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:
- New Magazines Canada program supports paid interns for members [Magazines Canada]
- BuzzFeed Canada news staff officially members of Canadian Media Guild [CWA Canada]
- Court decision a victory for journalists covering Indigenous protests [APTN News]
- 2019 Canadian Magazine Writing Contests: The Ultimate Guide [Magazine Awards]
- The Trudeau government’s tax subsidy for journalism puts the Halifax Examiner in an impossible situation [J-Source]
- Huge and True: BuzzFeed Canada editorial employees receive union certification [Medium]
- Black Press axing half of Alberta daily’s unionized staff [CWA Canada]
- Clean Up Your Copy: 10 Common Spelling and Grammar Errors [Magazines Canada]
- Throwing Money at Media Won’t Fix Canada’s News Deficit [The Tyee]
- Liberals’ journalism funding makes it harder to launch news startups [The Discourse]
From The U.S. and beyond:
- How freelancers are fighting for their pay [Financial Times]
- Hidden Gold: A Massive Freelancing Niche Overlooked by Most Writers [Freelance Writing Jobs]
- Vice Media Agrees to $1.87 Million Settlement for Paying Female Staffers Less Than Men [Hollywood Reporter]
- How to vet PR industry claims [Open Notebook]
- Yes, Freelance Writers Can Take a Real Vacation: Here’s How [The Write Life]
- This is the one simple act that helps me be more creative [Fast Company]
Recently on Story Board:
- CMG members vote 80% in favour of ratifying new deal with CBC: CBC workers who are represented by CWA Canada through its largest Local, the Canadian Media Guild (CMG), have voted 80 per cent in favour of ratifying a new collective agreement with the public broadcaster…
- Vancouver freelancers invited to NPAC “mix and mingle”: BC media freelancers are invited to a “Mix and Mingle” with members of the News Photographers Association of Canada as they begin their conference in Vancouver next month…
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