Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Dec 2-8
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:
- How to be productive during holiday downtime [PWAC Toronto]
- Holiday cheer for wordy types [Masthead]
- How to connect with potential clients on social media [PWAC Toronto]
From the U.S. and beyond:
- Freelancing 101: 10 Things People Forget to Tell You About Freelancing [Design Shack]
- 4 Questions to Ask When Drafting Freelance Contracts [The Freelancer]
- How to Ensure You Get Paid as a Freelancer [Lifehacker]
- I Made a Mistake in an Article. Here’s How I Bounced Back [The Freelancer]
- How to eliminate time-wasters [Freelancers Union]
- The Art of the Follow-up [Careful Cents] ( via @LuigiBenetton)
- 7 Ways Freelancers Outside the U.S. Can Stand Out and Land More Writing Jobs [The Write Life]
- 5 Email Tools That Will Make Life as a Freelancer Much Easier [The Freelancer]
- Story pitching tips from someone who reads them for a living [IJNet] (via @journochat)
- How to be a writer: one story [Semi-rad.com]
- How to: publicise yourself as a freelancer [Journalism.co.uk]
- 21 Ways to Overcome Networking Awkwardness [Inc.]
- How to: Get started as a freelance journalist [Journalism.co.uk]
- Journalism in the era of Ferguson: “We have to take a stand” [Philly.com]
Last week on Story Board:
- The Born Freelancer on Advising Wannabees: This is the time of year for greater social interaction, even among self-professed curmudgeonly writers. But with it also comes the greater likelihood of hearing those inevitable dreaded words: “I’d love to be a writer too. Could you spare a couple minutes”?…
- Desmond Cole on crowdfunding to get to Ferguson: Desmond Cole is a Toronto freelancer and political commentator who writes about policing, race and social justice for a variety of media outlets. When the grand jury decision came down in Ferguson, Missouri last Monday, he felt compelled to go there in search of the stories that weren’t being told…
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 8, 2014 at 9:00 am by editor · · Tagged with: news, Off the Wire
