Top Science Journalists in Canada (2025)

Chris Knight brings rigorous analysis to science, celebrity culture, and cinema through his reporting for Canada's National Post. With a career spanning policy journalism and cultural criticism, he excels at making technical subjects accessible while maintaining intellectual depth.

Current Focus Areas

• Medical Technology: Investigates public health implications of diagnostic tools
• Entertainment Ecosystems: Analyzes media's role in shaping celebrity narratives
• Documentary Filmmaking: Profiles artists balancing creative vision with ethical responsibility

Pitching Insights

"The most effective stories emerge where technical expertise meets human experience."

• Lead with data: Knight prioritizes evidence-based angles, particularly peer-reviewed research in healthcare reporting
• Highlight cultural significance: Even entertainment pieces should address broader media landscape trends

As The Globe and Mail’s senior science reporter, Ivan Semeniuk specializes in making complex research accessible while probing its societal implications. His work sits at the intersection of academic discovery, government policy, and public ethics.

Key Coverage Areas

• Space Exploration: Tracks Canada’s contributions to international astronomy projects
• Climate Policy: Analyzes Arctic research and Indigenous-led conservation models
• Bioethics: Examines CRISPR and AI applications in healthcare

Achievements

• Recipient of the Royal Canadian Institute’s Sanford Fleming Medal for science communication
• Knight Fellow at MIT, focusing on AI in genomic research

Pitching Guidance

• Do: Connect technical breakthroughs to funding debates or regulatory changes
• Avoid: Incremental lab studies without clear policy/industry partnerships

For story inquiries, reference his recent investigations into quantum computing infrastructure or permafrost carbon capture initiatives.

As founding editor of Hakai Magazine, Jude Isabella has shaped coastal ecosystem journalism through:

• Interdisciplinary Reporting: Bridges marine biology, cultural anthropology, and climate science
• Fieldwork-Centric Narratives: Emphasizes data collection methodologies and researcher experiences
• Historical Ecology Framing: Contextualizes modern environmental challenges through paleontological and indigenous records

Pitching Insights

Successful story ideas should:

• Integrate multiple scientific disciplines (e.g., chemical oceanography + social sciences)
• Provide detailed methodology explanations
• Challenge simplistic conservation narratives

Career Highlights

• Founded Hakai Magazine (2014), reaching 2.1M monthly readers
• Authored 7 science books translated into 14 languages
• Recipient of the American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award

Based in Whistler, Canada, Anthony contributes regularly to Pique Newsmagazine while maintaining affiliations with Canadian Geographic and Hakai Magazine. His work focuses on:

• Environmental Policy Analysis: Tracking legislation impacting scientific research and conservation efforts
• Climate Change Impacts: Specializing in biodiversity loss and ecosystem disruption
• Science Communication: Developing accessible narratives for complex environmental issues

Pitching Priorities

• Regional climate adaptation strategies with measurable outcomes
• Innovative approaches to public science education
• Cross-border environmental policy comparisons

Achievements Highlights

• Recipient of Canada's top environmental journalism awards
• Published author with Yale University Press
• Regular commentator on science-policy interface issues