Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer August 20-26
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:
- 15 lessons from a year of freelancing [Masthead] (via @jaclynlaw)
- 9 journalists at the Waterloo Region Record take buyouts [J-Source]
- The challenges of investigative reporting as a freelancer [J-Source]
- Ads coming to CBC Radio 2 in October [Globe and Mail] (via @sladurantaye)
From the U.S. and beyond:
- Why it’s time to stop romanticizing & begin measuring the impact of investigative journalism [Poynter]
- Are you a happy writer or a sad writer? [Poynter]
- How to be a freelance writer – 5 tools for smart planning and time management [Live to Write]
- 6 Ways Twitter Lists Can Help Build Your Author Platform [The Book Designer] (via @twuc)
- Elmore Leonard’s Rules for Writing Are Full of Exceptions [Slate]
- 5 Steps to Get From Freelance Writer to Published Author [Cracked.com]
- The Intern Uprising Spreads: MTV, Universal Music Group Hit With Class-Action Lawsuits [The Wrap]
- How two young journalists are highlighting longform journalism written by women [Poynter]
- Al Jazeera America launches: What you need to know [Poynter]
- 5 ways journalists can make the most of portfolio platforms [Journalism.co.uk]
- 23 Literary Agent Query Letters That Worked [GalleyCat] (via @Mediabistro)
- Condé Nast Stops Paying Interns [Gawker] (via @mediagazer)
This week on Story Board:
- Toronto Freelance Survival seminar set for September 25: Freelancers in Toronto and surrounding areas take note: there’s a day-long seminar approaching that’s designed to help you make the most of your skills and talents…
- Freelancers and Crowdfunding: Freelancers are trying out new ways to fund their investigative reports. Crowdfunding is one that’s seeing some action this year…
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 August 26, 2013 at 9:05 am by editor · · Tagged with: news, Off the Wire
