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:

• Applications now open for the 2019 EU-Canada Young Journalist Fellowship [J-Source]
• Facebook Canada announces $2.5 million investment in Canadian news industry [J-Source]
• CWA Canada part of global effort by municipalities to tackle precarity [CWA Canada]

From The U.S. and beyond:

• What can you do when your editor ghosts you? [The Freelancer]
• International Women's Day: Time for more women to lead media and unions [IF]
• 5 strategies for freelance writing success [Freelancers Union]
• THE PITCH: Wired’s exec editor seeks stories that reveal all faces of technology [Nieman Storyboard]
• Amid mass layoffs in the media industry, what should freelancers do? [Freelancers Union]
• Committee to Protect Journalists Women's Safety Survey 2019 [CPJ]
• Should freelancers enter their work for awards? Here's 6 proven benefits (even if you don't win!) [Being Freelance]
• Achieve cleaner copy with these proofreading pointers [Journalism.co.uk]

Recently on Story Board:

• Webinar: Tax time freelance finances: Tax time is coming up and a CMG Freelance free webinar is just what you need to start to learn how to run your sole-proprietorship finances...
• PWAC panel advises freelancers to ask for raises: Stagnant or low rates should motivate freelancers, not make them timid. That’s according to a panel of experienced freelancers who spoke recently at an event in Toronto called “Let’s Talk Rates: How to Ask for What You’re Worth and Get Paid On Time"...

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.