Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer April 4-10
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: Toronto’s “gig economy” fueled by young workers starved for choice [Toronto Star] IAF calls on Canada to protect its cultural workers by repairing copyright […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Mar 28-April 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: Finalists announced for Magazine Grands Prix awards [Canadian Magazines] Opinion: ‘Nationalize’ Postmedia? That’s just the first step [J-Source] Quebec Budget 2017: Newspapers to get […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Mar 21-27
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: Here is who was laid off at the Vancouver Sun and The Province [J-Source] New Trail, Canadian Rockies Annual, Avenue Magazine top winners at […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Mar 14-20
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: Free expression organizations protest charges against reporter [J-Source] Lessons from a little English newsroom [J-Source] Understanding history central to effective political coverage of Indigenous communities […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Mar 7-13
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: Postmedia plans to lay-off 54 staff at Vancouver Sun and The Province [J-Source] Postmedia cuts non-unionized staff benefits [J-Source] Journalist Facing Criminal Charges For […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Feb 28-Mar 6
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: Toronto Star Public Editor: Democracy depends on confidential sources [J-Source] Off the Page with journalist Simon Diotte [Magazine Awards] Opinion: Student journalism can help […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Feb 21-27
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: Canadian journalists can learn a lot from the US media’s Trump coverage [J-Source] Magazine freelancers say Edmonton publisher too slow to pay bills [CBC] […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Feb 14-20
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: Canadian news consumers unaware of financial strain on the industry [J-Source] The Healthy Freelancer: Self-Care for the Self-Employed [PWAC Toronto] Canadian freelancers turn to […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Feb 7-13
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: Ten ways to build a new Canadian media ecosystem [J-Source] Canadian freelancers turn to the US market to secure higher-paying gigs [Magazine Awards] Year-long […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Jan 31-Feb 6
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 happens when a mid-sized city loses its last daily newspaper? Guelph, Ontario offers a case study [Nieman Lab] Drawing a line between the […]
