For those interested, the Canadian Media Guild (CMG) and CWA Canada (CWAC) are hosting a webinar next week that will offer advice about using a LinkedIn account.   In the past, LinkedIn has been known mostly by people who are … Read more »

There may be a disruption in postal services across Canada as soon as July 2nd, 2016 and the CBC has advised us on some options aimed at making sure freelance contributors who currently receive their paycheques in the mail can … Read more »

And then there is a very rare tool: the ability to negotiate a better deal when the contract or offer doesn’t meet my best interests. This is the tool I think many freelancers need the most help with. And help we have, in the form of two workshops offered by the CMG Freelance Branch in Toronto and Vancouver. Read more »

The Freelance Branch of the Canadian Media Guild will now offer a media card, available to its journalist members. “We’ve heard from our members that having a media card may make it easier for them to gain access to events … Read more »