail [Rhiannon Brock] (via @kimlinekin)
- Sun Media to cut 200 jobs [Globe and Mail]
- Globe and Mail media reporter Steve Ladurantaye joins Twitter Canada [J-Source]
- Black Press shuts down Abbotsford/Mission Times [J-Source]
From the U.S. and beyond:
- Hemingway on Not Writing for Free and How to Run a First-Rate Publication [Brain Pickings] (via @mediabistro)
- Epic Fail: The Rise and Fall of Demand Media [Variety] (via @mediagazer)
- Publishers, Stop Crying Over Spilled Ink [HBR] (via @wolfewylie)
- Study: Majority of Female Journalists Face Intimidation, Threats, Abuse [Mediabistro]
- Advice for Journalists Using LinkedIn [Journalism.co.uk]
- Five Ways to Rescue an Unproductive Day [Fast Company] (via @freelancersu)
- The exploited labourers of the liberal media [Vice] (via @romenesko)
This week on Story Board:
- Freelance contracts: what to look for: For freelancers of all kinds, last week’s Spike Lee vs. freelance designer Twitter storm hopefully served as more than just an afternoon’s distraction. It’s also an unfortunate reminder of the dangers of working without a contract…
- Chris Brookes on life as an independent radio producer: Chris Brookes’ radio documentaries have been broadcast all over the world. From the U.S. to Europe to Australia, the work of this Newfoundland-based producer has caught the ear of international audiences and won multiple awards…
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 December 9, 2013 at 9:05 am by editor · · Tagged with: news, Off the Wire
