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:
- The new partisan press [The Signal]
- Applications open for workplace mental health reporting awards [J-Source]
- VICE Canada workers face job cuts – collective agreement rights apply to union members [CMG]
From The U.S. and beyond:
- How to Survive Your First Month of Self-Employment [Entrepreneur]
- How foundation funding changes the way journalism gets done [CJR]
- How to find just about any email address [Freelancers Union]
- Are you ready for a rainy day? [Freelancers Union]
- Vice Media to cut 10 percent of staff [Poynter]
- How to thrive, not just survive, as a freelancer [Freelancers Union]
Recently on Story Board:
- The Born Freelancer on Being a Frugal Freelancer: One of the basic strategies of surviving a long life in freelancing is to spend as little as you can while making as much as you can…
- IATSE joins forces with CWA Canada in fight for better working conditions for factual / reality TV workers: Two of Canada’s top media and entertainment unions announced an innovative partnership today to improve working conditions and organize workers in factual/reality television…
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.