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:
- Rogers Media reduces Maclean’s, Chatelaine publication schedules and takes four magazines online only [J-Source]
- Rogers Media goes digital-first with a bang in its magazine division [Canadian Magazines]
- Postmedia closes 24 Hours Vancouver office, but free paper to keep printing [J-Source]
- Canada’s access to information regime is systemically broken, says panel [J-Source]
- A new daily dawns on Vancouver Island [Nanaimo Bulletin]
From The U.S. and beyond:
- Want to Read More? Do it Efficiently With These Three Apps [The Write Life]
- If a Lawsuit Can Bury Gawker, What Could It Do to a Freelancer? [The Freelancer]
- Why journalists should learn how to code [Journalism.co.uk]
- 5 reasons to share your work-in-progress [Freelancers Union]
- 3 simple tips for better communication with your writing clients [The Write Life]
Recently on Story Board:
- Freelancer meet-up in Vancouver on October 3: Vancouver-area freelancers, come and meet some colleagues for a freelancers’ social night on Monday October 3rd at 6 p.m. at Central City Brewing…
- Are you owed money by Venture Publishing?: In December of 2013 we posted a story about Venture Publishing in Alberta. We’d been hearing from a lot of freelancers who were having trouble getting paid for their work in a timely manner…
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.