Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Oct 29-Nov 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:
- What happened inside Parliament Hill during the shooting: Q&A with Justin Ling [J-Source]
- An interview with Jesse Brown, the crowdfunded journalist who helped get Jian Ghomeshi fired [Toronto Life]
- The Walrus has a new editor-in-chief [Masthead]
- Imagining journalism in the next 50 years [J-Source]
- Rick Mercer to host the 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala [CBC Books]
- Meet Jesse Brown, The Man Who Broke The Explosive Allegations About Jian Ghomeshi [HuffPo]
- Blitz finds nearly half of companies with interns break law [Toronto Star] (via @LuigiBenetton)
From the U.S. and beyond:
- How to (professionally) miss a deadline [Mashable]
- Jill Abramson startup to advance writers up to $100k for longform work [Poynter]
- Top 8 Tools That Every Freelancer Should Use in Their Everyday Work [Lifehacker]
- As a Freelancer, Should You Charge by the Word, Hour, or Project? [Contently]
- The best invoice terms to get you paid faster [Freshbooks] (via @LuigiBenetton)
- Unpaid internships may prevent working-class reporters from entering journalism [coneillwrites]
- Ask a Freelancer: How Do I Negotiate Higher Rates? [Contently]
- Why Journaling the Past Can Help You Work Smarter in the Future [Contently]
- Contract Pushback [Pitch Publish Prosper] (via @janelangille)
Last week on Story Board:
- Mixer for emerging media workers November 12th: Students and emerging media workers in Toronto: mark your calendars. CWA Canada is holding a free event on November 12th at 6 PM at The Foundery (376 Bathurst St, just north of Dundas St W)…
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 3, 2014 at 9:00 am by editor · · Tagged with: news, Off the Wire
