Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Sept 9-15
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 points finger at CBC’s funding model for broadcaster’s woes [Financial Post] (via @karenatcmg)
- CBC execs tell CRTC it can no longer afford to be free [Globe and Mail] (via @jembradshaw)
- CBC/Radio-Canada bosses say Canadians ready to pay to get broadcaster [Yahoo]
From the U.S. and beyond:
- How to avoid lots of (unpaid) revisions [Freelancers Union]
- Are you leaving money on the table? [Freelancers Union]
- Failed e-singles startup Byliner acquired by digital publisher Vook [GigaOM]
- Cold-Pitching a Story? The Secret Is in the Subject Line [Contently]
- How to Keep Going When You’re Demotivated at Work [Lifehacker]
- Growing demand for freelance work, survey suggests [Freelancers Union]
- The Art of Seducing Sources [Contently]
- 37 Essential Freelance Writing Terms You Need to Know [Make a Living Writing] (via @jaclynlaw)
- Freelance journalists in war spotlight [Courier-Journal]
- Freelancers in war zones can earn crappy pay [Poynter]
- The problem with the growing freelance economy [Washington Monthly] (via @freelance_hacks)
- 4 Odd yet Effective Ways the Smartest People Prioritize Their Days [Fast Company]
- 5 Quotations That Prove Charles Bukowski Was a Great Freelancer [Contently]
- The dangerous world of freelance journalism [LA Times] (via @journalismnews)
Last week on Story Board:
- Online Q&A for emerging media workers: Journalism students and other emerging media workers should be sure to tune in next Tuesday to an online Q&A session organized by the Canadian University Press and CWA Canada.
- What do student journalists need?: On July 19, student journalists associated with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and CWA Canada gathered during the Netroots Nation conference to answer one question: what do student journalists need?…
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 September 15, 2014 at 9:00 am by editor · · Tagged with: news, Off the Wire
