Ground Truthing: Reporting Science Where the Story Lives

In this keynote, two-time Pulitzer Center Ocean Reporting Network Fellow Jenn Thornhill Verma will cover her work as a Pulitzer Fellow and the ins and outs of her reporting approach, which combines scientific evidence with community perspectives.

The fellowship allows a journalist to tackle an in-depth or investigative ocean story for a year. Thornhill Verma is currently reporting Surfaced, an investigation into how regulatory gaps have enabled legally harvested Canadian Arctic species to enter illegal global markets.

The talk will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. with a reception afterwards, where light refreshments will be served. The event is free, but registration is required as spots are limited. 

Reserve by emailing: cristina.sanza@concordia.ca

This keynote address is part of Projected Futures, an international graduate science journalism summer school in the Department of Journalism. 

About the speaker

Jenn Thornhill Verma is an award-winning journalist and author specializing in the ocean, fisheries, environment and climate change. As Canada's first, and returning, Pulitzer Center Ocean Reporting Network Fellow at The Globe and Mail, her reporting combines best-available evidence with the perspectives of those wearing the boots in the boats, in the harbours, waterways and iceways where the story happens. Her coverage centres on the nexus of conservation and commercial interests, from species-at-risk protections to climate adaptation coast to coast to coast. A Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and The Explorers Club, she also serves as president of the University of King's College Alumni Association.