Once a week, we gather stories about the media business, journalism, writing, communications, and freelancing—with a Canadian focus—and share them in Off the Wire. Who needs a water cooler?
From Canada:
- Public broadcasting, private boardrooms: Inside the push to put workers on CBC’s board of directors [J-Source]
- Vice Canada hit with round of layoffs [J-Source]
- Business Boost: 10 Ways Writers Can Beat the Summer Slowdown [PWAC Toronto]
From The U.S. and beyond:
- 3 ways to build a work-life balance [Freelancers Union]
- Boss Of Northside Fest & Brooklyn Mag Has Refused To Pay Freelancers For Years, Ex-Employees Say [Gothamist]
- Using true crime to teach Indigenous history: Reporter Connie Walker on ‘Finding Cleo’ [CJR]
- The Freelance Whisperer Explains How He Built a Full-Time, Jet-Setting Career [The Freelancer]
- 6 essential tips for beginning freelancers [Freelancers Union]
- 3 Times I Haven’t Been Paid and What They All Had in Common [The Freelancer]
Recently on Story Board:
- 5-Minute Freelancer Q&A #36 — Sharon J. Riley: Sharon J. Riley got her start in journalism as an intern at Harper’s magazine. Researching and fact checking for the publication gave her a foundation in journalism from which to start writing her own feature stories…
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.