Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Feb 25-Mar 3
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:
- After months of fighting back, finally a welcome political victory [CMG]
- Peter Mansbridge defends himself after report of paid speech to oil industry [Toronto Star]
- Supporters around the world demand release of Egyptian-Canadian journalist [Globe & Mail]
- The rise and fall of the labour beat reporter [Rabble] (via @MickSweetman)
- Who does the CBC compete with? [J-Source]
From the U.S. and beyond:
- 150 journalism cliches — and counting [Washington Post]
- How to set (and keep) your own deadlines [Freelancers Union]
- Seven Simple Success Strategies [High Income Business Writing] (via @LuigiBenetton)
- Self-Employment Continues to Rise Internationally [Freelancers Union]
- How to Land Your Next Freelance Writing Job [The Write Life]
- How Freelance Journalists Can Stay Safe in Protest Zones [Mediashift]
- How to Invoice International Clients Without Paying Tons of Fees [The Write Life]
This week on Story Board:
- Tragic death of camera assistant in Georgia highlights on-set safety issues: Last week Peter Driftmier’s Story Board post about the death of his brother on a factual TV shoot got a lot of attention from people in the television production industry. Tweets about the post came from all corners of Canada, as well as the United States and England….
- Freelance Friday #2, How to value your work: The second in the Canadian Media Guild’s Freelance Friday workshop series is coming up next week in Toronto. This time, the topic is Freelance Contracts: How to value your work, get it in writing and get paid…
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 March 3, 2014 at 9:05 am by editor · · Tagged with: news, Off the Wire
on March 3, 2014 at 10:10 am
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Thanks for sharing our posts, Rachel! I always look forward to seeing your roundup of links each week. Thanks for keeping the water cooler conversation going (and hello from Kelowna!)
Heather
Assistant Editor
The Write Life