Once a week, we gather stories about the media business, journalism, writing, communications, and freelancing—with a Canadian focus—and share them in Off the Wire. Who needs a water cooler?

From Canada:

• A Platform to Encourage and Protect Canadian Creativity [TWUC]
• Inside the Vancouver Sun after Anti-Immigrant Op-ed Debacle [The Tyee]
• Disinformation agents will target Canadian journalists [Policy Options]
• Student editors band together to save campus papers after fees change [National Post]

From The U.S. and beyond:

• NYC extends anti-harassment and discrimination protections to freelancers [Freelancers Union]
• Got an Opinion? 5 Tips for Getting Your Op-Ed Published [The Write Life]
• How to raise your freelance profile [Freelancers Union]
• A Freelance Writer’s Guide to Self Publishing a Book on Amazon [Freelance Writing Jobs]
• 3 things I look for in pitches [I Need Diverse Games]
• Just All The Essential Tips You Should Know Before Starting Your Podcast [Journo Resources]

Recently on Story Board:

• Excitement builds with advances in campaign for factual TV workers: A new website is giving a public face to the hundreds of professionals who are determined to secure better pay, benefits and working conditions in the unscripted TV industry...

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.