Alex Tran
I am an Associate Professor of Journalism at Concordia University in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal. My work focuses on constructive climate reporting and on collaborative, decolonial approaches to journalism and media leadership.
As part of the management team of Volt-Age, a 123‑million dollar national research program on the electrification of society, I serve as Theme 3 co‑leader. My work focuses on external partnerships and impact-driven journalism, supporting Volt-Age’s policy engagement and research collaborations for sustainable energy transitions. At Concordia, I am honoured to serve on the University Senate and on the Human Research Ethics Committee for research involving human participants. Previously, I was a fellow at the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, where my work focused on preserving press freedom and combating disinformation.
I am also the founder and director of the Climate Leadership Story Hub, a multimedia platform that documents Indigenous‑led clean energy transitions, developed in response to Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action 86. The hub’s most recent project, ᑰᒃ ᑰᑦᑐᖅ The Flowing River, shares the story of an Inuit‑led transition from diesel dependency to renewable energy in the polar north. Earlier projects include Arctic Shift to Clean Energy, featuring the documentaries Simeonie Nalukturuk: In His Own Words and Innavik, which screened at COP27 and COP15 in collaboration with the leading non-profit Indigenous Clean Energy.
Before academia, I worked as a national correspondent, anchor, and video journalist at CTV, Canada’s largest private broadcaster, as well as at other networks. During that time, I covered three prime ministers on Parliament Hill, produced short documentaries in sub‑Saharan Africa, and spent two months crossing the Pacific Ocean on a Japanese government vessel.