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:
- Media Fact Check: What the Press Got Wrong About Alan Kurdi, and What It Got Right [Canadaland]
- Mohamed Fahmy: Egyptian court releases ruling details against Canadian journalist [CBC]
- Expert’s forecast: Canada will have few if any print newspapers by 2025 [Poynter]
From The U.S. and beyond:
- How to write an “About Me” page that gets you hired [99U]
- Vice News journalists back in UK after release from Turkish prison [Guardian]
- When Freelance Writing Goes Wrong: How to Avoid a Work-From-Home Disaster [The Write Life]
- No Unions, No Problem: How Freelancers Are Finding New Ways to Fight for Their Rights [The Freelancer]
- Contributoria closes but its team still sees a future for ‘people-supported journalism’ [journalism.co.uk]
- How to manage writing-related health issues [The Write Life]
- It’s time to apply for a visiting Nieman Fellowship [Nieman Lab]
- 15 tips for handling quotes [Poynter]
- Why following-up counts [Freelancers Union]
- How to Become a Successful Writer: 5 Habits to Practice Daily [The Write Life]
Last week on Story Board:
- The 5-Minute Freelancer Q&A #23 — Josiah Neufeld: Josiah Neufeld is the winner of the 2014 Dave Greber Freelance Writers Award for social justice writing…
- New Tyee Master Class series includes CMG-sponsored courses: Vancouver publisher The Tyee has just announced their fall Master Class series and many of the eight upcoming courses will be of great interest to freelancers…
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