Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer April 3-8
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:
- PWAC Toronto Chapter Seminar on Non-Fiction Book Publishing [PWAC Toronto] (via @jaclynlaw)
- Chatelaine unveils new logo, teams up with Rona [Marketing Mag] (via @natalieturvey)
- Op-ed: How the Nanaimo Daily News should have dealt with the racist letter to the editor [J-Source]
- Advice for young journalists from Peter Mansbridge [CBC] (via @natalieturvey)
- Historic day for investigative journalism with release of offshore tax haven story [J-Source]
- AAM releases consolidated media reports for key TC Media titles [Canadian Magazines]
From the U.S. and beyond:
- Deeper data dive finds $5.5 billion in uncounted newspaper industry revenue [Poynter]
- Running Out of TIME: The Slow, Sad Demise of a Great American Magazine [The Atlantic]
- The 10 biggest science-reporting mistakes (and how to avoid them) [Poynter]
- The best damn job in the whole damn world [Chicago Sun-Times) (via @NiemanLab)
- Why Roger Ebert was a good writer [Poynter]
- Atlantic, Longreads announce partnership [Poynter]
- Hugh Howey: self-publishing is the future — and great for writers [Salon] (via @JonathanMenon)
- Three lists about BuzzFeed’s serious journalism [Poynter]
- How do freelance journalists use social media? The 30-second survey [Ebyline] (via @tamharbert)
- Tina Brown: ‘We Do Not Have Enough Respect for Content Anymore’ [Romenesko]
- A freelance dilemma: How to get paid, not played [CNN Money] (via @freelancersu)
- National Magazine Awards 2013 Finalists Announced [ASME] (via @NiemanReports)
From Story Board last week:
- The Born Freelancer on the Care & Ethical Treatment of Interviewees: They are among the most invaluable assets a professional freelancer can cultivate and yet their care and well-being is too often taken for granted and ignored. I’m talking about your list of “contacts” or sources or interview subjects. They are the life blood of any freelancer’s career…
- TC Media refuses meeting request: Last week, a group of associations and unions representing Canadian media professionals sent a letter to TC Media requesting a meeting to discuss the terms in their new contributors agreement…
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 April 8, 2013 at 9:15 am by editor · · Tagged with: news, Off the Wire
