Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Mar 15-21

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:

• Aspiring Toronto Star interns no longer have to provide a photo of themselves with their application [J-Source]
• CBC to require online commenters to use real names [CBC]
• John Cruickshank stepping down as Toronto Star publisher [Globe and Mail]
• Navigating the freelance jungle [J-Source]
• Why podcasts are a part of CBC’s digital future [J-Source]
• U.S. fund manager GoldenTree seeks buyer for stake in Postmedia [Globe and Mail]

From The U.S. and beyond:

• What an upcoming U.S. government survey will mean for freelancers [Fast Company]
• 6 Ways to Never Miss a Deadline Again [Mediabistro]
• 8 Reasons Your Pitch Got Rejected and How to Fix It, According to Top Editors [The Freelancer]
• How to Be a Freelance Writer: Skip These 10 Embarrassing Mistakes [The Write Life]
• 7 Tips for Conducting Efficient Interviews — and Impressing Your Sources [The Write Life]

Last week on Story Board:

• SABEW Canada's second annual Best in Business awards night April 20th: The Canadian chapter of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) is holding its second annual Best in Business writing awards night on Wednesday, April 20th...
• The Born Freelancer on Using an Alias: If you work simultaneously in a number of different genres and need to separate and differentiate career strands or if you simply want to help build a more focused, memorable brand you may want to consider using an alias...

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.