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Off the wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer February 2022


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We’ve gathered a few stories about the media business, journalism, writing, communications, and freelancing—with a freelance focus—and share them in Off the Wire.

Off The Wire: Jan 6-11


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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: On the declining prospects of the young journalist [National [Read the full article…]

Off The Wire: July 15-21


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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:  Should J-schools teach advocacy journalism? [J-Source] CBC ‘in peril’ [Read the full article…]

Off The Wire: April 29-May 5

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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:  Walrus unpaid interns are back — with pay [Toronto Star] [Read the full article…]

Storify: Coding + Storytelling = New Hybrid Career

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In digital media, the nature of our work never stops changing. Convergence of media and message, technology and worker has never been so intense. We’re all constantly having to stretch our skills in a world of increasingly diversifying expectations.  Journalists are learning [Read the full article…]

Off The Wire: April 23-28

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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:  Microscopic 3D printer makes magazine cover smaller than a [Read the full article…]

Off The Wire: April 15-22

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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:  Union says 55 jobs lost at Global News [J-Source] Toronto [Read the full article…]

Off The Wire: April 8-14

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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:  What does the future hold for the CBC? [Globe and [Read the full article…]

Off The Wire: April 1-7

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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:  Reform spirit drove writer Heather Robertson [Globe and Mail] (via @LuigiBenetton) Clustering [Read the full article…]