Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Oct 1-7
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: How to use social media to find clients & build relationships [Get it Write] (via @PWACToronto) Political cover wraps disguised as articles may be the […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Sept 24-30
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: New CBC English boss plans to reshape broadcaster’s future [Globe & Mail] (via @sladurantaye) York University gives libel notice to Toronto Life [J-Source] TC Media […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Sept 17-23
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: Universities wrestling with internship issues and the plight of the unpaid intern [Canadian Magazines] Student newspapers launch alternative newswire to Canadian University Press [J-Source] Toronto […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Sept 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: Going native: The death of journalism or the way of the future? [J-Source] How an endangered Walrus was saved [Globe and Mail] Media is hypocritical […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Sept 4-9
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: Torstar to shuffle digital division [Globe and Mail] “Daddy What’s a Labour Reporter?” [Mickleblog] John Macfarlane on 10 years of The Walrus [Masthead] Yukon News […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer August 27-Sept 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: Print cancellation is a “dose of reality” for Globe subscribers [J-Source] It’s alive! Canadian book publishing stirs [Canadian Business] (via @timfalconer) Best Practices for […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer August 20-26
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: 15 lessons from a year of freelancing [Masthead] (via @jaclynlaw) 9 journalists at the Waterloo Region Record take buyouts [J-Source] The challenges of investigative reporting […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer August 13-19
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: Kirstine Stewart: From TV to tweets, a career worth following [Globe and Mail] (via @sladurantaye) Newspaper puts itself up for sale on Kijiji [Toronto Star] […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer August 7-12
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: Northern newspapers are surviving — and some thriving — in the Internet Age [J-Source] Student newspapers adapt to drop in advertising [Maclean’s] (via @jsource) Advertising […]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer July 30-August 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: Carleton launches crowdfunding campaign to build J-Source/ProjetJ office [J-Source] CBC meteorologist breaks Guinness World Record for Longest Career as a Weather Forecaster [CBC] Canadian travel […]
