I’m a communications specialist, writer, and queer settler. These days I work in emergency communications for Yukon government, often on floods and wildfires. Previously I did freelance journalism writing stories about people and the land, and nonprofit environmental communications. My skills include writing, research, editing, copy editing, fact-checking, photography, multimedia, social media management, and project management. My background is in environment, ecology, and Indigenous rights.

I have a Masters of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University and was the managing editor for the 2021 Review of Journalism print magazine. See below for my freelance journalism. I also have five years’ experience in nonprofit communications, and a masters degree in environmental change and management. I’ve lived and worked in Toronto, Halifax, and the UK; I live in Whitehorse, Yukon. When I’m not at work, I love reading, gardening, walking in the mountains, and swimming in cold lakes.

Contact me here. I no longer tweet @juliamusing.

Writing

• “A Truer North” feature in [       ] Review of Journalism
• Canadian Geographic magazine and online
• “Seeing Ourselves in Art” and “Rethinking a Problem that Keeps Piling Up” in Yukon, North of Ordinary magazine
• National Observer
• The Eyeopener

Education

• Masters of Journalism, Ryerson University, 2021
• Masters of Science in Environmental Change and Management, Oxford University, 2014
• Bachelor of Arts (Combined Honours) in History of Science & Technology and Biology, University of King’s College, 2013

Awards

• Emergency Management Exemplary Service Award (Outstanding Contribution to Emergency Management category), awarded as part of Yukon Government and Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation team, 2024-25
• Canada Graduate Scholarship—SSHRC, 2020-2021
• Susan Westmoreland Memorial Award in Broadcast Journalism, Ryerson University, 2021
• CBC News Network Award, Ryerson University, 2021