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:
- Broken Pencil celebrates two decades of ‘zining [Canadian Magazines]
- The Syrup Trap brings its humour to print [Masthead]
- Wrongful dismissal suit by The Tyee EIC has been settled [Canadian Magazines]
- The Sad Story of Canadian Geographic [Canadaland]
- CBC urged to find new funding models [Globe and Mail]
From The U.S. and beyond:
- In public memo, Gawker founder advocates for a more humane company [Poynter]
- The ‘9 to 5’ job is going extinct [Christian Science Monitor]
- Inside the conflicted mind of a freelancer [The Freelancer]
- How to handle a time crunch [Freelancers Union]
- Citing “an inflection point in global media,” Pearson sells the Financial Times to Nikkei [Nieman Lab]
- Why Research Will Make or Break Any Journalist’s Career [The Freelancer]
- Taylor Swift makes concessions on photography contract [Poynter]
- NPAA helps revise Taylor Swift credential agreement [NPAA]
Last week on Story Board:
- Newspapers reject overreaching freelance photography contracts: Freelance photographers have something to celebrate this week: a little pushback from newspapers against overreaching contracts for concert photography…
- 7 Must-Have Social Media Tools for Freelance Writers: In my column on growing your freelance business in 2015, one of my “must-haves” for you this year was a beefed-up social media presence. So… how’s that going for you? Here are some of my favourite social media tools to help you on your way…
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.