Trish Audette-Longo is a Canadian journalist finishing her PhD in communication studies at Concordia University in Montreal. Her research focuses on oil, energy and pipelines. Previously, Trish covered politics and the environment for The Edmonton Journal. Her writing has appeared in J-Source, Alberta Views, The Hill Times, the International Journal of Communication, Topia, and the Canadian Journal of Communication.

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Kinder Morgan pipeline supporters and detractors are being swarmed by online 'bots'

An industry ad to amplify pro-pipeline perspectives is just one example of how the online conversation around the troubled Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion is, increasingly, being pushed to its edges by actors on both sides of the debate. Casual opinion polls and social media platforms are open battlegrounds as messages spread quickly and debate become increasingly polarized.
Kinder Morgan
By Trish Audette-Longo in Analysis, Energy, Politics | April 20th 2018
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership hopeful Doug Ford sits on stage with reporter Anthony Furey for an interview on Day Three of the Manning Networking Conference in Ottawa on February 10, 2018. Photo by Alex Tétreault

How Doug Ford skated around the media in his first week as Ontario Tory leader

National Observer watched, listened and transcribed parts of seven one-on-one interviews Doug Ford gave after becoming Ontario PC leader. While it would not be fair to say media members only lobbed softball questions at the public figure, many gave him a great deal of space to touch broadly on his winning platform without getting into the weeds on what he will actually do if elected premier.
State of Journalism
By Trish Audette-Longo in Analysis, Politics | March 16th 2018
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh addresses the party's national convention in Ottawa on Feb. 17, 2018. Photo by Alex Tétreault

NDP's Jagmeet Singh steers clear of oil and pipelines in Ottawa

Jagmeet Singh didn’t touch on oil, pipelines, or energy development when he addressed hundreds of NDP delegates at a national convention in Ottawa on Saturday. Rather, in a speech punctuated often by delegates standing to applaud and cheer “NDP” or “Jagmeet Singh,” the federal NDP leader focused first his policies for taking on economic inequality, then racism and intolerance.
By Trish Audette-Longo in News, Politics | February 17th 2018