Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Dec 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:
- Alberta Bill 45 does not affect journalists, government says [J-Source]
- Does Alberta’s Bill 45 threaten media freedom? [J-Source]
- Apply for the E.U-Canada Young Journalist Award [J-Source]
- Toronto Star reporter Daniel Dale drops lawsuit against Mayor Rob Ford [J-Source]
- Next Issue Canada rolls out free 30-day trial for non-Rogers subscribers [Canadian Magazines]
From the U.S. and beyond:
- Can Politico Take Manhattan? [Bloomberg Businessweek] (via @LuigiBenetton)
- 6 Myths About Freelancing [Freelancers Union]
- Journalists’ Big Switch [Medium] (via @freelancersu)
- 10 Mistakes that Freelancers Should Avoid Making [Job Stock] (via @freelancersu)
- Predictions for Journalism 2014 [Nieman Lab]
- 11 words and phrases everyone should stop using [Ragan.com] (via @LuigiBenetton)
This week on Story Board:
- 2013: The Year of the Angry Freelancer: Back in January I wrote a post called 2013: The Year of the Freelancer. The number of freelancers worldwide had grown hugely in 2012 and the freelance trend was showing no signs of stopping. Freelance work was making mainstream news, which seemed to indicate a big year ahead. Well it was a big year, all right. 2013 turned out to be the year that freelancers got really, really mad…
- The Born Freelancer’s Holiday Wish List: Of course we’d all like more work; better pay; understanding editors/producers; and enjoyably challenging assignments. It goes without saying. And I wish all of these unto you (and me!) in the year ahead. What I’ve been musing on lately are some of the things that I use or incorporate or would like to use or incorporate into my freelancing life...
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 23, 2013 at 9:05 am by editor · · Tagged with: news, Off the Wire
