Katherine Dunn

@katherine_dunn

Katherine Dunn

Content editor

@katherine_dunn

Katherine is the Content Editor of our Oxford Climate Journalism Network. She was previously an editor at Fortune magazine where she covered climate change and the energy transition, including writing features on a shareholder battle at ExxonMobil and the murky world of ESG investing. Before that, she worked for the Wall Street Journal, S&P Global Platts and Maclean’s, often (but not always) covering energy and commodities. She is Canadian and lives in London.

News

Two years, 400 journalists and 50 experts: Here’s what we learnt on covering climate change

14 takeaways from the Oxford Climate Journalism Network.

Applying for the Oxford Climate Journalism Network: Everything you need to know

Are you thinking about applying for the OCJN? Our colleague Katherine Dunn addresses some of the questions you may have. 

Introducing the ‘How To Fix Climate Journalism’ Essay Series

A new essay series from alumni of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network around the world offers advice on how to produce better climate coverage.

Evan Gershkovich felt it was his “duty” to document a country shaped by war and repression. Then he was arrested

Raised in New Jersey as the son of Soviet emigrés, the WSJ reporter felt a personal connection to Russia and its culture, his colleagues say. 

How a newspaper and a museum partnered to create a project on the Dutch colonial past

With the help of the Rijksmuseum, ‘De Volkskrant’ is running a year-long exploration of colonisation and its impact around the world.  

Four takeaways from the first semester of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network

Katherine Dunn and Diego Arguedas Ortiz share what they've learnt from 100 journalists from around the world on covering climate change.

“The impact of climate change in the Himalayas matters. It’s a global and regional issue”

Nepalese reporter Mukesh Pokhrel, member of the Oxford Climate Journalist Network, discusses the challenges of his job. 

As an oil-funded war ravages Ukraine, climate coverage struggles to find its footing

This week's IPCC report didn't get enough attention. But reporters think the conflict can spur a more comprehensive coverage on global warming. 