Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Sept 16-22
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:
- Surprise beneficiary of federal minimum wage: Radio reporters [J-Source]
- Finalists for the 6th annual COPA awards have been announced [Masthead Online]
- Want to write for Ricochet? [Ricochet Media]
From the U.S. and beyond:
- Thrust, Drag and the 10x Effect [Tempo] (via @LuigiBenetton]
- Senate Puts $10 Million Bounty on Journalist Murderers [B&C] (via @Mediabistro)
- 5 Essential Books for Any Freelancer [Contently]
- In New Zealand, bloggers can be journalists in the eyes of the law [Nieman Lab]
- How Getting Rejected Made Me a Better Freelance Writer [Make a Living Writing] (via @thewritelife)
- Ask A Freelancer: How Do I Know If I’m Good Enough to Make a Living? [Contently]
- Hated podcast troll wins $1.3M patent verdict from CBS, but may soon be dead all the same [GigaOM]
- How Bombing an Interview and Working From Starbucks Can Help You Learn Better [Contently]
- Say “no” in a way that gets you more gigs [Freelancers Union]
- Little Magazines Gone Digital: What’s it like to run a little online magazine in 2014? [Nieman Lab]
- So you want to be a freelance writer [Freelancers Union]
Last week on Story Board:
- SABEW Canada to hold first official event for Canadian business writers and editors: The Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) is launching a Canadian chapter and the organization will hold its first official event on Tuesday, September 30th from 6 pm to 8 pm at theRotman School of Management…
- The Born Freelancer on the Canadian Museum Broadcast Foundation, Part 2: The Born Freelancer recently sat down with CBMF Executive Director and “long time broadcast person” Kealy Wilkinson, a lifelong freelancer, to discuss a wide range of topics of particular relevance to freelancers in Canada seen within the context of our broadcasting heritage…
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 September 22, 2014 at 9:00 am by editor · · Tagged with: news, Off the Wire
