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:
- Postmedia announces refinancing transaction [Postmedia]
- A millennial’s perspective on the future of journalism [J-Source]
- Competition for third annual Fraser MacDougall Prize now open [National NewsMedia Council]
From The U.S. and beyond:
- How I Failed at Freelancing — And Why I’m Glad I Did [The Freelancer]
- Get Paid to Write Personal Finance Articles: 18 Outlets to Pitch Now [The Write Life]
- The politics of criticism [CJR]
- Pacific Standard is shutting down, cut off from its major foundation funder [Nieman Lab]
- You don’t have to be a culture zombie to pitch on trend [The Freelancer]
- 5 ways to legitimize your freelance business [Freelancers Union]
- Help clients discover your services with a new feature on LinkedIn [LinkedIn]
- How journalists’ jobs affect their mental health [Journalist’s Resource]
Recently on Story Board:
- Lessons from the Remaking Game Work panel: Labour issues are quickly becoming the norm in the gaming industry. Cultural Workers Organize brought together a panel recently to explore some of the different approaches to alleviating the ongoing stresses that game workers face…
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.