Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Feb 22-29

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:

• Copyright Board decision ignores cultural damage [TWUC]
• BuzzFeed writer’s harassment just the latest example of why Twitter is broken for women [Globe and Mail]
• Rumours circulate about the future of Canadian Business [Masthead]
• Liberals release details of budget cuts made in 2012, including several made at CBC [J-Source]

From The U.S. and beyond:

• How Freelancers Can Fight Scope Creep [The Freelancer]
• Freelance Writers Can Work Anywhere, Right? Maybe Not. [The Write Life]
• Why You Should Be Pursuing Anchor Clients, and How to Do It [The Freelancer]
• Build a Writing Brand That Rocks: Quick Social Media Tips for Writers [The Write Life]
• 3 ways freelancers give up negotiating power – and how to get it back [Freelancers Union]
• Journalists under threat, from within [Frontline Freelance Register]
• How to Capitalize on Your Article Going Viral [The Freelancer]

Last week on Story Board:

• Vice Media workers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your unicorn!: Workers at Vice Media are leading efforts to unionize digital media workplaces. These efforts have spread internationally from the United States to Canada and the United Kingdom...
• The 5-Minute Freelancer Q&A #27 -- Steve Burgess: Steve Burgess is a Vancouver humourist and freelance writer who covers a wide variety of subjects. Currently, his writing appears most often in Vancouver’s 24 Hours, The Tyee, Montecristo and BC Business...

 

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.