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:
- Announcing the Winners of the 40th Anniversary National Magazine Awards [Magazine Awards]
- The Changing Workplace Review calls for protection for urban workers [Urban Worker Project]
- Omar Mouallem on the art of reflection [J-Source]
- Four more freelancers in danger zones win hostile environment training bursaries [Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma]
From The U.S. and beyond:
- Conduct a better phone interview: Check out these 3 recording apps [The Write Life]
- 3 automated transcription tools for journalists [Journalism.co.uk]
- Freelancing and the racial divide [Freelancers Union]
- 5 tips for applying to writing fellowships and residencies [The Write Life]
- Applying to get funding for a journalism project? Here are some helpful tips [Journalism.co.uk]
- The unpredictable freelance life: expecting the unexpected [Freelancers Union]
- A new website is calling out companies who fail to pay creatives’ invoices [Fashion Journal]
Recently on Story Board:
- Webinar: Tax Tips and Financial Planning for Freelancers: Join us for a webinar called Tax Tips and Financial Planning for Freelancers on Monday, June 5 at 3:00 p.m. E.T. and start to learn how to run your sole-proprietorship finances…
- New webinar on extended health benefits plan for freelancers: Membership in CMG Freelance gives you access to a non-profit extended health care benefits package. And there’s a new webinar on the CMG Freelance website that explains the costs and benefits of the plan…
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.