Off the Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer April 2-8

April 07, 2019 Editor News newsoff the wire

Once a week, we gather stories about the media business, journalism, writing, communications, and freelancing—with a Canadian focus—and share them in Off the Wire. Who needs a water cooler?

From Canada:

What Justin Brake's recent win means for press freedom in 2019 [J-Source]
SABEW Canada Announces the Finalists for the 5th Annual Best in Business Awards [SABEW Canada]
United Church Observer Out, Broadview In [J-Source]
Editorial Self-Care: Managing Life Changes [Editors Canada]
UC Observer relaunching as Broadview magazine [Canadian Magazines]

From The U.S. and beyond:

Freelancers want to join unions but labour laws won't let them [Teen Vogue]
Freelancers have a name for endless rounds of edits: "scope creep" [CJR]
How to maintain your competitive edge [Freelancers Union]
BuzzFeed Bosses Flat-Out Stood Up Their Union Today [Splinter News]
4 effective platforms for your freelance portfolio [Freelancers Union]
Delivering the bad news: How to reject pitches well [Open Notebook]
From Self-Publishing to Blogging: 7 Solid Ways to Make Money Writing [The Write Life]

Recently on Story Board:

CMG Freelance tax time advice: Spring has sprung! And that means it’s tax time. CMG Freelance president Don Genova has a special offer that will help you learn everything you need to know about running your freelance business...
2019 Dave Greber Awards open for submissions: Freelancers, if you’ve written about social justice issues this year, it’s time to submit your work for the Dave Greber Freelance Writers Book and Magazine Awards...

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CMG Freelance tax time advice

April 04, 2019 Editor Advice advicecmg freelancefreelance financesvideo update

Spring has sprung! And that means it's tax time. CMG Freelance president Don Genova has a special offer that will help you learn everything you need to know about running your freelance business. Watch his latest video update.For more information on the costs and benefits of membership, check out this page on the CMG Freelance website.

2019 Dave Greber Freelance Writers Awards open for submissions

April 02, 2019 Editor News awardsdave greber freelance writers awardsfreelance awards

Freelancers, if you've written about social justice issues this year, it's time to submit your work for the Dave Greber Freelance Writers Book and Magazine Awards.The awards are now open for submissions and the competition closes on Friday June 28, 2019 at 5:00 P.M. PST.The awards honour the memory of Dave Greber, a Calgary-based freelancer who…

Montreal Media Mixer and Post-Strike Celebration

April 01, 2019 Editor Event eventmedia mixermontreal

The CWA Canada Associate Members program is inviting working journalists, freelancers, students and professors who lent their support to the recent Concordia journalism strike against unpaid internships to celebrate with a media mixer.The mixer is scheduled for Thursday, April 4 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Church of Montréal (Phoenix…

Off the Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Mar 26-April 1

April 01, 2019 Editor News newsoff the wire

Once a week, we gather stories about the media business, journalism, writing, communications, and freelancing—with a Canadian focus—and share them in Off the Wire. Who needs a water cooler?From Canada: New Magazines Canada program supports paid interns for members [Magazines Canada] BuzzFeed Canada news staff officially members of Canadian…

CMG members vote 80% in favour of ratifying new deal with CBC

March 30, 2019 Editor News

[caption id="attachment_15896" align="alignright" width="277"] Photo by Laurence Butet-Roch[/caption]CBC workers who are represented by CWA Canada through its largest Local, the Canadian Media Guild (CMG), have voted 80 per cent in favour of ratifying a new collective agreement with the public broadcaster.The five-year deal contains wage increases…

Vancouver freelancers invited to NPAC “Mix and Mingle”

March 27, 2019 Editor Event eventfreelance meet-upnpac

BC media freelancers are invited to a "Mix and Mingle" with members of the News Photographers Association of Canada as they begin their conference in Vancouver next month.Please come and join in the fun and network with photographers and other freelancers at the opening night of the Capture Photography Festival on Thursday, April 11th at 6 p.m.…

Freelance at the CBC? You may be eligible to vote on the new collective agreement.

March 25, 2019 Editor News cbccbc freelancerscmg freelancecollective bargaining

CMG-CBC agreement – Freelance workers eligible to voteFrom Tuesday, March 26 to Thursday, March 28, Canadian Media Guild (CMG) members working at CBC/Radio-Canada will have the opportunity to vote on the tentative agreement reached between our union and the Corporation. The vote will take place online using our electronic voting system.In order…

Off the Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Mar 19-25

March 25, 2019 Editor News newsoff the wire

Once a week, we gather stories about the media business, journalism, writing, communications, and freelancing—with a Canadian focus—and share them in Off the Wire. Who needs a water cooler?From Canada: Government funding for journalism: to what end? [J-Source] Ratification vote next week – CMG-CBC tentative agreement [CMG] Rogers Media is out…

CWA Canada seeks writer for union history project

March 22, 2019 Editor News cwa canadawork opportunity

CWA Canada, the country’s only all-media union, is looking for a journalist/writer to research and write a 50-page booklet on the history of the union.Please apply if you write with flair, have proven research and organizational skills, are able to work independently - and always meet deadlines.The project is to be completed by December 2019…