Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Oct 21-28

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: 

• CBC fires Jian Ghomeshi over sex allegations [Toronto Star]
• Postmedia losses deepen as print, digital ad sales drop [Globe and Mail] (via @jembradshaw)
• Postmedia/Sun sale would pose direct threat to press freedom [CAJ] (via @jsource)
• Yet more cuts at CBC/Radio-Canada as details filter out [CMG]
• How to be a successful freelance writer: Part One [Anne Mullens]
• How to be a successful freelance writer: Part Two [Anne Mullens]

From the U.S. and beyond:

• 5 stages of unresponsive clients [Freelancers Union]
• 6 Important Mental Health Tips That Will Help Freelancers Stay Sharp [The Freelancer]
• 5 journalism tips from Mark Leibovich [Poynter]
• Why being weird gets me more clients [Freelancers Union]
• How Do You Balance Writing With Running a Business? [The Freelancer]
• These Charts Show Just How Far The Newspaper Industry Has Fallen In 10 Years [Business Insider]
• New Survey Suggests Finding Work as a Freelancer Is All About Word of Mouth [The Freelancer]
• Jill Abramson’s Post-NYT Plans? A Startup, of Course [Mashable]
• The Ultimate Guide to Dealing With Unresponsive Editors [The Freelancer]

Last week on Story Board:

• The Born Freelancer on Achieving “Ah Ha!” Solutions”: It sits there like a landslide, blocking your creative journey and costing you time, energy and temporary sanity. I’m talking about a creative impasse…
• Southern Ontario freelancers wanted for research study on precarious work: A group of researchers is seeking freelancers in Southern Ontario to participate in a study on insecure employment…
• Friends and colleagues mourn freelance writer and instructor Mark Anderson: News of the death of Ottawa freelance writer and journalism professor Mark Anderson was greeted with an outpouring of sadness and dismay late last week…

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.