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:
- Print editions of the National Post and Calgary Herald are no longer available in Saskatchewan [J-Source]
- CJFE condemns MP’s ‘fake news’ attack on media [J-Source]
- Canada’s lax copyright reputation puts artists’ livelihood at risk [Globe and Mail]
- Controversial CRTC decision raises questions about space on airwaves for Indigenous broadcasters [J-Source]
From The U.S. and beyond:
- 4 Resources for Women Interested in Travel Writing [The Write Life]
- How to choose your perfect freelance project [Freelancers Union]
- Louis Theroux on interviewing controversial subjects [Poynter]
- Tool for journalists: Mercury, for audio transcription and translation [Journalism.co.uk]
- Where are the mothers? [Nieman Lab]
- 6 Awesome Careers for Writers [Mediabistro]
- Collaboration agreements: What freelancers should know about working together [Freelancers Union]
Recently on Story Board:
- The Born Freelancer interviews writer Robin Brunet: B. C. based writer Robin Brunet has certainly achieved a lot in his 34 years in the business (“a good portion of that freelance”) but surely nothing could beat his assertion that he has lived a life “precisely the way I always wanted”…
- The 5-Minute Freelancer Q&A #34 – Anne Mullens: Anne Mullens is an award-winning freelance health writer, author, editor and health communications consultant who lives in Victoria, B.C. She has won a dozen awards for her writing, which has been published by Reader’s Digest, the Globe and Mail and British Columbia Magazine among others…
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.