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:
- Toronto Star Public Editor: Democracy depends on confidential sources [J-Source]
- Off the Page with journalist Simon Diotte [Magazine Awards]
- Opinion: Student journalism can help save our news media ecosystem [J-Source]
- Canadian Unions for Freelancers: An Introduction [Living Freelance]
- Altruism fuels union’s fight for unpaid freelancers [CWA Canada]
- Author Deborah Campbell wins Freedom to Read Award [TWUC]
- Toronto conference will explore local news woes and solutions [J-Source]
From The U.S. and beyond:
- Want to write full time? Get cozy with these 5 financial realities [The Write Life]
- Value-based pricing: A smarter way to set freelance writing rates [The Write Life]
- 10 tools to tackle common problems journalists face [CJR]
- Why intersectionality matters for freelancers [Freelancers Union]
- Trump Bump Grows Into Subscription Surge [The Street]
- 3 ways to introduce stability into your freelance life [Freelancers Union]
- Here’s why journalists stay in the business [Poynter]
- Press freedom organizations are teaming up to start a news site [Poynter]
- Writing and Money: An Interview With Scratch Author Manjula Martin [The Write Life]
- Why every freelancer should have an “Oh, Sh*t!” fund [Freelancers Union]
- Tool for journalists: FotoForensics, for verifying images [Journalism.co.uk]
Recently on Story Board:
- New U.K. report highlights the challenges of freelancing: New data confirm that the number of freelance journalists has increased across the UK since 2000 and their pay is lower than the national average…
- Freelancers’ social night in Vancouver March 7: Vancouver-area freelancers, come out for a freelancers’ social night on Tuesday, March 7th at 6 p.m. at Central City Brewing…
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.