Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Oct 18-24

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:

• How a new B.C. media fund will encourage storytelling innovation [J-Source]
• Indigenous magazine Red Rising expands into Vancouver [Canadian Magazines]
• Algonquin students offered opportunities but no pay [J-Source]
• Postmedia to cut more jobs as net losses spike [Globe and Mail]
• Patti Sonntag spearheads Canadian collaborative investigative journalism project [J-Source]

From The U.S. and beyond:

• How Do Editors Really Feel About Follow-Ups? [The Freelancer]
• Socialist magazine Jacobin's staffers unionize [The Guardian]
• 6 networking tips for the new and nervous [Freelancers Union]
• 5 Ways to be a Productive Writer in a World of Distraction [Write To Done]
• What if the newspaper industry made a colossal mistake? [Politico]
• 4 Essential Steps to Fixing Your Online Reputation [Mediabistro]
• Tip: Get into the habit of archiving your work [Journalism.co.uk]
• How the Gig Economy Profits off Desperation [The Bold Italic]

Recently on Story Board:

• Access Copyright & Access Copyright Foundation -- What can they do for you?: Are you registered with Access Copyright (AC) as one of over 11,000 Canadian writers, visual artists or publishers who receive an annual payment? Or have you ever applied for a Professional Development, Research or Events grant from Access Copyright Foundation?...
• Social media webinar for members October 27: Need to improve your social media skills? CMG Freelance and CWA Canada Associate Members are invited to a free webinar led by Elamin Abdelmahmoud, the social media editor at Buzzfeed Canada...
• Journalism internships should be paid fairly and offer personal mentoring: Entry-level media workers can confirm that some journalism internships aren’t as glamorous as they may seem because they’re neither paid fairly nor do they provide one-on-one mentoring...

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.