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: 
- Announcing the Jack Layton Journalism for Change Fellowship [Rabble]
- Print distribution of the Globe and Mail coming to an end in Atlantic provinces [J-Source]
- A guide to Canadian literary magazines and journals open to submissions [CBC Books]
From The U.S. and beyond:
- Want to fire a client? Ask these 5 questions first [The Write Life]
- Maintain your sanity by managing expectations [Freelancers Union]
- How to work in the gig economy and still save like a corporate lifer [Working Not Working]
- Are alt-weeklies dying or just moving online? [Poynter]
- Freelance journalist Kim Wall remembered as a “bad ass” by her friends [Buzzfeed]
- Should freelancers ask potential clients what their budget is? 8 freelance experts sound off [Freelancers Union]
- How to Turn Gigs Into a Stable Freelance Writing Business [Freelance Writing Gigs]
- Plan Ahead! 4 Tips for Taking Sick Days as a Freelance Writer [The Write Life]
- 4 Things Writers Need to Know About Fact-checking [Mediabistro]
- My friend’s disappearance in Denmark shows: female journalists face danger everywhere [The Guardian]
Recently on Story Board:
- Freelancing as a parent: I talked with a few freelancing parents who assumed the primary caregiver role for their young children about how they managed, what they learned, and the advice they’d give for new parents or parents-to-be…
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.