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:

• Here is who was laid off at the Vancouver Sun and The Province [J-Source]
• New Trail, Canadian Rockies Annual, Avenue Magazine top winners at 2017 Alberta Magazine Awards [Magazine Awards]
• What do journalists think about journalists? [J-Source]
• Vice Canada’s ongoing legal case is about bigger issues in Canadian journalism [J-Source]

From The U.S. and beyond:

• The majority of U.S. news is still produced by men, new report finds [Poynter]
• 5 Universal Annoyances That Test Your Patience as a Freelancer [The Freelancer]
• How a freelance journalist told the real story of the U.S. Yemen raid [Poynter]
• Reporters, Know These 3 Source Types? Tips for Interviewing With Ease [The Write Life]
• 8 techniques for finding and fixing errors in your writing [Poynter]
• Tip: Try out these tools to help you write and edit your stories [Journalism.co.uk]
• Writer’s Block or Perfectionism? How to Figure It Out and Fix It [The Write Life]

Recently on Story Board:

• 2017 Forum Freelance Fund applications open: The Forum Freelance Fund provides bursaries for Canadian freelancers to attend dangerous environment training courses. Applications are now open for the 2017 bursary program...
• The Born Freelancer on the Sanctity of Deadlines, Part 2: In my previous post I talked about why deadlines should be considered sacrosanct. Today I want to talk about how to ensure you always make deadline. Everybody will develop different strategies; these are a few of my own...
• CMG Freelance member wins RNAO media award: CMG Freelance member Alison Motluk has won an award from the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario for her story Ottawa family sues fertility doctor for use of wrong sperm — his own, which aired last November on CBC Radio’s The Current...

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