Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer August 27-Sept 3
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:
- Print cancellation is a “dose of reality” for Globe subscribers [J-Source]
- It’s alive! Canadian book publishing stirs [Canadian Business] (via @timfalconer)
- Best Practices for Best Practices [PWAC] (via @jaclynlaw)
- Embryonic Walrus magazine, now 10, got its start at Dooney’s cafe [Canadian Magazines]
- Globe & Mail suspends delivery on Labour Day due to lack of advertising [J-Source]
- Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence & Trauma offers bursaries for freelance journalists [J-Source]
- We Need a Digital-First Curriculum to Teach Modern Journalism [J-Source]
- CBC memo explains recent changes in management structure [J-Source]
- Town Crier employees buy the newspaper and prepare for September relaunch [J-Source]
From the U.S. and beyond:
- Twitter Co-Creator Ev Williams Stretches the Medium [Business Week] (via @LuigiBenetton)
- More and More Journalists Are Being Kidnapped in Syria [Vice] (via @mediagazer)
- Canadian newspapers abandon holiday publishing [The Guardian]
- How Blogging Got Me Out of the Slush Pile [Write Nonfiction Now] (via @twuc)
- How to write a cover letter for an entry-level media job [Slate] (via @timfalconer)
This week on Story Board:
- The Born Freelancer on Playing the Long Game: A freelance colleague of mine recently told me that he was sitting on what might be the biggest story of his career. So, I asked, why had he not gone public with it? “I can’t” he replied with a slight sigh, “I’m playing the long game”. Immediately I understood what he meant and respected him even more for his decision…
- Canadian Intern Association holds first Vancouver meeting: The Canadian Intern Association is holding its first Vancouver meeting tonight at the Firehall Branch of the public library. The Association was founded last year by University of Ottawa law student Claire Seaborn, who noticed a dearth of advocacy groups to address the growing problem of illegal unpaid internships…
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 3, 2013 at 9:03 am by editor · · Tagged with: news, Off the Wire
