Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Dec 29-Jan 3

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:

• Fake news is a false problem: Salutin [Toronto Star]
• Opinion: Who gets to speak on behalf of the Indigenous community? [CBC]
• 2017: The year the bottom falls out of Canadian media [Nieman Lab]

From The U.S. and beyond:

• How to plan for a glorious finish to 2017 - right from the start [Freelancers Union]
• Twitter embraces its role as a media company [BuzzFeed]
• Why new journalism grads are optimistic about 2017 [Poynter]
• Working from home: 3 amazing secrets to boost productivity [Freelancers Union]
• 5 Social Media Trends That Will Change The Game In 2017 [Forbes]
• Where to turn for advice when you're self-publishing a book [The Write Life]
• How to save the dying newspaper editorial [Philly]
• Need Writing Inspiration? Try This Cool Brainstorming Technique [The Write Life]

Recently on Story Board:

• Off the Page with Richard Kelly Kemick: Off the Page is a regular interview series featuring National Magazine Award winners. Recently we caught up with Richard Kelly Kemick, who was nominated for 2 National Magazine Awards in 2016...

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.