Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Sept 10-16
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: Going native: The death of journalism or the way of the future? [J-Source] How an endangered Walrus was saved [Globe and Mail] Media is hypocritical […]
Survey on contemporary journalism in Canada
Three professors and media researchers are conducting a national survey to gather information about current conditions in Canadian journalism. Professors Edward Comor and James Compton of the University of Western Ontario, along with Nicole Cohen, assistant professor at the University of Toronto Mississauga, are conducting the anonymous and confidential survey to collect information that will aid in “shaping […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Sept 4-9
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: Torstar to shuffle digital division [Globe and Mail] “Daddy What’s a Labour Reporter?” [Mickleblog] John Macfarlane on 10 years of The Walrus [Masthead] Yukon News […]
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 […]
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 […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer August 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: Kirstine Stewart: From TV to tweets, a career worth following [Globe and Mail] (via @sladurantaye) Newspaper puts itself up for sale on Kijiji [Toronto Star] […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer August 7-12
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: Northern newspapers are surviving — and some thriving — in the Internet Age [J-Source] Student newspapers adapt to drop in advertising [Maclean’s] (via @jsource) Advertising […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer July 30-August 6
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: Carleton launches crowdfunding campaign to build J-Source/ProjetJ office [J-Source] CBC meteorologist breaks Guinness World Record for Longest Career as a Weather Forecaster [CBC] Canadian travel […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer July 23-29
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: No one else can write your story [Canada Writes] (via @eac_acr) What’s Another Word For ‘Freeloader’? [Swallow Daily] (via @dongenova) Write up to women, not […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer July 16-22
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: Pagemasters North America: Friend or Foe to the Journalism Industry? [J-Source] Chatelaine magazine launches weekly radio program [Canadian Magazines] Sun Media’s bad week [Steve Ladurantaye] […]
