{{Short description|Canadian journalist}} {{Infobox person | name = Emma Gilchrist | birth_place = Northern Alberta | known_for = Editor-in-Chief, The Narwhal }}
'''Emma Gilchrist''' is the Canadian co-founder and editor-in-chief of ''The Narwhal''.
Gilchrist was the executive director of ''DeSmog'' environmental blog and the past president of ''Press Forward'' association of Canadian independent media outlets.
== Early life and education == Gilchrist is from rural Northern Alberta<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Emma Gilchrist Editor-in-Chief and Executive Director |url=http://thenarwhal.ca/ |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=The Narwhal |language=en}}</ref> and has a journalism degree from Mount Royal University<ref>{{Cite web |title=Journalism alumna forges her own path {{!}} MRU |url=https://www.mtroyal.ca/AboutMountRoyal/MediaRoom/Stories/2021/05/journalism-alumna-forges-her-own-path.htm |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=www.mtroyal.ca |language=en}}</ref> who awarded her a ''Horizon Award'' in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alumni Achievement Awards 2015 {{!}} Summit {{!}} MRU |url=https://www.mtroyal.ca/Summit/aaa2015.htm |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=www.mtroyal.ca |language=en}}</ref>
== Career == Gilchrist has worked as a reporter in the United Kingdom and Canada, and has worked at the Calgary Herald and the Calgary Sun.<ref name=":0" /> She created a weekly column at the Calgary Herald called ''The Green Guide'' which won a Canadian Newspaper Association Great Ideas Award.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Brand is Female |url=https://www.thebrandisfemale.com/podcast/season4episode57 |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=The Brand is Female |language=en-US}}</ref>
Gilchrist was the executive director of ''DeSmog'' environmental blog<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2017-09-18 |title=Emma Gilchrist |url=https://clean50.com/honourees/gilchrist_emma/ |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=Clean50 |language=en-CA}}</ref> and was credited for providing content for Donald Gutstein's 2018 book ''The Big Stall.''<ref>Gutstein, D. (2018). The Big Stall: How Big Oil and Think Tanks are Blocking Action on Climate Change in Canada. United States: James Lorimer Limited, Publishers. p265</ref> In 2018, she co-founded ''The Narwhal'' with Carol Linnitt.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New media ventures continue to pop up in Canada — and they're helping fill gaps |url=https://www.orilliamatters.com/national-business/new-media-ventures-continue-to-pop-up-in-canada-and-theyre-helping-fill-gaps-5157358 |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=OrilliaMatters.com |date=14 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mckenzie |first=Kevin Hinton & Ryan |title=BCBusiness |url=https://www.bcbusiness.ca/The-2021-Women-of-the-Year-Awards-Change-Maker--Runner-up |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=BCBusiness |date=13 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> In 2018 she accepted four Canadian Online Publishing Awards on behalf of ''The Narwhal''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=2018-11-15 |title=RDS, The Narwhal among big winners at Canadian Online Publishing Awards |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/rds-the-narwhal-among-big-winners-at-canadian-online-publishing-awards/ |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}</ref> and in 2021 was part of a team that won a 2021 Digital Publishing Award for Best Digital Editorial Package for their report ''Carbon Cache''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=News |url=https://digitalpublishingawards.ca/category/news/ |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=Digital Publishing Awards |date=10 June 2021 |language=en-CA}}</ref>
Gilchrist is the past chair of ''Press Forward'' association of independent Canadian news organizations.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gilchrist |first=Emma |date=2021-03-02 |title=Opinion: Canada should be supporting journalism's future, not its past |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canada-should-be-supporting-journalisms-future-not-its-past/ |access-date=2022-03-30}}</ref>
She won a ''Clean50'' sustainability award in 2022.<ref name=":1" />
== Personal life == Gilchrist lives in Victoria.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-15 |title=Meet Emma Gilchrist, Editor-in-Chief of The Narwhal |url=https://feverishnews.com/meet-emma-gilchrist-editor-in-chief-of-the-narwhal/ |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=Feverish News |language=en-US}}</ref>
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== External links == * [https://pressforward.ca/ Press Forward, official website] {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gilchrist, Emma}} Category:Canadian newspaper editors Category:Journalists from Alberta Category:Mount Royal University alumni Category:Canadian women company founders Category:Canadian newspaper founders Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people)