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 around the web:

• Journalists-Turned-Entrepreneurs on How They Built Their Businesses [Nieman Lab]
• Canadian media needs to take further steps in recognizing diverse preferences in disability language [J-Source]
• Balancing privacy and transparency when reporting on minors [J-Source]
• Six tips to improve your radio and podcast interviews [Journalism.co.uk]
• 8 steps for building your writing process [Poynter]
• Four steps to getting published more [The Writer]
• VICE reporter takes press freedom award [CWA Canada]
• TWUC Short Prose Competition [TWUC]
• Nautilus, under new ownership, commits to paying back freelance contributors [CJR]

Recently on Story Board:

• Dalton Camp Award submissions open December 2: If you have thoughts about the link between democracy and the media in Canada, it’s time to start thinking about your entry for the 2020 Dalton Camp Award...

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