Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Feb 18-23

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:

• Calgary alt-weekly FFWD to cease print production on March 5 [J-Source]
• “Kobo launches $10,000 Emerging Writer Prize” [Quill & Quire]
• Setting new safety standards for freelance journalists in conflict zones [J-Source]
• 7 things winning a CBC Literary Prize can do for your writing career [CBC]

From The U.S. and beyond:

• 5 ways to cope with freelancer isolation [Freelancers Union]
• Cotton years, cashmere years — what full-time freelance is really like [Broadside Blog]
• Telegraph’s Peter Oborne resigns, saying HSBC coverage a ‘fraud on readers’ [The Guardian]
• Talking About Money: Why Writers Need to Be More Honest About How We Earn [The Write Life]
• Infographic: What’s the Going Rate for Freelance Writers? [Contently]
• New survey reveals everything you think about freelancing is true [CJR]
• Pulitzer Center Joins Call for Worldwide Freelance Protection Standards [Pulitzer Center] (via @freelance_hacks)
• 10 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Freelancing [Medium]

Last week on Story Board:

• Why does a freelancer’s copyright matter?: In the wake of our recent post about a contract dispute between a group of freelancers and the non-profit broadcaster Accessible Media Inc., it seems like a good time for a refresher on the topic of copyright and moral rights…
• President of NPAC decries Black Press newspaper’s call for volunteer photographers: Stories about the devaluing of photojournalism are all too common these days, but it’s still shocking when things hit a new low…

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.