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:

• Why MBA-bound Johnny can’t write [Globe and Mail] (via @LuigiBenetton)
• Justin Trudeau worried about unpaid internships, argues for regulation [Globe and Mail] (via @LuigiBenetton)
• Conrad Black: Journalism’s self-righteous myth-makers [National Post] (via @LuigiBenetton)
• What Canadian media is missing about climate change [J-Source]
• Sun Media shuts down three more community newspapers [J-Source]
• My Personal Twitter Rules [Steve Ladurantaye]
• Toronto Sun assigns three columnists to new roles [J-Source]
• Readers win when magazines make combined subscription offers [Canadian Magazines]

 

From the U.S. and beyond:

• Penguin and Random House complete merger [Telegraph] (via @mediagazer)
• Thanks to the web, journalism is now something you do, not something you are [PaidContent]
• Is the Future of Journalism 'Content Strategy'? [Bloomberg] (via @LuigiBenetton)
• 10 Social Media Tips for Authors [LinkedIn] (via @LuigiBenetton)
• Freelancing Optimism, a Little-Known Key to Success? [Freelance Folder]
• 7 Lessons From My First Year as a Freelance Writer [Make A Living Writing] (via @freelancersu)
• Find Story Ideas by Thinking Like a Reader — Haphazardly [Contently]
• Turn It Up: How the Right Amount of Ambient Noise Increases Creativity [99U] 
• The ongoing story: Twitter and Writing [New Yorker] (via @twuc)
• Has Hollywood Ignited an Intern Uprising? [The Wrap] (via @mediabistro)
• How to get important people to respond to your emails [Quartz] (via @jpdd)

 

From Story Board last week:

• The Born Freelancer on the Art of Collaboration, Part 3: Several months ago I wrote about the art of collaborative partnerships. It seems to be a topic of continuing interest especially for freelancers who have yet to have had a successful creative partnership...
• Striking Saint John 7 hit one-year anniversary: Today is a big day for the Saint John 7. One year ago — on June 25, 2012 — the seven radio employees began their strike against the Halifax-based Maritime Broadcasting System after trying for almost a year to negotiate a fair wage...

 

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.