Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer July 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: Memo: newsroom culture at the Globe [J-Source] CanLit’s $100,000 controversy: Canadian writers and publishers react [The Province] Bad blood: The Taylor Swift photography contract […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer June 30-July 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: Canada’s creative industries can lead the economic charge [Globe and Mail] Jesse Brown on Canadaland’s Globe and Mail report [J-Source] On newsroom sexism and […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer June 23-29
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: Memo: CBC note to employees on field harassment [J-Source] Freelancer takes to Twitter to expose low-paying writing jobs [Masthead] Event review: Pitch Perfect [PWAC] […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer June 16-22
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: Vivian Smith’s “Outsiders Still” a hard look at Canadian newspapers’ gender problem [J-Source] Freelance journalist alleges former Vancouver Olympic CEO defamed her [Globe and […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer June 9-15
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: Magazine editor and writer Jocelyn Laurence has died [Canadian Magazines] CBC host Evan Solomon fired after Star investigation finds he took secret cut of […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer June 2-8
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: Working towards better coverage of Aboriginal issues [J-Source] Coming to a screen near you: 27 cent-per-story journalism? [J-Source] 61st annual KRW Awards honours the […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer May 26-June 1
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: Writers in Canada make less than in 1998 [Toronto Star] Canadian writers working harder while earning less [TWUC] 5 journalists debunk myths about data reporting […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer May 20-25
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 casual sexism of being a female journalist [J-Source] Precarious labour debated in Parliament [Rabble] Transcontinental employee suspended after heckling female comic at printing […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer May 12-19
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: CWA Canada releases project on media worker rights and labour reporting [J-Source] CMG members produce guide to working in factual TV [CMG] Mohamed Fahmy […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer May 5-11
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: Star reporter Barbara Turnbull overcame debilitating injury to carve out a superlative career [Toronto Star] Western Magazine Awards seem to have been suspended [Canadian Magazines] Finding […]
