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:
- What Justin Brake’s recent win means for press freedom in 2019 [J-Source]
- SABEW Canada Announces the Finalists for the 5th Annual Best in Business Awards [SABEW Canada]
- United Church Observer Out, Broadview In [J-Source]
- Editorial Self-Care: Managing Life Changes [Editors Canada]
- UC Observer relaunching as Broadview magazine [Canadian Magazines]
From The U.S. and beyond:
- Freelancers want to join unions but labour laws won’t let them [Teen Vogue]
- Freelancers have a name for endless rounds of edits: “scope creep” [CJR]
- How to maintain your competitive edge [Freelancers Union]
- BuzzFeed Bosses Flat-Out Stood Up Their Union Today [Splinter News]
- 4 effective platforms for your freelance portfolio [Freelancers Union]
- Delivering the bad news: How to reject pitches well [Open Notebook]
- From Self-Publishing to Blogging: 7 Solid Ways to Make Money Writing [The Write Life]
Recently on Story Board:
- CMG Freelance tax time advice: Spring has sprung! And that means it’s tax time. CMG Freelance president Don Genova has a special offer that will help you learn everything you need to know about running your freelance business…
- 2019 Dave Greber Awards open for submissions: Freelancers, if you’ve written about social justice issues this year, it’s time to submit your work for the Dave Greber Freelance Writers Book and Magazine Awards…
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.