Based in Washington with CBC News, Simpson reports on U.S. politics through a Canadian lens while maintaining expertise in environmental storytelling. Her rare dual focus on governance systems and climate communication makes her essential for understanding 21st-century crises.
We’ve followed Kate Simpson’s career as she evolved from a culture-focused editor to a CBC foreign correspondent tackling today’s most pressing political and environmental stories. Her work balances meticulous reporting with poetic urgency, whether dissecting democratic institutions or amplifying climate narratives.
Simpson’s early career at Aesthetica Magazine (2016–2022) honed her ability to weave art and societal critique, editing 35 print issues and launching initiatives like the Future Now Symposium. This foundation in cultural storytelling informs her current political reporting, where she interrogates power structures with the same creative rigor.
This 2023 op-ed reframes mass extinction as both historical inevitability and modern crisis. Simpson contrasts paleontological data with contemporary policy failures, arguing that language itself must evolve to match ecological urgency. Her use of geological timescales to contextualize present-day biodiversity loss earned praise from The Guardian’s climate desk.
As editor of this 2021 anthology, Simpson curated works that bridge scientific data and emotional truth. The collection features emerging poets alongside NASA climatologists, using verse to make IPCC reports resonate personally. It became required reading in university environmental studies programs.
In this 2025 interview, Simpson analyzes the challenges of covering U.S. democracy during election years. She reveals behind-the-scenes strategies for holding power accountable while maintaining journalistic integrity, including her “three-question rule” for contentious interviews.
Simpson prioritizes stories connecting policy mechanisms to tangible environmental outcomes. A successful 2024 pitch traced how Canadian methane regulations influenced Arctic Council negotiations – ideal for her dual focus on governance and ecology.
With her Aesthetica background, she seeks stories about artistic responses to misinformation. Propose case studies like the “Poetry Against Deepfakes” initiative she covered in 2023.
Her Washington base makes her keen on cross-border investigations. A recent scoop exposed how U.S. lobbyists influenced Canadian critical mineral policies through NATO working groups.
“The definitive anthology for this decisive decade” – The Guardian on Out of Time
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