Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer April 3-8

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:

• PWAC Toronto Chapter Seminar on Non-Fiction Book Publishing [PWAC Toronto] (via @jaclynlaw)
• Chatelaine unveils new logo, teams up with Rona [Marketing Mag] (via @natalieturvey)
• Op-ed: How the Nanaimo Daily News should have dealt with the racist letter to the editor [J-Source]
• Advice for young journalists from Peter Mansbridge [CBC] (via @natalieturvey)
• Historic day for investigative journalism with release of offshore tax haven story [J-Source]
• AAM releases consolidated media reports for key TC Media titles [Canadian Magazines]

 

From the U.S. and beyond:

• Deeper data dive finds $5.5 billion in uncounted newspaper industry revenue [Poynter]
• Running Out of TIME: The Slow, Sad Demise of a Great American Magazine [The Atlantic]
• The 10 biggest science-reporting mistakes (and how to avoid them) [Poynter]
• The best damn job in the whole damn world [Chicago Sun-Times) (via @NiemanLab)
• Why Roger Ebert was a good writer [Poynter]
• Atlantic, Longreads announce partnership [Poynter]
• Hugh Howey: self-publishing is the future -- and great for writers [Salon] (via @JonathanMenon)
• Three lists about BuzzFeed's serious journalism [Poynter]
• How do freelance journalists use social media? The 30-second survey [Ebyline] (via @tamharbert)
• Tina Brown: 'We Do Not Have Enough Respect for Content Anymore' [Romenesko]
• A freelance dilemma: How to get paid, not played [CNN Money] (via @freelancersu)
• National Magazine Awards 2013 Finalists Announced [ASME] (via @NiemanReports)

 

From Story Board last week:

• The Born Freelancer on the Care & Ethical Treatment of Interviewees: They are among the most invaluable assets a professional freelancer can cultivate and yet their care and well-being is too often taken for granted and ignored. I’m talking about your list of “contacts” or sources or interview subjects. They are the life blood of any freelancer’s career...
• TC Media refuses meeting request: Last week, a group of associations and unions representing Canadian media professionals sent a letter to TC Media requesting a meeting to discuss the terms in their new contributors agreement...

 

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