
Véronique Morin is a
Canadian
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science journalist.
Academic background
Born in
Quebec City
Quebec City is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Census Metropolitan Area (including surrounding communities) had a populati ...
,
Quebec
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,
Véronique Morin began her studies at the
Collège Jésus-Marie in
Sillery, where she completed her primary and secondary education and then obtained a college degree in pure and applied sciences, and sciences health at
Champlain College St. Lawrence
Champlain Regional College, St. Lawrence Campus (French: Champlain Regional College, St. Lawrence Campus) is a campus belonging to Champlain Regional College. The campus is located in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, and is the only English-language ...
in Quebec City, the only English speaking
General and Vocational College in this city. Subsequently, she obtained a multidisciplinary bachelor's degree from
Laval University
Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of:
People
* House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne
* Laval (surname)
Places Belgium
* Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxe ...
, which includes three components: one in
economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...
, another in
political science
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and a third in
genetics
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and
microbiology
Microbiology () is the branches of science, scientific study of microorganisms, those being of unicellular organism, unicellular (single-celled), multicellular organism, multicellular (consisting of complex cells), or non-cellular life, acellula ...
. She also holds a Certificate in Journalism from the same university.
Professional career
Véronique Morin began her career as a reporter for
CBC Radio-Canada in
Toronto
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before becoming independent scriptwriter and act as a science journalist and co-host for the public affairs program Panorama on
TFO
TFO is a Canadian French language educational television channel and media organization serving the province of Ontario. It is operated by the Ontario French-language Educational Communications Authority (OTELFO), a Crown corporation owned by t ...
, an educational and cultural television channel. She was a journalist and chase producer for
CBC Newsworld
CBC News Network (formerly CBC Newsworld) is a Canadian English-language specialty news channel owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). It is Canada's first all-news channel, and the world's third-oldest television service of this ...
in
Halifax,
Nova Scotia
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.
From 1999 to 2001, Véronique Morin was show producer at
The Weather Network
The Weather Network (TWN) is a Canadian English-language discretionary weather information specialty channel available in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. It delivers weather information on television, digital platforms (respon ...
in
Montreal
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where she has developed a new concept using
3D technology
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of the time. From 2001 to 2004 she was a writer and news anchor in Montreal
news services on the radio and then at television for
RDI of the
CBC CBC may refer to:
Media
* Cadena Baja California or Grupo Cadena, a radio and television broadcaster in Mexico
* Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada's radio and television public broadcaster
** CBC Television
** CBC Radio One
** CBC Music
** ...
. From August 2007 to January 2016, she is part of the team of journalists of "
Le Code Chastenay" which reports on scientific topics.
Véronique Morin has also published several articles as a freelance journalist in various publications and magazines such as
CMAJ
The ''Canadian Medical Association Journal'' (French ''Journal de l'Association Médicale Canadienne'') is a peer-reviewed open-access general medical journal published by the Canadian Medical Association. It publishes original clinical research ...
,
University Affairs,
Zoomer magazine
Zoomer may refer to:
Electronics
* Tandy Zoomer, a personal digital assistant
* Zoomer (NES accessory), a joystick peripheral for the Nintendo Entertainment System
Media
* ZoomerMedia, a Canadian media group
* Zoomer Radio, a Canadian Radio stat ...
,
Découvrir,
Cosmos
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The cosmos is studied in cosmologya broad discipline covering ...
,
Commerce
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,
Prestige
Prestige may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Films
*Prestige (film), ''Prestige'' (film), a 1932 American film directed by Tay Garnett: woman travels to French Indochina to meet up with husband
*The Prestige (film), ''The Prestige'' (fi ...
and others.
President of professional organizations
Besides the various positions she held, Véronique Morin was also president of the
Canadian Science Writers' Association from 2001 to 2005.
From 2002 to 2004 she was also the first President of the
World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ).
Other professional functions
Her involvement in science journalism led her to act as judge in several excellent competitions in this field.
She is also part of the
Editorial Advisory Board
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of the
Science Media Centre of Canada
The Science Media Centre of Canada (SMCC) is a non-profit organization that was formally opened on September 27, 2010. It has virtual offices.
The purpose of the Centre is to serve journalists with accurate information on scientific matters. The ...
.
[ translated into English at ] She was also the chief organizer
of the 2015 and 2016
Kavli
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In 1914, Olav Kavli founded Kavli Holdi ...
