Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Dec 18-24
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: Meet Goliath [CMG] (via @karenatcmg) Reindeer visits Toronto Star offices [Poynter] 9 out of 10 surveyed say Canadian magazines are essential [Canadian Magazines] J-Source and ProjetJ transition […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Dec 11-17
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: Interviewing Children: Paul Benedetti’s Dilemma [J-Source] Dan Rubinstein leaving Canadian Geographic [Masthead] Halifax journalist wins inaugural long-form competition, will be published in The Walrus [Canadian Magazines] […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Dec 4-10
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: Details of “e-book showdown” revealed by Canadian Writers Group’s Derek Finkle [Canadian Magazines] Holiday gifts for writers and editors [Masthead] Rogers Media to custom-publish magazine for […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Nov 27-Dec 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: 6 things you should read before entering the National Magazine Awards [Magazine Awards Blog] When it comes to gender representation in media, do we need binders […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Nov 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: Technology magazine makes jump from screen to print [Masthead] Sun Media cuts: Toronto Sun editor James Wallace responds [J-Source] Roundup: Industry Events [Canadian Magazines Canadiens] (via @jsource) […]
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] […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Nov 5-12
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: Mennonite magazine warned about ‘political’ articles [CBC] (via @luigibenetton) MagsBC continues to be beset by funding refusals from Canada Periodical Fund [Canadian Magazines] Create and share […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Oct 29-Nov 4
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: Almanac rises from the ashes of Harrowsmith closure [Canadian Magazines] The Canadian Journalism Project seeks alternative funding [J-Source] Random House-Penguin merger to squeeze Canadian publishers [Globe and Mail] DiManno: It […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer October 22-28
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: CBC to cut a further $28M from next year’s spending plans [Globe and Mail] Guild fighting to avoid more CBC/Radio-Canada programming cuts [CMG] (via @karenatcmg) The […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer October 16-21
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: CRTC denies BCE’s bid to acquire Astral [CRTC] (via @jsource) Traditional sources still continue to be Canadians’ favoured way to get news [Canadian Magazines] Blogger Scott Bullock […]
