Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer Sept 16-22

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: 

• Surprise beneficiary of federal minimum wage: Radio reporters [J-Source]
• Finalists for the 6th annual COPA awards have been announced [Masthead Online]
• Want to write for Ricochet? [Ricochet Media]

 

From the U.S. and beyond:

• Thrust, Drag and the 10x Effect [Tempo] (via @LuigiBenetton]
• Senate Puts $10 Million Bounty on Journalist Murderers [B&C] (via @Mediabistro)
• 5 Essential Books for Any Freelancer [Contently]
• In New Zealand, bloggers can be journalists in the eyes of the law [Nieman Lab]
• How Getting Rejected Made Me a Better Freelance Writer [Make a Living Writing] (via @thewritelife)
• Ask A Freelancer: How Do I Know If I’m Good Enough to Make a Living? [Contently]
• Hated podcast troll wins $1.3M patent verdict from CBS, but may soon be dead all the same [GigaOM]
• How Bombing an Interview and Working From Starbucks Can Help You Learn Better [Contently]
• Say “no” in a way that gets you more gigs [Freelancers Union]
• Little Magazines Gone Digital: What’s it like to run a little online magazine in 2014? [Nieman Lab]
• So you want to be a freelance writer [Freelancers Union]

 

Last week on Story Board:

• SABEW Canada to hold first official event for Canadian business writers and editors: The Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) is launching a Canadian chapter and the organization will hold its first official event on Tuesday, September 30th from 6 pm to 8 pm at theRotman School of Management...
• The Born Freelancer on the Canadian Museum Broadcast Foundation, Part 2: The Born Freelancer recently sat down with CBMF Executive Director and “long time broadcast person” Kealy Wilkinson, a lifelong freelancer,  to discuss a wide range of topics of particular relevance to freelancers in Canada seen within the context of our broadcasting heritage...

 

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.