Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer May 21-26

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: 

• Former CBC anchor Knowlton Nash dead at age 86 [Globe and Mail]
  
• CMG’s open letter to the President of CBC and to the the Chairman of the Board [CMG]
• Postmedia unveils new four-platform strategy for print, web, smartphone and tablet [J-Source]

From the U.S. and beyond:

• 7 Weirdest Things About Working from Home [Contently]
• 4 Tips for Maintaining Successful Freelance Partnerships [Freelancers Union]
• Spreading the gospel of LinkedIn for journalists [Poynter]
• Scratch Magazine Wants to Help You Make Money [Contently]
• Newspapers Get Worst News Ever: Now They Cause Allergies [PR Newser] (via @Mediabistro)
• Can new ventures save college newspapers from extinction? [Mediashift] (via @NiemanLab)
• Freelancing Tales: Back in the Low Life [Contently]
• Do deadlines make us stupid? [Freelancers Union] 
  
• 5 Super-Easy Ways Freelance Writers Can Stand Out [Tice Writes] (via @thewritelife)
• Everything You Need To Know About Freelancing: Master FAQs [Freelancers Union]

Last week on Story Board:

• Forum Freelance Fund Expands its Bursary Program: Toronto freelancers, there’s a Freelance Friday panel discussion coming up next week called Selling Yourself, Selling Your Ideas…

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.