Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Oct 20-26

October 26, 2015 Editor News newsoff the wire

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:

Postmedia cancels evening tablet editions [J-Source]
Postmedia targets cost-cutting as it seeks new revenue streams [Globe and Mail]
New research: print magazine readers outnumber digital 2 to 1 [Magazines Canada]
Freed Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy sets sights on change [J-Source]

From The U.S. and beyond:

As reporter networks fragment, startup seeks to fill gap [Poynter]
Why I Hired an Editor to Help Me Polish My Personal Essay [The Write Life]
Working From Home: Awesome or Awful? [The Atlantic]
Can WordRates Help You Earn More Money as a Freelance Journalist? [The Write Life]
Why HuffPo and other 'new' media journalists are choosing unions [The Conversation]
25 Things You Should Probably Outsource [The Freelancer]
Story dust: Lessons learned on feature writing from Lane DeGregory [Poynter]
Vice blacks out homepages and social media to call for the release of journalist Mohammed Rasool [Nieman Lab]
How to Use the Pomodoro Technique as a Freelance Writer [The Write Life]
Why some promising freelance platforms fail [IJNet]

Last week on Story Board:

Ali Mustafa Memorial Award for freelance photojournalists application deadline Nov. 1: A new award honouring a freelance photojournalist killed in Syria is now accepting applications. The deadline to apply for the first annual Ali Mustafa Memorial Award for People’s Journalism is Sunday, November 1st...
Debate on unpaid internships still evolving: The past few years have seen a crackdown on corporations and organizations that are still hiring unpaid interns. Despite the pushback, there is still a demand for internships, most unpaid...
Keeping in touch with clients: The client put my business card on his desk. He had held onto it since 2003, after we had worked together on a safety newsletter. That’s right, since 2003. I was stunned...

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Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Oct 14-19

October 19, 2015 Editor News newsoff the wire

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: Which Party Cares About Freelancers? The Election Issue [Living Freelance] Canadians must demand better journalism, says CBC’s Derek Stoffel…

Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Oct 6-13

October 13, 2015 Editor News newsoff the wire

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: Five reasons Aboriginal journalists are turning to crowdfunding [J-Source] CBC introduces bullying helpline for staff in wake of Ghomeshi scandal…

Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Sept 29-Oct 5

October 05, 2015 Editor News newsoff the wire

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Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Sept 22-28

September 28, 2015 Editor News newsoff the wire

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Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Sept 15-21

September 21, 2015 Editor News newsoff the wire

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Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Sept 9-14

September 14, 2015 Editor News newsoff the wire

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Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Sept 1-8

September 08, 2015 Editor News newsoff the wire

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Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer August 25-31

August 31, 2015 Editor News newsoff the wire

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: Ottawa formally petitioning for Mohamed Fahmy's release [Toronto Star] Egyptian court sentences Canadian journalist Fahmy to three years in…

Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer August 18-24

August 24, 2015 Editor News newsoff the wire

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