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: 

• Tentative deal reached between Chronicle Herald, striking employees [CBC]
• Turning your holiday into a travel writing opportunity [J-Source]
• Manipulating the Time-Space-Money Continuum [Rags to Reasonable]
• Adrienne Arsenault, Rosemary Barton, Andrew Chang, Ian Hanomansing to host The National [CBC]
• YouTube unveils Spotlight Canada channel to put focus on Canadian artists [CBC]

From The U.S. and beyond:

• How to get rid of your fear of freelancing instability [Freelancers Union]
• Stop Obsessing Over Criticism: 3 Steps to Emotional Resilience for Writers [The Write Life]
• Land more clients by following these 5 steps [Freelancers Union]
• Tool for journalists: Wire, for safely sending and receiving sensitive material [Journalism.co.uk]
• Male and female journalists still aren’t paid the same. When and how can we demand change? [Poynter]
• Two college students started a transcription service. After journalists heard about it, it crashed [Poynter]
• Are Freelancers Happier Than Traditional Workers? [Inc.]
• Unpaid internships damage long-term graduate pay prospects [The Guardian]
• Financial Times journalists may strike over gender pay gap [Sky News]

Recently on Story Board:

• Webinar -- The Art of Lifestyle Writing: One of the best things about lifestyle journalism is how much this beat is about real life. From what we should be eating, to how to interact with our partners, to which health issue matters the most in the community, lifestyle journalism has the power to change how people live...
• How to Stand Out as a Freelance Podcast Producer: When I moved to Vancouver to start audio school back in 2011, I knew what I was getting into. I was aware of the already long declining state of the music industry. I knew how few studios had staff audio engineer positions, and I knew how hard I would have to work to get one of them...

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.