Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Nov 13-18
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:
- Freelance journalist’s lawyer waits on John Furlong to agree to lawsuit court date [J-Source]
- COPA 2013 winners announced [Masthead]
- Networking tips for journalism students [J-Source]
- Rob and Doug Ford to host a new show on Sun News Network [Canada.com] (via @jsource)
- Chrystia Freeland grilled about outsourcing of Toronto media jobs to India [Canada.com] (via @mediagazer)
- A Writer’s Guide to Canadian Literary Magazines & Journals [National Magazine Awards] (via @twuc)
From the U.S. and beyond:
- 5 All Too Common Things That Make You Less Productive [Under 30 CEO] (via @freelancersu)
- What if Contently bought ProPublica? [PandoDaily] (via @mediagazer)
- Google Books wins case against authors over putting works online [The Guardian] (via @twuc)
- Why Journalists Are Becoming Entrepreneurs [LinkedIn] (via @KarenUnland)
- Google Is Now Bigger Than Both The Magazine And Newspaper Industries [Business Insider] (via @mediagazer)
- 5 ways to deal with people who hate what you write [Renegade Writer] (via @freelancersu)
- Pay writers or we’ll pull ads, National Library tells arts website [Sydney Morning Herald] (via @paythewriters)
- Three Ways to Cope With Rejection [Mediabistro]
This week on Story Board:
- Reuse and Recycle: We all have the same complaints. Newspapers are regurgitating content. Editors are reusing tired articles. Publishers are recycling old ideas. But while we writers and readers continue to push for great content, we can also steal a page from the publishing playbook. Why not see how many ways we can reuse our own ideas and our own content?…
- Opportunities and Pitching — tips from The Freelancer’s Toolbox: Food and travel writers Joanne Sasvari and Don Genova offered some advice on how to make your freelance career pay at The Freelancer’s Toolbox seminar held earlier this month in Vancouver…
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 18, 2013 at 9:05 am by editor · · Tagged with: news, Off the Wire
