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Evert Lindquist

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Ottawa, Victoria
Covers:  I'm interested in environment and climate change reporting, with a focus on endangered species conservation and invasive species management.

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Award-nominated journalist with background reporting, editing, publishing and freelancing in Victoria, B.C., and Ottawa, Ont. Focused on environment and climate change reporting, fascinated by anything related to management of endangered and invasive species. Particularly geared toward longer-form journalism. Conversant in Spanish and German, with experience living in Australia, Argentina and England. Most recently did a climate solutions reporting internship in Uganda, covering wetland restora…

Why did you become a journalist?

During a gap year working and traveling in Argentina, I broke out of my shell and found a passion for talking to and learning about people.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

My Montessori school was too small to run a newspaper, but I did intern for a week at Black Press Media's Oak Bay News in Grade 9.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Fight for what interests you. Don't be put off when others laugh at the work you're passionate about. It doesn't have to be a crowd-pleaser.

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