''The Narwhal'' is a Canadian investigative online magazine that focuses on environmental issues.
Organization
It was launched in 2018 and is a
not-for-profit
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
organization funded by membership subscriptions.
The Editor-in-Chief is Emma Gilchrist; the Ontario Bureau Chief is Denise Balkissoon; Amber Bracken is a regular contracted photojournalist.
Activities
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
The 2020 Canadian pipeline and railway protests were a series of civil disobedience protests held in Canada. The main issue behind the protests was the construction of the Coastal GasLink Pipeline (CGL) through of Wetʼsuwetʼen First Nations i ...
.
The Narwhal was noted for their support of Bracken, in the context of her being an independent contractor.
In 2021, ''The Narwhal'' journalist Sarah Cox won a Press Freedom Award for her reporting on the
Site C hydroelectric project. Despite the small size of the organization, The Narwhal has won many awards.
References
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Environmental magazines
Newspapers published in Toronto
Publications established in 2018
2018 establishments in Ontario
Magazine publishing companies
Magazine publishing companies of Canada