Once a week, we gather stories about the media business, journalism, writing, publishing, and freelancing—with a Canadian focus—and share them in Off the Wire. Who needs a water cooler?
From Canada:
- Five reasons Aboriginal journalists are turning to crowdfunding [J-Source]
- CBC introduces bullying helpline for staff in wake of Ghomeshi scandal [Globe and Mail]
- Mohamed Fahmy departs Egypt to begin trip home to Canada [Globe and Mail]
From The U.S. and beyond:
- 9 Things Freelancers Should Do To Get Higher Rates [Fast Company]
- This Startup Will Piss Off Publishers—And Make Freelancers Happy [The Freelancer]
- Commentary: Corporate media’s lack of vision threatens photojournalism’s future [Poynter]
- The 9 Most Important Takeaways From Freelancers Union’s Annual Survey [The Freelancer]
- 30 cranky bits of wisdom on the craft of journalism [Poynter]
- Huffington Post Staffers Seeking to Unionize With Writers Guild [Variety]
- Al Jazeera America digital workers vote to go union [Poynter]
- Why Politicians Better Start Listening to Freelancers [Time]
- You Screwed Up. How Do You Get Your Client Back? [The Freelancer]
- Major TV networks sign onto freelancer safety compact [Poynter]
Last week on Story Board:
- John Vaillant on high-impact non-fiction writing: Master storyteller John Vaillant delivered a highly concentrated dose of non-fiction writing advice last weekend at a day-long workshop in Vancouver that was part of The Tyee’s fall Master Class series…
- SABEW Canada hosts talk with Kevin Delaney: Toronto-area business writers, SABEW Canada is hosting another event this month that you won’t want to miss…
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.