Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer April 19-24

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:

• Union, Postmedia, strike deal to mitigate job losses at Vancouver Sun and Province [J-Source]
• Postmedia, union reach deal saving 21 out of 54 jobs to be cut at Vancouver Sun and Province [Financial Post]
• More than 200 finalist nominees for National Magazine Awards announced [Canadian Magazines]
• What happened when a B.C. student newspaper went toe-to-toe with access to information laws [J-Source]
• Finding cyber security in the Trump era [J-Source]

From The U.S. and beyond:

• 5 Out-Of-The-Box Ways to Beat Writer’s Block [The Write Life]
• How to land higher paying assignments [Mediabistro]
• The pros and cons of working from home [Freelancers Union]
• In many communities, best local journalism is not coming from print [Poynter]
• Online privacy for journalists, a PDF guide [Freelance Cafe]
• Pricing Q&A: Should I charge by the hour? Or by project? [Devon Smiley]
• Flying Under The Radar: How to Use LinkedIn to Find Writing Jobs [LinkedIn]

Recently on Story Board:

• Urban Worker Skillshare April 29 in Toronto: If you’re in the Toronto area, come and join CMG Freelance and the Urban Worker Project for a day-long workshop and after party for freelance and contract workers...
• Media Mixer in Toronto April 25: Toronto freelancers, students and media workers, come out for an evening of networking to talk about myths, facts and tips for navigating the media 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.