Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Oct 29-Nov 3

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: 

• What happened inside Parliament Hill during the shooting: Q&A with Justin Ling [J-Source]
• An interview with Jesse Brown, the crowdfunded journalist who helped get Jian Ghomeshi fired [Toronto Life]
• The Walrus has a new editor-in-chief [Masthead]
• Imagining journalism in the next 50 years [J-Source]
• Rick Mercer to host the 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala [CBC Books]
• Meet Jesse Brown, The Man Who Broke The Explosive Allegations About Jian Ghomeshi [HuffPo]
• Blitz finds nearly half of companies with interns break law [Toronto Star] (via @LuigiBenetton)

From the U.S. and beyond:

• How to (professionally) miss a deadline [Mashable]
• Jill Abramson startup to advance writers up to $100k for longform work [Poynter]
• Top 8 Tools That Every Freelancer Should Use in Their Everyday Work [Lifehacker]
• As a Freelancer, Should You Charge by the Word, Hour, or Project? [Contently]
• The best invoice terms to get you paid faster [Freshbooks] (via @LuigiBenetton)
• Unpaid internships may prevent working-class reporters from entering journalism [coneillwrites]
• Ask a Freelancer: How Do I Negotiate Higher Rates? [Contently]
• Why Journaling the Past Can Help You Work Smarter in the Future [Contently]
• Contract Pushback [Pitch Publish Prosper] (via @janelangille)

Last week on Story Board:

• Mixer for emerging media workers November 12th: Students and emerging media workers in Toronto: mark your calendars. CWA Canada is holding a free event on November 12th at 6 PM at The Foundery (376 Bathurst St, just north of Dundas St W)…

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.