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:
- Funding in-depth journalism in a time of scarcity [Medium]
- UBC gets $200,000 government grant for new Canadian journalism outlet [J-Source]
- The Globe and Mail offers voluntary buyouts in effort to ‘right size’ business [Globe and Mail]
- Freelancers’ Fall Checklist [Living Freelance]
- Fall at AMPA: Professional Development [AMPA]
- Four broadcasters who could succeed Peter Mansbridge [Globe and Mail]
- Can the Canadian magazine industry resolve the developing struggle over awards? [Canadian Magazines]
From The U.S. and beyond:
- Two Surefire Remedies for Creative Burnout You Need to Try [The Write Life]
- How to Write That Bestseller While Writing Other Things (and Having a Life) [The Freelancer]
- Plagiarism can wreck a writing career: How to avoid it [Freelancers Union]
- The Newspaper Association of America is dropping ‘paper’ from its name [Poynter]
- NYC Takes Steps to Protect Gig Economy Workers [Freelancers Union]
Recently on Story Board:
- Webinar for members — reporting on sexual violence in Canada: CMG Freelance and CWA Canada Associate Members are invited to a webinar exploring the challenges of reporting on sexual assault. The webinar is scheduled for Thursday, September 22nd at 6 p.m. Eastern Time…
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