Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer January 8-14

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:

• Public Editor: Plagiarism is always cause for serious concern [Toronto Star]
• 2012 Year in Review - Is your magazine in the digital spin cycle? [Masthead]
• Toronto school board director admits plagiarism in Toronto Star piece [Poynter]
• Writing resolutions for 2013 [PWAC Toronto Chapter] (via @jaclynlaw)

 

From the U.S. and beyond:

• New York literary magazines – start spreading the news [The Guardian] (via @journochat)
• The Job You Don't Want May Be the Right One [Next Avenue] (via @LuigiBenetton)
• A Flipboard-like weekly short story magazine launches for the iPad [Canadian Magazines]
• 13 media industry trends freelancers need to watch for in 2013 [WordCount] (via @CraigSilverman)
• Is crowdfunding the future of media funding? [CJR]
• The Year in Journalism [Kickstarter] (via @NiemanLab)
• Five fee-setting strategies for freelancers [Marketplace] (via @freelancersu)
• 8 rhetorical strategies to strengthen your writing [Poynter]
• 10 ways young journalists can make themselves more marketable [Poynter]

 

From Story Board last week:

• The 5-Minute Freelancer Q&A #6 – Paula Todd: 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 the Art of Collaboration, Part Two: My recent post On The Art of Collaboration seems to have received a fair amount of interest, so I thought I would explore a few more thoughts on the topic. It is an important one that every freelancer will need to deal with sooner or later...