Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer June 6-12

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:

• After living abroad, I can’t find a journalism job in Canada [J-Source]
• Feasibility report on a magazine paid internship program [Magazines Canada]
• Student media is at the forefront of reporting on sexual assault on campus [J-Source]
• Canada's Access to Information Act has 'never been in worse shape,' CBC's Dean Beeby says [CBC]
• Desperately needed labour reform measures fall short for temporary, contract workers. New report backs stronger role for unions [Social Planning Toronto]

From The U.S. and beyond:

• A simple question to help you figure out what to write [The Write Life]
• Summer vacation is for freelancers too [Freelancers Union]
• Freelance Journalist Arrested During D.C. Protest Faces 75 Years In Prison [Huffington Post]
• You Can Do Both! 3 Ways to Balance Creative Writing and Freelancing [The Write Life]
• How to build a solid network [Freelancers Union]
• The question all freelancers should ask themselves [Freelancers Union]
• Ebony pushes Black writers' patience to the limit [CJR]
• Things I've learned after being mistreated as an independent contractor [Freelancers Union]

Recently on Story Board:

• Toronto workshop - Privacy and digital security at the border: Toronto-area freelancers are invited to a free, hands-on workshop about digital security and privacy for journalists when crossing borders. It’s scheduled for June 12th from 6:15-9:30 pm at the Transmedia Zone...
• Freelancers' social night in Vancouver June 19: Vancouver-area freelancers, come out for a social evening with peers and colleagues on Monday, June 19 at 6 p.m. at Central City Brewing...

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.