Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer June 23-29

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:

• Memo: CBC note to employees on field harassment [J-Source]
• Freelancer takes to Twitter to expose low-paying writing jobs [Masthead]
• Event review: Pitch Perfect [PWAC]
• New ad campaign makes case for journalism [J-Source]
• New round of buyouts coming for Postmedia Network [Globe and Mail]
• The Media's Disgusting Racism and Shameful Betrayal of Laura Robinson [Canadaland]

From The U.S. and beyond:

• 5 alternatives to journalism internships [Journalism.co.uk]
• The state of the American Freelancer in 2015 [Fast Company]
• How to Pitch a Story: 9 Insider Tips for Contacting the Right Editor [The Write Life]
• The best time of day to do everything at work [Fast Company]
• How Should You Respond to an Awful Edit? [The Freelancer]
• Quitting Your Job to Freelance Full Time? 3 Tools to Take With You [The Write Life]
• Contently Study: The State of Freelancing in 2015 [The Freelancer]
• 6 Things No One Tells You When You Start Freelancing [Freelancers Union]
• Recurring Revenue: The Key to an Awesome Freelance Writing Career [The Write Life]
• 3 ways to cope with freelance growing pains [Freelancers Union]
• Washington Post launches Talent Network to allow freelancers to pitch stories to editors [Washington Post]

Last week on Story Board:

• Independent media is the heart of a democratic society: On June 23rd, the Hamilton Independent Media Awards hosted a discussion panel at the Central Public Library in downtown Hamilton on the importance of independent media within a democratic society...
• Freelance journalist Laura Robinson’s lawsuit against John Furlong underway in BC Supreme Court: The lawsuit stems from an article that Robinson wrote in September of 2012 for Vancouver’s Georgia Straight newspaper in which several  of Furlong’s former students alleged that he physically abused them when he was a teacher at Immaculata Roman Catholic Elementary School in Burns Lake, B.C., in 1969 and 1970...

 

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