Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer June 28-July 4
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: The BBC is coming to Canada [Poynter] Global Reporting Centre, a new nonprofit, wants to tell the world’s biggest untold stories [Poynter] BBC announces […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer June 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: Columnist’s firing at B.C.-based Chinese paper stirs press-freedom concerns [Globe and Mail] Briarpatch magazine says it is on the brink, “running on empty” [Canadian […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer June 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: Copyright-free material edging out Canadian educational texts [CBC] OWL Magazine launches current affairs website [Masthead] Crowd-sourced map tracks what’s happening to local news outlets […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer June 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: Announcing the Winners of the 39th National Magazine Awards [Magazine Awards] National Observer goes behind paywall [J-Source] Canada Periodical Fund changing with the times [J-Source] […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer May 31-Jun 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: Talks break down as Chronicle Herald bosses tender offer worse than proposed four months ago [Rabble] CBC doubling down on digital strategy and investigative […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer May 25-30
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: The Chronicle Herald union to meet with company, 4 months into strike [CBC] Postmedia Baron Godfrey’s Gobsmacking Audacity [The Tyee] Vice Canada not impacted […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer May 17-24
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 will sustain investigative journalism? [J-Source] Media and free expression organizations apply for intervenor status in Vice court case [J-Source] Striking Halifax Chronicle journalists […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer May 10-16
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: CJFE to intervene in Vice Canada vs. RCMP appeal [CJFE] Postmedia’s Godfrey urges tax breaks to keep ad dollars in Canada [Globe and Mail] New […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer May 3-9
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: Globe and Mail Editor-in-Chief: “Sloppy standards” is where they found issues with Wente [J-Source] Why Definitely Not the Opera is signing off CBC Radio […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer April 26-May 2
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: 2016 Emerge Media Award winners announced [J-Source] Vice Canada applies to unionize with Canadian Media Guild [CBC] What union drive at Vice Canada means […]
