My name is Trish Audette-Longo, and I am an assistant professor in journalism studies at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.

I teach digital journalism and reporting, and my research interests include: alternative and start-up journalism and media; journalism education; oilsands, petrocultures and climate change media.

I hold a PhD in Communication Studies from Concordia University (2018), an MSc in Media, Communication and Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science (2011) and a Bachelor of Journalism and Minor in History from Carleton University (2004).

Photo by Alex Tétreault

My academic work has appeared in the International Journal of Communication, Resilience, Topia, Development in Practice, and the Canadian Journal of Communication. Broadly, I ask questions about the kinds of stories we tell ourselves about oil, energy, and natural resource extraction in Canada and around the world. My doctoral research focused on media and alternative media practices, including how First Nations and Métis communities create and negotiate media in connection to Canada’s oil sands and proposed pipelines.

My journalism career has included reporting, editing and directing engagement and marketing at National Observer (2017-2018), covering crime, politics and the environment at the Edmonton Journal (2005-2012), covering the education beat at The Standard in St. Catharines, Ont. (2003; 2004-2005), and taking on general assignments for the Vancouver Island News Group in Victoria, B.C. (2002). My byline has appeared in a cross-section of Postmedia publications, as well as J-Source, Alberta Views, Toronto Star and the Hill Times. 

Growing up in British Columbia’s East Kootenays, I always wanted to be a journalist. I spent a lot of time pitching stories to and writing for the Creston Valley Advance. When I went to university, I volunteered for Carleton’s independent student newspaper The Charlatan, where I was later national editor.

To see some of my best and worst photos, visit https://www.instagram.com/taudettel/

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