Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Dec 24-30
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:
- Press Gallery ethics: a reply to Preston Manning [Toronto Star]
- 12 tips for covering Rob Ford’s city hall [Globe and Mail] (via @LuigiBenetton)
- Senate ethics — what about Press Gallery ethics? [Globe and Mail] (via @sladurantaye)
- J-Source hiring part-time business manager [J-Source]
From the U.S. and beyond:
- The Pros and Cons of Online Interviews [The Freelance Strategist] (via @contently)
- Call me an optimist, but the future of journalism isn’t bleak [The Guardian] (via @mediagazer)
- Nieman’s most popular posts of 2013 [NiemanLab]
- My Wishlist for Journalism in 2014 [The Guardian] (via @mediagazer)
- The Year We Broke the Internet [Esquire] (via @CraigSilverman)
- Digital journalism: Standout news stories of 2013 [Journalism.co.uk]
- 10 ways journalists can prepare for the new year [Journalism.co.uk]
- Best Writing Music of 2013 [Mediabistro]
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 December 30, 2013 at 9:15 am by editor · · Tagged with: news, Off the Wire