Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Nov 13-19
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 offering free trial of new web service linking writers and magazines [Canadian Magazines]
- Pity the interns: How do we help those who help us? [National Post]
- Interns unite! (You have nothing to lose – literally) [Briarpatch] (via @nicole_s_cohen)
- Transcontinental Media closing MORE magazine [Canadian Magazines]
- What’s behind Quebecor’s latest cuts? [Globe and Mail]
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Journalism, disrupted [J-Source]
- Quebecor cuts 500 jobs at Sun Media to trim $45 million of costs [Financial Post] (via @natalieturvey)
- Freelancers write open letter to OpenFile for payment, Dinnick responds [journomel.com]
- Group of freelancers say pay us and we might work for OpenFile once again [Canadian Magazines]
From the U.S. and beyond:
- How an Enterprising Author Sold a Million Self-Published Books [copyblogger] (via @mathewi)
- Long-form journalism finds a home on the web [Press Gazette] (via @journochat)
- The Freelancer’s Bible: Voices and Wisdom Fueling a New Workforce [Freelancers Union]
- 15 Ways New Freelancers Can Use Social Media to Boost Business [Freelance Switch]
- Newspaper Guild Approves New York Times Contract [New York Observer] (via @romenesko)
- Kickstarter-backed journalism startup Matter publishes its first story [PaidContent] (via @mediagazer)
- Bookboard tries Netflix-like model for kids’ ebooks [PaidContent] (via @mediagazer)
- Journalists Need to Understand the Ad Business, Not Sulk and Go Home [Forbes] (via @mathewi)
From Story Board last week:
- OpenFile freelancers post open letter to Wilf Dinnick: Some of OpenFile’s freelancers started a tumblr yesterday to try to get straight answers from the news organization’s CEO, Wilf Dinnick. OpenFile suspended publication in late September, promising to return within a few weeks after doing some restructuring...
- Time management for freelancers: My bookmarked list of “interesting links to follow later” has piled up higher and deeper than ever lately. There never seems to be enough time to read through them all. Ironically, half of them seem to be about time management for freelancers. I guess sometimes you have to spend time to save time, so I’ve clicked some links and compiled a few of the most useful time-saving tips I found…
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 November 19, 2012 at 9:13 am by editor · · Tagged with: news, Off the Wire
