Off the Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer October 1-9
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:
- Hubert Lacroix reappointed as President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada for another five-year term [Canadian Heritage]
- Up against the squeeze: Measures to help CBC/Radio-Canada meet its mandate [CMG] (via @karenwirsig)
- Canadian ad spending to increase by billions by 2016: Report [Masthead]
- Magazines Canada Buy 2 Get 1 Free promotion offers 190 titles in 2012 [Canadian Magazines]
- In media we trust [J-Source]
- Optimism evident in net number of magazine starts [Canadian Magazines]
- OpenFile suspends publication to prepare for upcoming changes [J-Source]
- Rogers rebrands & relaunches recently acquired Canadian Health & Lifestyle magazine [Canadian Magazines]
From the U.S. and beyond:
- New York Times union members stage brief walkout to protest contract negotiations [Poynter]
- Mobile news habit grows, creating new business opportunity with old challenges [Poynter]
- How to Promote Your Book Like an Indie Rock Star [Mediabistro]
- Why a NYT journalist wrote a self-published e-book [Mark Oppenheimer (via @Poynter)
- What BuzzFeed’s evolution says about the future of longform journalism [Poynter]
- Alt-Weeklies Struggle to Reinvent Themselves for the Digital Age [Mediashift] (via @NiemanReports)
- In journalism’s quest for speed and quantity, there’s still a place for quality [Nieman Lab]
- 6 tips for getting gigs as a freelance journalist [Poynter]
- Beyond Ads: How Newspapers Survive In Digital [MediaPost] (via @natalieturvey)
- After email, getting news is the most popular activity on smartphones, tablets [Poynter]
From Story Board last week:
- The 5-Minute Freelancer Q&A #3 – Suzanne Boles: In this regular feature, Story Board asks Canadian writers to share a few details about their work habits and their strategies for navigating the ups and downs of freelance life…
- The Born Freelancer on how to get a great sounding interview – Part 4: Yesterday I reviewed some basic mic handling tips. Today I share some final general thoughts with you on the mechanics of successfully recording quality sound interviews…
- The Born Freelancer on how to get a great sounding interview – Part 3: LAST WEEK I wrote about the importance of microphones in obtaining the best quality sound possible for your recorded interviews. Today a few more thoughts on effectively using them…
Spot a story you think we should include in next week’s Off the Wire? Email the link to editor@thestoryboard.ca or tweet us at @storyboard_ca.
Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:30 am by editor · · Tagged with: news, Off the Wire
