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:
- What impact will proposal to eliminate unpaid internships in federal industries have on media workers? [J-Source]
- Canada receives failing grades for protecting sources and newsrooms [J-Source]
- Vice Canada workers have a collective agreement [J-Source]
- Why journalists should study personal branding [J-Source]
- Vice Canada workers ratify collective agreement as digital journalists turn to unions [CBC]
- All Work No Pay: Why freelancing is more precarious than ever [Ryerson Review of Journalism]
- Canadian Media Guild members sign first collective agreement with VICE Canada [Canadian Magazines]
- CMG members at VICE Canada sign first collective agreement [CMG]
From The U.S. and beyond:
- 4 Easy-to-Avoid Freelancing Mistakes Every Rookie Makes [The Write Life]
- Five tech essentials for freelancers [Freelancers Union]
- This tool, made by college students, will save you all that time you spend transcribing [Poynter]
- America Needs Unions Now More Than Ever [Vice]
- How to be more productive when you work from home [Freelancers Union]
- 6 ways to solve creative differences with your client [Freelancers Union]
- How to Build a Strong Writing Portfolio When You’re a Ghostwriter [The Write Life]
- Facebook has found a head of news products to help fight its false news problem [Recode]
- Top 3 Habit Changes That Kickstarted My Freelance Career [Fast Company]
- Amid the wreckage of fallen startups, Longreads is increasing the original reporting it funds [Nieman Lab]
Recently on Story Board:
- Independent journalists are “far more vulnerable” to legal action: When Justin Brake followed Indigenous land protectors past a fence and into the Muskrat Falls hydro-electric dam site last October, he thought he could rely on the freedom of the press provision in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms…
- The Born Freelancer on Brief Encounters and Memorable Journeys: Talking to strangers on cross-country trains and planes really is anathema to many of you. My experiences generally have been the diametric opposite…
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.