Katharine Lake Berz is a Canadian freelance journalist who reports on the impact of Canadian and international issues on individuals. Her work has appeared in the Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, National Post, The Walrus, Broadview Magazine, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, The Canadian Press, TVO, Capital Daily, News Decoder, The Times Colonist, Healthy Debate and others.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Katharine Lake Berz | |
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 Katharine Lake Berz (2023) | |
| Born | Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian, British, Australian |
| Education | Queen’s University, University of Cambridge |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer(s) | McKinsey & Company, Toronto Star |
Background
editLake Berz holds a bachelor's degree in commerce from Queen's University and a master's degree in international relations from the University of Cambridge. She worked at management consultancy firm McKinsey & Company between 1992 and 2002 and was a fellow in the Fellowship of Global Journalism at the University of Toronto.[13][14]
Notable work
editLake Berz gained recognition for her coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war. In 2023, she was nominated for a National Newspaper Award for her series on Ukrainian women and children who survived Russian war crime violence.[15] Her film "Unbroken: A Story of Resistance" portrays these victims' fight for survival.[16][17] “Unbroken” won Best Documentary at the Toronto Shorts International Film Festival[18] and Best Collective Portrait at the International Portrait Film Festival.[19]
Lake Berz’s work has also taken her to visit AIDS victims in southern Africa, Indigenous communities in Australia, the slums of southern France, Thailand’s Russian exiles, refugees at the Mexico-U.S. border, squatters in Cuba, as well as rural First Nations, old-growth forests, anti-woke activists and homeless encampments across North America.
References
edit- ^ Berz, Katharine Lake. "Katharine Lake Berz". The Toronto Star.
- ^ Berz, Katharine Lake (November 21, 2022). "Once the pride of Canada's Afghanistan mission, Kandahar's decaying Sarpoza prison throws its legacy into doubt". Article. The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Berz, Katharine Lake (February 22, 2023). "Among ordinary Russians, regret over war with Ukraine mixed with suspicion of West". Article. National Post.
- ^ Berz, Katharine Lake (November 10, 2022). "Finding a Father on Facebook Marketplace". Article. The Walrus.
- ^ Berz, Katharine Lake. "Katharine Lake Berz Article Page". Broadview.
- ^ Berz, Katharine Lake (April 20, 2022). "B.C. conservation group moves thousands of salmon — by hand — so fish can produce millions of eggs". Article. CBC News.
- ^ Berz, Katharine Lake (April 20, 2022). "Conservation group's fish carry scheme save thousands of salmon". Article. Canada's National Observer.
- ^ Berz, Katharine Lake (January 4, 2022). "Society Ontario Hubs The long row home: Athletes call for more post-Olympic support". Article. TVO Today.
- ^ Berz, Katharine Lake (February 5, 2022). "Fairy Creek lawyers asking BC court to throw out charges based on RCMP conduct". Article. Capital Daily.
- ^ Berz, Katharine Lake (March 8, 2023). "Comment: For women, still a long way to go, despite our progress". Article. Times Colonist.
- ^ Berz, Katharine Lake (April 4, 2022). "'This is a place of healing': The power of a sweat-lodge ceremony". Article. Healthy Debate.
- ^ Berz, Katharine Lake. Finding Refuge In Canada. Athabasca University Press.
- ^ Berz, Katharine Lake Berz. "Fellowship In Journalism & Health Impact". Dalla Lana School of Public Health. University of Toronto.
- ^ Berz, Katharine Lake. "2023 Winners and Nominees". National Newspaper Awards.
- ^ Berz, Katharine Lake. "Unbroken: A Story of Resistance". IMDB.
- ^ Berz, Katharine Lake. "Unbroken: A Story of Resistance". Cinemorata.
- ^ Berz, Katharine Lake. "Toronto Shorts International Film Winners". Toronto Shorts.
- ^ Berz, Katharine Lake (May 15, 2024). "A kingdom of shocking pain and suffering: How this country is trying to escape a deadly epidemic and its history". Article. Toronto Star.
- ^ Berz, Katharine Lake (August 9, 2023). "Why residents of 'the most beautiful city in the world' are struggling to survive — and say they feel abandoned by authorities". Article. Toronto Star.
- Berz, Katharine Lake (July 25, 2023). "'Not Thailand anymore': Russians are flocking to this resort island — but not all is well in paradise". Article. Toronto Star.
- Berz, Katharine Lake (October 22, 2023). "Stuck in limbo. Preyed on by kidnappers. In shadow of Trump's wall, Biden's plan creates danger zone for migrants at Mexican border". Article. Toronto Star.
- Berz, Katharine Lake (October 2, 2023). "30 years in jail for a murder they say they didn't commit. These sisters' first trip together was harder than either could have imagined". Article. Toronto Star.
- Berz, Katharine Lake (January 9, 2022). "On the front lines to save an old-growth forest in B.C." Article. Toronto Star.
- Berz, Katharine Lake Berz (March 30, 2024). "'I will never teach anything but the truth': Meet the impassioned defiers of Florida's 'anti-woke' laws". Article. Toronto Star.
- Berz, Katharine (May 16, 2024). "What went wrong with drug decriminalization in British Columbia? Those on the streets have a message for Toronto". Article. Toronto Star.