Based in Victoria, Katie DeRosa brings London School of Economics-trained analysis to her coverage of BC politics, healthcare, and crime for the Times Colonist. Her work consistently exposes systemic failures while maintaining rigorous fairness standards.
"Always bring data that connects local incidents to provincial trends" – DeRosa to journalism students, 2024
Katie DeRosa has established herself as a formidable force in Canadian journalism through her incisive political reporting, human rights-focused investigations, and dedication to community-focused storytelling. With a career spanning over a decade, she combines academic rigor from the London School of Economics with frontline reporting experience across three continents.
"When you wake up and find out there's been a guy attacking people in the lobby, I feel so bad for the people who were right there. That's so scary" – DeRosa on crime reporting ethics
This February 2025 analysis piece dissects the internal crisis within British Columbia's center-right political coalition. DeRosa leverages anonymous sourcing from 7 party insiders to reveal leadership struggles impacting provincial governance. The article's impact was immediate – within 72 hours, 3 additional MLAs publicly criticized Falcon's leadership.
DeRosa's 2021 investigative report combined forensic anthropology insights with local indigenous knowledge to reconstruct a mysterious death. Her decision to publish the cabin's exact coordinates sparked debate about journalistic responsibility in active investigations.
This April 2025 social media analysis thread breaks down complex climate policy changes into digestible data visualizations. Viewed over 250k times, it represents DeRosa's adaptation to new storytelling formats while maintaining investigative depth.
DeRosa consistently covers power shifts between BC United, Conservatives, and emerging centrist groups. Pitches should include voter sentiment data from at least 5 ridings and historical comparisons to previous coalition governments. Her February 2025 MLA exposé demonstrates particular interest in leadership crises.
Stories about systemic care failures gain traction when paired with whistleblower testimony and comparative provincial data. Her 2020 investigation into Island Health's patient neglect case [6] set the template for impactful medical reporting.
DeRosa prioritizes crimes that expose institutional failures over sensational cases. The 2020 Langford domestic murder coverage [6] successfully connected local law enforcement protocols to national statistics on gender-based violence.
Recognized for her Travers Fellowship series on refugee detention, this honor places DeRosa among only 23 Canadian journalists to receive Amnesty's endorsement. The judging panel particularly noted her use of first-person narratives from detained children.
This competitive award funded DeRosa's MSc in International Migration at LSE, where her thesis on border security impacts became required reading in UBC's public policy program. Selection criteria emphasized practical application of academic research.
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