Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer May 21-26
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:
- Former CBC anchor Knowlton Nash dead at age 86 [Globe and Mail]
- CMG’s open letter to the President of CBC and to the the Chairman of the Board [CMG]
- Postmedia unveils new four-platform strategy for print, web, smartphone and tablet [J-Source]
From the U.S. and beyond:
- 7 Weirdest Things About Working from Home [Contently]
- 4 Tips for Maintaining Successful Freelance Partnerships [Freelancers Union]
- Spreading the gospel of LinkedIn for journalists [Poynter]
- Scratch Magazine Wants to Help You Make Money [Contently]
- Newspapers Get Worst News Ever: Now They Cause Allergies [PR Newser] (via @Mediabistro)
- Can new ventures save college newspapers from extinction? [Mediashift] (via @NiemanLab)
- Freelancing Tales: Back in the Low Life [Contently]
- Do deadlines make us stupid? [Freelancers Union]
- 5 Super-Easy Ways Freelance Writers Can Stand Out [Tice Writes] (via @thewritelife)
- Everything You Need To Know About Freelancing: Master FAQs [Freelancers Union]
Last week on Story Board:
- Forum Freelance Fund Expands its Bursary Program: Toronto freelancers, there’s a Freelance Friday panel discussion coming up next week called Selling Yourself, Selling Your Ideas…
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 May 26, 2014 at 9:00 am by editor · · Tagged with: news, Off the Wire
