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 media had the tools to to cover the MMIWG report with the respect it deserved. They botched it anyway [J-Source]
- Cheers with Peers June 24 [PWAC]
- How newspapers are using podcasts to grow their audiences and revenue [J-Source]
From The U.S. and beyond:
- Make sure you have these skills if you want to work from home [Market Watch]
- Dutch to act on freelancer pay, set minimum rate of €16 per hour [Dutch News]
- Covering Indigenous Communities with Respect and Sensitivity [Open Notebook]
- 5 plan-ahead tips to make digital client meetings more effective [Freelancers Union]
- Top 5 Productivity Hacks for Freelancers [crissibeth]
- How to Write a Professional Twitter Bio [Lifehacker]
- 10 must-join Facebook groups for journalists [Journalism.co.uk]
- No male editor has ever accepted my pitches on abortion [CJR]
- Why making a living as a freelance journalist is so difficult [Medium]
- A ‘disappointed’ BuzzFeed newsroom walks off the job [CJR]
Recently on Story Board:
- Five Things Freelancers Should Know About Conferences… And Why You Should Attend a Few: For freelancers, conferences are a double whammy: attend the right conference and you’ll get the ideas and the contacts for interviews at the same time…
- Toronto Worker Rights in the Gig Economy forum: Workers of all kinds are invited to a forum called “Worker Rights in the Gig Economy” on Wednesday, June 26 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at New Horizons…
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.