Publications
Some samples of my work.
featured writing
The many faces of Japan’s young feminists (Kyoto Journal issue 97: Next Generations, print)
See me, hear me: Mari Katayama’s art speaks beyond words (Kyoto Journal issue 97: Next Generations, print)
Adorned in history: The Museum of Old Taiwan Tiles (Kyoto Journal issue 96: Our Neighbor, Formosa, print)
Listening to Incense (Kyoto Journal issue 95: Wellbeing, print)
The power of a moment: peace artist Kazuaki Tanahashi (Kyoto Journal issue 95: Wellbeing, print)
Creating Space for Artistic Expression: Reflecting on Kyoto Experiment 2019 (Kyoto Journal, online)
The Politics of Memory: ICOM Kyoto confronts the role of testimony in museum narratives (Kyoto Journal, online)
Inspired by Japan — foreign artists influenced by the country (Kyoto Journal, online)
HIV is spreading in Chile - and lots of people don't know they have it (VICE News)
Gay Marriage is Legal. Are the Wedding Bells Ringing? (The 10 and 3)
Hiroshima marks 70 years since the bomb (OpenCanada)
reports & research contributions
Currently a Research Fellow at the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy (Max Bell School of Public Policy, McGill University). Project lead for research on Children & Technology Policy, Media & Journalism, and Platform Governance. Previously a Research Associate at the Liu Institute for Global Issues and School of Journalism (University of British Columbia, 2014-2018).
Why Is Everyone Mad at Tech… And What To Do About It. Humber College President’s Lecture, delivered by Taylor Owen (2019). Editor & Researcher.
The Case for Platform Governance. CIGI Paper by Taylor Owen (2019). Researcher.
How Internet Monopolies Threaten Democracy. Dalton Camp Lecture given by Taylor Owen (2017). Editor & Researcher.
The Platform Press: How Silicon Valley Reengineered Journalism Tow Centre for Digital Journalism (2017). Author.
Can Journalism Be Virtual? CJR (2016). Editor & Researcher.
The Public Debate About Torture Retro Report (2015). Author.
projects
Cameraperson/Fellow for Hidden in Plain Sight: Stories of Migration and HIV in Chile (2016) The International Reporting Program, Graduate School of Journalism, University of British Columbia. Documentary and Virtual Reality reporting project on people living in the margins of Chilean society. Project by Fellows from the University of British Columbia’s International Reporting Program, published by VICE News.
Production Team for Strangers at Home (2014-2015) The Global Reporting Centre. Video storytelling project documenting growing feelings of xenophobia among Europeans in their own countries.
awards, honors & fellowships
Best Video Content (Gold), Academic Category Canadian Online Publishing Awards for “Hidden in Plain Sight: Stories of Migration and HIV in Chile,” by the International Reporting Program. 2017.
Best Video Content (Silver), Media Category, Canadian Online Publishing Awards for “Strangers at Home,” by The Global Reporting Centre. 2017.
Regional Winner, Edward R. Murrow Award for “Strangers at Home” produced by The Global Reporting Centre. 2017.
Honoree, Webby Award for “Strangers at Home,” produced by The Global Reporting Centre. 2017.
Finalist, JHR/CAJ Award for Human Rights Reporting, for “Hidden in Plain Sight: Stories of Migration and HIV in Chile," produced by the International Reporting Program. 2016.
Donna Logan Investigative Journalism Award, University of British Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, for Thesis: “Love, Virtually.” 2016.
Fellow, International Reporting Program, University of British Columbia (2015-2016). Cameraperson and Producer for Documentary and Virtual Reality reporting project on people living in the margins of Chilean society.
Graduate Scholarship, University of British Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. 2014-2016.