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Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Dec 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: Ask a Mentor section to re-launch in January [J-Source] New CUP/CWA Canada partnership takes “harm reduction” approach to internships [J-Source] Sun Media sells 74 papers [...]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Nov 26-Dec 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: Why we should care when a community newspaper shuts down [J-Source] Diversity of media ownership literally non-existent in Canada [J-Source] Postmedia’s Godfrey saw total pay [...]
CMG announces tentative new CBC agreement, freelancer issues still pending
The Canadian Media Guild has reached a tentative agreement with CBC, but there are still freelance-related issues to work out. Freelancer pay rates are one of several areas still under discussion. The next negotiating session, which will be devoted to resolving freelance issues, is scheduled for early December. We’ll post details on Story Board once [...]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Nov 19-25
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: How specializing serves your writing business [PWAC Toronto] (via @luigibenetton) Tyee meets fundraising target of $100,000 [J-Source] Don’t kid yourself: being a freelancer means running [...]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Nov 13-18
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: Freelance journalist’s lawyer waits on John Furlong to agree to lawsuit court date [J-Source] COPA 2013 winners announced [Masthead] Networking tips for journalism students [J-Source] Rob [...]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Nov 5-12
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: The Tyee looks to expand nationally [J-Source] Vancouver Sun’s supposed handling of Amada Todd coverage raises ethical questions [J-Source] Canada Wide Media launches “multi-platform” lifestyle [...]
Researcher seeks interviews with freelancers
A University of Western Ontario doctoral student is looking for Canadian freelance writers to participate in a study of freelance working conditions. Robert Bertuzzi, a PhD student in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies, is seeking freelancers who are able to commit to one 90-minute interview. His dissertation will explore the experiences and working conditions [...]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Oct 29-Nov 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: Money Smarts: Estimating and Negotiating — event review [PWAC Toronto] 10 tips for the savvy environmental journalist [J-Source] Journalist fights back against Furlong media ‘onslaught’ [J-Source] [...]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Oct 22-28
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: Ingram: What journalists must do when information is everywhere [Journomel.com] ONA13: three lessons learned for student journalists [J-Source] The (surprisingly) best time to quote your fee [PWAC [...]
Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Oct 16-21
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: CAJ urges respect for journalists covering shale-gas protests in N.B. [CAJ] Rob Ford’s radio show should be killed, Councillor Paul Ainslie says [Globe and Mail] [...]
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