New Beats journalism job loss survey

February 04, 2016 Editor News new beats surveynewssurvey

Two Canadian university professors are conducting a survey that aims to find out more about what happens to journalists in Canada when they lose their jobs.

Dr. Nicole Cohen and Dr. Andrea Hunter are working with a team of Australian researchers in an effort to gain insight into "the dynamics of restructuring in Canadian media."

If you're at least 18 years old and you're a journalist who has experienced a layoff or buyout from a journalism job since 2012, you're invited to participate in the survey. It takes approximately 15 minutes to complete and participation is anonymous.

Check out the New Beats Survey website for more information.

Students could be key in Halifax journalists’ strike

February 03, 2016 Editor News halifax chronicle-heraldhalifax typographical uniontrouble spots

by Errol Salamon Journalism students and recent graduates are well placed to support Chronicle Herald newsroom workers in Halifax, who have been on strike since Jan. 23. They can collaborate with newspaper workers as Ontario students did during the Peterborough Examiner strike from November 1968 to April 1969. The Peterborough Newspaper Guild (now…

Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Jan 26-Feb 1

February 01, 2016 Editor News newsoff the wire

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: The problem with Postmedia [Toronto Star] Another Canadian paper went -30- today [Poynter] 149-year-old Canadian paper’s final front page is…

CMG Freelance Launches Media Card Program

January 27, 2016 Editor News cmg freelancemedia cards

The Freelance Branch of the Canadian Media Guild will now offer a media card, available to its journalist members. “We’ve heard from our members that having a media card may make it easier for them to gain access to events or interviews, and provide a ‘calling card’ that asserts they are qualified freelance journalists,” says Don Genova,…

Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Jan 19-25

January 25, 2016 Editor News newsoff the wire

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: Chronicle Herald suspends layoff notices, says union [Toronto Star] Canada’s national fabric is paying price for depletion of journalistic…

CWA Canada Associate Members call for solidarity with Halifax journalists

January 22, 2016 Editor News cwa associate membershalifax chronicle-heraldhalifax typographical uniontrouble spots

by the CWA Canada Associate Member steering committeeCWA Canada Associate Members are joining the Halifax Typographical Union (CWA Canada Local 30130) in calling on freelancers and student journalists to stand in solidarity with newsroom staff at The Chronicle Herald who could be on picket lines Saturday morning.Management at the daily newspaper,…

Freelancers, union leaders urge support for Chronicle Herald staff during labour dispute

January 19, 2016 Editor News chronicle heraldcmg freelancecwa canadatrouble spots

by Rachel SandersSandra Phinney knows exactly how difficult it is to negotiate with the owners of the Halifax Chronicle Herald. The Yarmouth-based freelance writer was offered a harsh contract by the company several years ago.“It was all-rights-grabbing. Including moral rights. And we would be liable if a reader had sued the paper. The onus…

Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Jan 12-18

January 18, 2016 Editor News newsoff the wire

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: Chronicle Herald's newsroom union votes to strike [CBC] Toronto Star closes Vaughan printing plant, cuts newsroom jobs [Globe and Mail] Chronicle…

Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Jan 7-11

January 11, 2016 Editor News newsoff the wire

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: Stop writing for the Halifax Herald [Halifax Media Co-op] To my former bosses at the Chronicle Herald [The Coast] The 2016 Digital Publishing Awards…

A message to freelancers from the Halifax Typographical Union

January 08, 2016 Editor News halifax chronicle-heraldhalifax typographical uniontrouble spots

CMG Freelance received the following letter from the Halifax Typographical Union this week: January 7, 2015Dear freelance writer/columnist/op-ed contributor,Members of Halifax Typographical Union who work to produce The Chronicle Herald, TheChronicleHerald.ca and the Business Insider recently began bargaining with the Halifax Herald Ltd.This…