• Chair of the Master of Media in Journalism and Communication Program (MMJC) and assistant professor of journalism, Western University

Chris Arsenault is a journalist with more than 15 years of experience reporting from more than a dozen countries. His coverage areas include natural resource politics and climate change. He has won the Gold Prize at the UN Correspondents Awards (2015), Best National Feature from Canada’s Radio Television Digital News Association (2022) and a National Magazine Award for climate coverage (2025) and a .Michener-L. Richard O’Hagan Fellowship for Journalism Education (2025). He holds an MA in History from the University of British Columbia and a PhD in Journalism from the University of Sunderland in Newcastle, England.

Experience

  • –present
    Chair of the Master of Media in Journalism and Communication Program (MMJC) and assistant professor of journalism, Western University

Education

  • 2024 
    The University of Sunderland , PhD/Journalism

Honours

Michener-L. Richard O’Hagan Fellowship for Journalism Education, National Magazine Award, RTDNA Canada Best National Feature, UN Correspondents Prize

Contact Chris for

  • General
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  • Speaking request
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision