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: 

• Announcing the Jack Layton Journalism for Change Fellowship [Rabble]
• Print distribution of the Globe and Mail coming to an end in Atlantic provinces [J-Source]
• A guide to Canadian literary magazines and journals open to submissions [CBC Books]

From The U.S. and beyond:

• Want to fire a client? Ask these 5 questions first [The Write Life]
• Maintain your sanity by managing expectations [Freelancers Union]
• How to work in the gig economy and still save like a corporate lifer [Working Not Working]
• Are alt-weeklies dying or just moving online? [Poynter]
• Freelance journalist Kim Wall remembered as a "bad ass" by her friends [Buzzfeed]
• Should freelancers ask potential clients what their budget is? 8 freelance experts sound off [Freelancers Union]
• How to Turn Gigs Into a Stable Freelance Writing Business [Freelance Writing Gigs]
• Plan Ahead! 4 Tips for Taking Sick Days as a Freelance Writer [The Write Life]
• 4 Things Writers Need to Know About Fact-checking [Mediabistro]
• My friend's disappearance in Denmark shows: female journalists face danger everywhere [The Guardian]

Recently on Story Board:

• Freelancing as a parent: I talked with a few freelancing parents who assumed the primary caregiver role for their young children about how they managed, what they learned, and the advice they’d give for new parents or parents-to-be...

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.