Symposium on Science Journalism held from 16 to 18 February 2015, in
San Jose,
California
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, and from 15 to 17 February 2016 in
Washington DC
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.
Awards
Fellowships
Véronique Morin was awarded one of the Science Journalism Fellowships of
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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CIHR supports ...
.
She was recipient of the
William Southam Journalism fellowship at
Massey College
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(2013-2014).
Thus becoming Webster McConnell Fellow.
Documentaries
With regard to television productions, she is one of the people who conceived the idea of making a documentary based on archive documents on involuntary participation of Canadian soldiers to
nuclear tests
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that took place in 1957. She also participated in this production as a researcher. ''
Time Bombs'' was retained by the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival and the
Canadian Association of Broadcasters
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) is a trade association representing the interests of commercial radio and television broadcasters in Canada. It is co-located with the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council in Ottawa.
It was first ...
as best documentary in 2008. For this work, she was nominated for
Gemini Awards
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2008 in the "Best Research" category.
His documentary, “Meet Hubert Reeves, Astrophysicist: infinitely small to infinitely great,” was nominated in 1995 at the
International Scientific Film Festival of Quebec. The
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) is a national medical society in Canada, representing over 4,000 obstetricians/gynaecologists, family physicians, nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals in the field of s ...
also awarded her in 2011 an honorable mention for the realization of the reportage entitled "Topo-ovule" presented on "Le Code Chastenay".
Filmography
*Time Bombs, one-hour documentary (original idea/research)
*Weather in History, for
MeteoMedia, a series of 12 vignettes on how history was shaped by weather events (producer/director/writer, 2000)
*Great Hurricanes of our Times, for MeteoMedia, a series of 5 documentaries on the most important hurricanes of the last century (producer/director/writer, 2000)
*Marine Archeology in Louisbourg, (producer/director/writers, 1997)
*Africville in Perspective, for
TFO
TFO is a Canadian French language educational television channel and media organization serving the province of Ontario. It is operated by the Ontario French-language Educational Communications Authority (OTELFO), a Crown corporation owned by t ...
(1997)
*Wilma, the Orphan Beluga, (producer/director/writer, 1996)
*The Science behind the Wolves of Shubanacadie, (field producer/director/writer, 1996)
*Health Watch, for
Life Channel
The Life Channel was a Canadian premium television service featuring programming on lifestyle and health subjects, existing for almost 14 months in the late 1980s. The programming represented some of the earlier efforts of Canada's premium televis ...
, a series of 8-minute mini-documentaries (producer/director/writer, 1995-1998)
*Meet Hubert Reeves, Astrophysicist: infinitely small to infinitely great, for
TFO
TFO is a Canadian French language educational television channel and media organization serving the province of Ontario. It is operated by the Ontario French-language Educational Communications Authority (OTELFO), a Crown corporation owned by t ...
(1995)
*Panorama, for TFO, regular contributor of mini-documentaries in science, environment and technology (1992-1995)
*Fall in hell of Tele-evangelist Pierre Lacroix, for
Tele-Quatre-Saisons, a series of two 10-minute documentaries
*Quebec City Plagued by Drugs, for Tele-Quatre, a series of four 10-minute documentaries.
Other activities and achievements
In 2004, Véronique Morin was the co-president of the World Conference of Science Journalists, held in
Montreal
Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...
that year, sitting on all committees of the Conference: the Executive Committee as well as those relating to financing, program and communication.
She was the lead moderator at the 2nd Symposium on Public Science in Canada, which took place May 12–14, 2010, and was held at the
Hilton Hotel
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The original company was founded by Conrad Hi ...
Leamy Lake, in
Gatineau
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. The
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
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hosted the event.
She also participated in the creation of
Prix Hubert-Reeves
The Prix Hubert-Reeves is a literary prize created in 2011 by the Association of Science Communicators of Quebec (in French Association des communicateurs scientifiques du Québec - ACS) honoring astrophysicist and French Canadian science commu ...
from the Association of Science Communicators Quebec rewarding Canadian author (s) of a popular science work published in French.
See also
*
Science journalism
Science journalism conveys reporting about science to the public. The field typically involves interactions between scientists, journalists and the public.
Origins
Modern science journalism originated in weather and other natural history obs ...
*
Science communication
Science communication encompasses a wide range of activities that connect science and society. Common goals of science communication include informing non-experts about scientific findings, raising the Public awareness of science, public awar ...
References
External links
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Canadian women journalists
Journalists from Quebec
Writers from Quebec City
Canadian women non-fiction writers