Once a week, we gather stories about the media business, journalism, writing, communications, and freelancing—with a Canadian focus—and share them in Off the Wire. Who needs a water cooler?
From Canada:
- Canadian Journalism Innovators launches to accelerate digital media growth [J-Source]
- Is Journalism “Essential”? Doug Ford’s government doesn’t think so [Canadaland]
- CBC Bargaining – Getting into the final crunch [CMG]
From The U.S. and beyond:
- 5 ways to build your brand without being an extrovert [Freelancers Union]
- Freelance Journalism: From idea to published article [Medium]
- How to use every spare 15 minutes to grow your freelance business [Freelancers Union]
- 5 useful tips to build an amazing freelance portfolio [Flipsnack]
- Why You Need to Join a Writing Group (And How to Find One) [The Write Life]
- Freelancers are being exploited by businesses that fail to pay their invoices – this damaging culture must change [City A.M.]
- #MediaTransparency and Why Freelancers Should Share Their Rates [The Freelancer]
Recently on Story Board:
- The 5-Minute Freelancer Q&A #39 — Lesley Evans Ogden: Lesley Evans Ogden is a B.C.-based science journalist whose clients include Natural History, Scientific American, BBC, Nature, and CBC. She just finished her first documentary for the Nature of Things, called Stay-at-Home Animal Dads…
- Post-holiday freelancer meet-up in Vancouver January 29: CMG Freelance members and non-members are all welcome. Get away from your desk and join us for a drink and some conversation with other local freelancers…
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.