Karen is the co-founder of Taproot Publishing Inc. and the Alberta Podcast Network. She previously worked as a reporter and editor for 14 years at the Edmonton Journal before leaving the newsroom in 2011 to start a consulting business and teach journalism.
Karen has a Masters in Journalism from Carleton University and attended the beat business training program at CUNY's Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism in the summer of 2015.
Recent work by Karen
Calls for public engagement: Trees, zoning, and neighbourhood improvement
Here are some opportunities to offer your input to the City of Edmonton on various civic issues, such as renewal projects, service provision, and bylaws.
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Provincial election roundup: May 24, 2023
Advance voting has begun in the 2023 provincial election and will continue until May 27. Here are some other things to know heading into Election Day on May 29.
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Weekend agenda: May 12-14, 2023
This weekend's activities include playoff hockey parties, a conversation with a Giller Prize winner, a festival of 2SLGBTQ+ movies, a great big bike swap, a reggae party, a theatre fest for kids, and lots of Mother's Day fun.
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Wyvern among winners at YEG Startup Community Awards
A company that successfully launched a satellite into space was recognized as the "Most Edmonton Startup of the Year" at the third annual YEG Startup Community Awards on May 10.
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Provincial election roundup: May 10, 2023
Here's a summary of useful things to know heading into the provincial election, including forums from interVivos and the Women's Health Coalition, agenda-setting from Alberta Municipalities and Public Interest Alberta, and news about Edmonton-area ridings.
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High-voltage cleaning company plugs into accelerator
A Spruce Grove-based company has come up with a safe, green way to clean high-voltage infrastructure without having to turn the power off. Now the team behind SPI Utilities Solutions needs to build a sustainable business around the highly sought-after innovation.
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Downtown park presents chance to get winter-city design right
Warehouse Park offers Edmonton an opportunity to learn from the mistakes of the past when it comes to designing for winter, says an industrial designer who is studying how to make it inviting year-round.
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Aro aims to make autonomous robots accessible to all
Faheem Khan thinks about that moment in the mid-20th century when mainframe computers were starting to help big corporations, but small businesses had little access. That's where we are now with AI-enabled robots, said the co-founder and CEO of Aro Robotic Systems.
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Revenue-focused accelerator names latest cohort
Eight Edmonton-area startups have been accepted into the latest cohort of The Alberta Innovates Revenue Accelerator (TAIRA) by GrowthX. One of them is Team CarePal, an app to support family and friends who are providing care for someone who is ill.
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