Off the Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Oct 29-Nov 4

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 around the web:

• The Logic raises $1.8 million in seed round funding [The Logic]
• Postmedia, Torstar Take Taxpayer Cash, Fight to Keep Public in Dark about Cuts [The Tyee]
• Tip: boost your productivity [Journalism.co.uk]
• How one freelance writer figured out that it's not enough to love what you do [Freelancers Union]
• Torstar suspends dividend until at least late 2020, stock plunges [J-Source]
• How to create a memorable freelance brand [Freelancers Union]
• Writing your disability or chronic illness [Open Notebook]
• I’ll Never Make A Million Dollars Freelancing—And I’m Okay With That [The Freelancer]
• App for journalists: Otter.ai [Journalism.co.uk]
• What's your creative cruising speed? [Freelancers Union]

Recently on Story Board:

• National Magazine Awards seeking judges for 2020 awards season: If you’re a freelance writer, illustrator, photographer or digital creator who publishes a significant amount of your work in Canadian publications, you’re invited to apply to be a judge...

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.