Editor | Emma Gilchrist |
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Country | Canada |
Based in | Victoria, B.C. |
Website | thenarwhal |
ISSN | 0319-0781 |
The Narwhal is a Canadian investigative online magazine that focuses on environmental issues.[1][2]
It was launched by Carol Linnitt and Emma Gilchrist in May in 2018 as a spin-out of their previous work with DeSmog Canada and is a not-for-profit organization funded by membership subscriptions and is a member of the Institute for Nonprofit News.[2][3]
Gilchrist is the Editor-in-Chief/Executive Director; Linnitt is the Executive Editor; Mike De Souza is the Managing Editor; the Ontario Bureau Chief is Denise Balkissoon; and Amber Bracken is a regular contracted photojournalist.[1][4]
Amber Bracken, on assignment for The Narwhal, was arrested alongside CBC commissioned journalist Michael Toledano while reporting on the 2020 Canadian pipeline and railway protests.[5][6][7] The Narwhal was noted for their support of Bracken, in the context of her being an independent contractor.[5]
In 2021, The Narwhal journalist Sarah Cox won a Press Freedom Award for her reporting on the Site C hydroelectric project.[8] Despite the small size of the organization, The Narwhal has won many awards.[9][10]
In 2023, The Narwhal and Amber Bracken launched a lawsuit against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) over Bracken's arrest, seeking damages for wrongful arrest, wrongful detention, and violation of rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.[11]