Freelancers: Having problems at Toronto Star Touch?

December 17, 2015 Editor News toronto star touchtrouble spots

Hi, freelancers. If you’ve been submitting articles or photographs to Toronto Star Touch and have been having problems of any kind, please get in touch with us at freelance@cmg.ca.

All communications will be kept strictly confidential.

From the Toronto Star to Transcon…freelancers unite!

February 27, 2013 Editor Event ann douglaseventsfreelance contractstoronto startranscontinental mediatrouble spots

Yesterday, magazine writer and author Ann Douglas wrote a post for Story Board explaining why she quit her column for the Toronto Star. The tremendous response to her post – in the blog comments, on Facebook and on Twitter – proves how fed up freelancers are with the unfair contracts being imposed by publishers. Yes, publishers are struggling…

Why I Am No Longer Writing The Column I Loved for The Toronto Star

February 26, 2013 Editor Journalism ann douglasfreelance contractstoronto startrouble spots

By Ann DouglasThree weeks ago, I was confronted with one of the most difficult decisions I have had to make in my career as a freelance writer: sign a highly objectionable freelance writing agreement or stop writing a column I loved.In mid-February, I was presented with a copy of The Toronto Star’s freelance agreement—an agreement that, among…

The E-Book Show Down: Part One

December 04, 2012 Editor Journalism canadian writers groupdigital rightse-booksfinding karlatoronto startrouble spots

E-books are emerging as the latest battleground between writers and print publishers seeking to monetize online content. In this “reset” moment, writers need to be sure they set a fair precedent early on. By Derek FinkleOctober 2010 was a watershed month for e-books. That’s when Amazon announced that Kindle e-books had outsold…

Some progress for Toronto Star freelancers

September 04, 2012 Editor News freelance contractssuccess storiesthe gridtoronto star

At a meeting last week with a coalition of freelancers, Toronto Star management confirmed that it has removed a clause from the contract for contributors to the Grid. The clause was intended to shield the publication from libel, placing more responsibility on the freelancer. The coalition, including members of the Canadian Media Guild, the Canadian…

Event for TorStar freelancers Thursday to discuss contracts

June 26, 2012 Editor Event eventfreelance contractsthe gridtoronto star

There's an event Thursday afternoon in Toronto for freelancers who contribute to the Toronto Star and The Grid. It's an opportunity to talk about the campaign to improve the freelance contracts that TorStar began imposing a year ago that give enormous rights to the publisher.The Toronto Star contract covers all work the freelancer has ever done for…

What was in reporters’ pockets in 1920, according to Ernest Hemingway

May 08, 2012 Editor Bit of fun 1920scompensationernest hemingwaygetting paidreporterstorontotoronto star

This week the Toronto Star launched a micro-site dedicated to a reporter who wrote for them nearly a century ago. His name was Ernest Hemingway. Maybe you've heard of him?The Hemingway Papers includes contemporary reports about Hemingway's time at the Star — including how it shaped his writing style and what he thought of Toronto — as well as…

Event: Better Watchdog Workshop, November 5 & 6 at Ryerson

October 28, 2011 Editor Event better watchdog workshopcanadian association of journalistseventinvestigative journalismryerson universitytoronto star

The group Investigative Reporters & Editors, partnering with the Ryerson University School of Journalism and the Canadian Association of Journalists Educational Foundation, is bringing its Better Watchdog Workshop to Toronto. Sponsored by the Toronto Star, the two-day workshop will focus on investigative journalism skills, including tips on online…

CWG/CMG representing Toronto Star and The Grid freelancers in talks with senior management

October 05, 2011 Editor Compensation freelance contractsthe gridtoronto startorstartrouble spots

Do you freelance at the Toronto Star or The Grid? There have been talks between the Canadian Writers Group/Canadian Media Guild and the Star's senior management about the new freelance agreement at the paper, which contains a couple of, in our view, unnecessary and troublesome clauses. The most recent meeting took place in late August, and…

New Star freelance contracts raising eyebrows

June 30, 2011 Editor Journalism canadian media guildfreelance contractstoronto startrouble spots

The Toronto Star has been issuing new agreements to its freelancers that contain broader language than previous ones. According to some freelancers we heard from, there was less pressure to sign and return the contracts when they were first distributed, but after questions were raised about its wording, a hard deadline was set.There are a few…