Off the Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer June 11-17

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:

• Trudeau's government continues to fall short on media's access to information [J-Source]
• Eight social media strategy tips to take into your next job interview [Journalism.co.uk]
• A paltry number of Canadians are paying for online news [The Conversation]
• BuzzFeed News Canada union begins bargaining [J-Source]

From The U.S. and beyond:

• The Professional Freelancer’s Guide to Twitter [The Freelancer]
• How to make an eBook [Freelancers Union]
• Writing Tips: Unlearn Everything You Learned about Writing in School [The Write Life]
• Vox Media, employees come to terms on tentative new labor agreement [Washington Post]
• Six must-have apps for mobile journalists [Journalism.co.uk]
• How to get paid as a freelancer [Nik Jones]

Recently on Story Board:

• Vancouver freelance mixer June 18: Freelancers in the Vancouver area are invited to a “say hello to summer” get together on Tuesday, June 18 at Red Racer Taphouse (871 Beatty St.) from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m...

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.