Canada’s meeting place for freelance writers and creators

Established 2010

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:

From the U.S. and beyond:

From Story Board last week:

  • Does everyone hate young journalists?: Writing for OpenFile Toronto, John McGrath notes (with alarm) a new trend: more experienced journalists pointing the finger at the young’uns for all sorts of problems with their industry. He points out recent articles by Margaret Wente, Bert Archer, and Tim Knight (1, 2, 3…it’s a trend) that call out young journalists for a) going to journalism school b) being “scabs” and c) wanting jobs. Imagine the nerve. Especially when they—and their fellow recent graduates in many other fields—are faced with such a target-rich, easy-to-penetrate job market.

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