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: 

• Financial Housekeeping 101: How will a financial planner help? [PWAC Toronto] (via @LuigiBenetton)
• Factual TV workers still feeling the squeeze [CMG] (via @karenatcmg)
• Live blog: state of business journalism [J-Source]
• Calgary Herald, Maclean’s win Online Journalism Awards [J-Source]
• PWAC dating game puts writers together with people needing them [Canadian Magazines]
• How to start a food blog [PWAC]
• Sun Media apologizes to Trudeau for Ezra Levant’s ‘slut’ comments [Globe & Mail] (via @jembradshaw)
• 2014 Western Magazine Award Winners [Magazines Canada] (via @Canadianmags)

 

From the U.S. and beyond:

• 3 reasons why every freelance writer should learn web design [Freelancers Union]
• Three things traditional media could learn from a crowdfunded Dutch news site [GigaOM] (via @journochat)
• 7 Affordable Resources for Self-Employed Workers [Mashable] (via @freelancersu)
• Freelance journalist arrested in Ferguson [Poynter]
• NBC News Freelancer in Liberia Diagnosed with Ebola [NBC]
• When Should You Start Worrying About Getting Paid? [Work Made For Hire] (via @freelancersu)
• Ask A Freelancer: Is It Okay to Reuse Interviews and Insights? [Contently]
• How to Stay Sane While Building Your Writing Career Part Time [The Write Life]
• Do You Want Fries with That? 5 Ways Freelancing Is Just Like Your First Job [Contently]
• New York Times Plans Cutbacks in Newsroom Staff [New York Times]
• Financial tips for freelancers who don't like dealing with finance [Freelancers Union]
• 76 Ways for Publishers and Creatives to Earn More Money in Media [Contently]
• Brace yourself for the corporate journalism wave [Quartz] (via @journochat)
• The Big Conundrum: Should Journalists Learn Code? [AJR] (via @journochat)

 

Last week on Story Board:

• The Born Freelancer on the Canadian Broadcast Museum Foundation, Part 3: Recently The Born Freelancer sat down with CBMF Executive Director and lifelong freelancer Kealy Wilkinson to discuss a number of important issues relevant to freelancers in Canada today as seen in the context of our broadcasting heritage...
• Humber College Print Humour Workshop coming up in New York: Got jokes? Dream of publishing your humour writing? Humber College is gearing up for a two-day humour writing workshop in New York City later this month...

 

 

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.