Launching CMG Freelance and event invites
The MediaTech Commons, online community for digital media workers and host of the Digital Media Mixer series, is opening up […]
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You’re invited: digital media mixer in Vancouver on April 24
Storytelling + Coding = ? Join Canadian Media Guild (CMG) Freelance at a digital media mixer in Gastown (Vancouver) on
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Tax tips social for factual TV workers
Save yourself some headaches and some coin this income tax season! Come out to our Toronto social on Tuesday, April
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Not worth dying for
Another deadly February has gone by in the North American film and TV production business. Sarah Jones, a 27-year-old assistant
Free workshops for people working in Factual TV
The Canadian Media Guild is holding a couple of free evening workshops in February in downtown Toronto for people working
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The “media” by-election: where Toronto Centre candidates stand on your issues
Next week’s federal by-election in Toronto Centre features three – 3! – media workers as candidates. So we thought it
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Who earns what in Canadian factual TV
Two-thirds of people working in Canada’s factual TV industry earn more than $50,000 per year, according to a survey conducted
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Rebel in the Workplace – you’re invited …
On November 28th, the MediaTech Commons and Raconteurs co-host storytelling event Rebel in the Workplace – you’re invited … and we
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Factual TV workers make big sacrifices, have no protection: survey
A survey of 328 workers in Canada’s unscripted and reality TV sector indicates they are precariously employed in difficult situations
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Seeking web developer for freelance organizing site
CWA Canada/Canadian Media Guild invites interested and available Web Developer-Designers to submit the following for an immediate short-term project: 1.
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Seniority: of babies and bathwater
By Karen Wirsig The Ontario government and the Toronto Star have done workers no favour this Labour Day season. You
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Digital Media Mixer II: time to mingle once again
MediaTech Commons is hosting our second ever Digital Media Mixer in Toronto’s Liberty Village on Wednesday September 11. On the
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Sustainable work in digital media
We’re hosting another free mixer in Toronto! Join us on September 11th at Locus 144 in Liberty Village to meet industry colleagues and hear from speakers including video game industry researcher Johanna Weststar and the founders of co-working space Bento Miso.
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Follow your dreams, but don’t ask questions
As part of the under-30 set, my generation (perhaps more than any other) has been encouraged to pursue our passions ever since we exited the womb. But watch out for the unpleasant economic side effects.
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Help us support factual TV workers to improve conditions
Do you know anyone working on independent factual/unscripted TV productions? If so, please let them know about the anonymous online
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Blogs and the future of publishing
MT Commons moderator Steph Guthrie storified economist Umair Haque on the future of publishing. Spoiler: “power blogs” don’t feature!
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The first of many #MTCommons mixers
Last night we hosted our inaugural MediaTech Commons mixer at the Brazen Head Pub in Toronto’s Liberty Village. And what a party it was!
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Vacation at your own risk
It recently occurred to me that, in my 13 years of work, I have rarely taken paid vacation. Most of my jobs have been part-time or contracts with no benefits.
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Study finds pervasive gender inequality in film and TV production
A new report by Canadian Unions for Screen Equality, “Focus on Women,” points to a major gap between the opportunities
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Content moderation, #FBrape and compassion for the user
Facebook has a long history of relying on bro-centric rules for content moderation, particularly when it comes to issues that relate to sex, gender, and women’s bodies.
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What’s it really like to work in Canadian reality TV?
We’ve heard some bad stories from individual workers in factual TV about long hours, unpaid work, lack of benefits or
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Who pays for lifelong learning?
By Steph Guthrie We hear a lot about the importance of continuous or lifelong learning these days, and for good
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Bringing our germs to the office
In a survey conducted by Canada Life Group, a third of workers said they’d go into work if they had the flu, and 93% would still go to work if they had a cold.
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What are your tweets and posts worth?
Employers and clients often lack understanding of the work involved in social media, which usually results in either inadequate compensation, or an expectation to “squeeze in” social media amid an already full job.
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