Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Nov 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:

• Magazine funding in a decimated state [J-Source]
• Bell Media to cut 270 jobs in Toronto, 110 in Montreal [Globe and Mail]
• Why anxiety makes journalists miss deadlines [J-Source]
• What happens next after job loss in journalism? [J-Source]
• We need to talk about female journalists of colour [Ryerson Review]
• Media Worker Forum [J-Source]
• Women in Canadian newsrooms remain ‘Outsiders Still’ [J-Source]

From The U.S. and beyond:

• Wil Wheaton is right: Stop expecting artists to work for free — or worse, for “exposure” [Salon]
• Journalism behind bars: Vice and Al Jazeera advocating for freedom of the press [Journalism.co.uk]
• Upworthy’s November call for pitches [Freelance Cafe]
• How Contently's Content Marketing Funds Investigative Journalism [Mediashift]
• The simple secret to being an unstoppable freelancer [Freelancers Union]
• Why Freelance Journalists are Shifting Their Careers to Content Marketing [Mediashift]
• 3 Ways You’re Probably Sabotaging Your Freelance Writing Business [The Write Life]

Last week on Story Board:

• Freelancing 101 Webinar for CMG Freelance and CWA Associate Members: If you’re just starting out as a freelancer, you’ll want to sign up for Freelancing 101, a webinar for CMG Freelance and CWA Associate Members with Toronto editor and writer Kelli Korducki...
• Media Worker Forum in Toronto on November 14: CWA Canada is holding a free day of training and networking for students, volunteers and precarious media workers on Saturday, November 14th...

 

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.