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:
- Globe and Mail, Ryerson, UBC nominated for Online Journalism Awards [J-Source]
- Liberals probe unpaid internships in federal government [CBC]
- CWA Canada is looking for a Student Membership Co-ordinator [CWA Canada]
- Union putting factual TV worker issues on the public policy map [CMG]
- Publishing Company In Alberta Owes Freelancers Thousands [Canadaland]
From The U.S. and beyond:
- How to Start Freelance Writing: 5 Major Questions Answered [The Write Life]
- 10 Secrets to Successful Pitches [Mediabistro]
- As legacy news organizations cut back, local sites are cropping up to fill the void [Poynter]
- How Twitter Can Make—or Break—Your Career [Mediabistro]
- Can You Be a Successful Freelance Writer With a Pen Name? [The Write Life]
Recently on Story Board:
- CANADALAND takes on Alberta’s notoriously slow-paying publisher: The media criticism website CANADALAND published a post this week about Venture Publishing’s habit of paying its freelancers extremely late…
- Equity issues at VICE Canada highlighted by unionization effort: The VICE Canada bargaining committee has been looking closely at equity issues as it prepares for upcoming meetings in August to negotiate a first collective agreement…
- The Born Freelancer on Why Paying to be Published is Wrong: Am I the only person offended by the concept of an author being required to pay to be published?…
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