Off the Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer July 10-16

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:

• Public broadcasting, private boardrooms: Inside the push to put workers on CBC’s board of directors [J-Source]
• Vice Canada hit with round of layoffs [J-Source]
• Business Boost: 10 Ways Writers Can Beat the Summer Slowdown [PWAC Toronto]

From The U.S. and beyond:

• 3 ways to build a work-life balance [Freelancers Union]
• Boss Of Northside Fest & Brooklyn Mag Has Refused To Pay Freelancers For Years, Ex-Employees Say [Gothamist]
• Using true crime to teach Indigenous history: Reporter Connie Walker on ‘Finding Cleo’ [CJR]
• The Freelance Whisperer Explains How He Built a Full-Time, Jet-Setting Career [The Freelancer]
• 6 essential tips for beginning freelancers [Freelancers Union]
• 3 Times I Haven't Been Paid and What They All Had in Common [The Freelancer]

Recently on Story Board:

• 5-Minute Freelancer Q&A #36 -- Sharon J. Riley: Sharon J. Riley got her start in journalism as an intern at Harper’s magazine. Researching and fact checking for the publication gave her a foundation in journalism from which to start writing her own feature stories...

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.