Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Mar 11-17
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:
- The Story Behind the Rob Ford Story [The Walrus]
- The first line of accountability on campus: student journalism [Globe and Mail]
- North Shore Outlook shutting down [J-Source]
- Finding New Clients: One Freelancer’s Path to Building a Business [PWAC Toronto]
- Canadian freelance photojournalist Ali Mustafa killed in Syria [J-Source]
From the U.S. and beyond:
- Writers Say ‘Not So Fast, Amtrak Residency’ [Poetry Foundation] (via @twuc)
- 10 Great apps for busy freelancers: accounting, contracts, etc. [Freelancers Union]
- Can Twitter Help Publishers Reinvent Books? [Fast Company] (via @twuc)
- 10 Apps to Help You Stay Focused on Your Writing [janetfriedman.com] (via @thewritelife)
- Things I Miss About Working in an Office (Really) [The Freelance Strategist]
- Upworthy partners with ProPublica and advocacy media groups on original content [Nieman Lab]
- The new dream job… And the end of old-media prestige [CJR]
- Changing the Culture of Freelance Writing [Get Paid to Write Online] (via @freelance_hacks)
This week on Story Board:
- CUP’s fundraising campaign underway: The Canadian University Press’s fundraising campaign is underway, but the national campus newspaper co-operative still has a long way to go before it reaches its $50,000 goal…
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 17, 2014 at 9:05 am by editor · · Tagged with: news, Off the Wire
