Journalist covering land, water & the people in between.

I'm Jimmy Thomson, a Victoria, BC-based journalist and journalism teacher working in print, audio and video, and specializing in stories about how communities interact with their environments.

I'm the editor in chief at Canada's National Observer, and my work has been published nationally and internationally in The Globe and Mail, The Guardian, The Walrus, The Washington Post, The Toronto Star, The Narwhal, CBC, and many more.

A career highlight is a three-part investigation of the abuse of at-sea observers, which led to a change in national fisheries policy.

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Published In

The Globe and Mail The Guardian The Washington Post The Walrus National Geographic CBC The Toronto Star The Narwhal Canada's National Observer PBS NewsHour Hakai Magazine BESIDE Magazine Mongabay The Tyee Maisonneuve Canadian Geographic Up Here Magazine Internazionale Courrier International VICE Geist BCBusiness Vancouver Magazine

Photography

  • The Globe and Mail
  • The Toronto Star
  • Canadian Geographic
  • CBC
  • Maisonneuve
  • Up Here Magazine
  • Far North Photo Festival

Video

  • PBS NewsHour
  • The Narwhal
  • CBC
  • Dead North Film Festival
  • Portland Comedy Film Festival
  • The Three Feathers (film)

Radio

  • CBC (reporter, guest, producer)
  • The World from PRX
  • BBC Radio
  • Talk Radio UK
  • Radiolab / WNYC (tape sync)

Selected Work

Awards & Grants

Speaking & Teaching

Teaching

Speaking & Panels

Fun Facts