Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Dec 29-Jan 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:
- Fake news is a false problem: Salutin [Toronto Star]
- Opinion: Who gets to speak on behalf of the Indigenous community? [CBC]
- 2017: The year the bottom falls out of Canadian media [Nieman Lab]
From The U.S. and beyond:
- How to plan for a glorious finish to 2017 – right from the start [Freelancers Union]
- Twitter embraces its role as a media company [BuzzFeed]
- Why new journalism grads are optimistic about 2017 [Poynter]
- Working from home: 3 amazing secrets to boost productivity [Freelancers Union]
- 5 Social Media Trends That Will Change The Game In 2017 [Forbes]
- Where to turn for advice when you’re self-publishing a book [The Write Life]
- How to save the dying newspaper editorial [Philly]
- Need Writing Inspiration? Try This Cool Brainstorming Technique [The Write Life]
Recently on Story Board:
- Off the Page with Richard Kelly Kemick: Off the Page is a regular interview series featuring National Magazine Award winners. Recently we caught up with Richard Kelly Kemick, who was nominated for 2 National Magazine Awards in 2016…
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 January 3, 2017 at 12:00 pm by editor · · Tagged with: news, Off the Wire
