Off the Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Oct 2-9

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:

• Over 250 Canadian news media outlets have closed in the last ten years [J-Source]
• Alberta Magazine Publishers Association PitchFest [AMPA]
• Sara Mojtehedzadeh, Investigative Reporter [Flare]

From The U.S. and beyond:

• Attract better-paying clients through specialization [Freelancers Union]
• The freelance retirement crisis no one is talking about [Fast Company]
• Why Journalists Just Can’t Quit Microsoft Word [Slate]
• Traditional vs. Self-Publishing: A guide for authors [Freelancers Union]
• Political freelancers talk about finding work in the age of Trump [The Freelancer]
• Why taking a rest day is essential for freelancers [Freelancers Union]

Recently on Story Board:

• Applications open for the 2019-2020 Canadian Nieman fellowship: Applications opened this week for a year-long fellowship that gives a Canadian journalist the opportunity to study and broaden their intellectual horizons at Harvard University...
• Urban Worker Project's Freelancing 101 series running this month in Vancouver: The Urban Worker Project has teamed up with Vancity Credit Union to offer a series of hands-on workshops this month called “Freelance Contracting 101: Survive and Thrive in the New Economy"...

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.