BA (Alberta ), BJ (Vind), MJ (Vind/Dalhousie)
Terra Tailleur is a digital news specialist. As a journalism educator, she works at the intersection of news literacy, digital literacy and storytelling. She is keenly interested in the local news ecosystem and supporting sustainable, quality journalism.
Terra spent nearly 20 years in newsrooms before moving to the classroom to teach full time. She started out as a reporter for community newspapers in Alberta. She worked for CBC Radio for five years — including two years above the Arctic Circle — crafting news reports and documentaries. She spent 10 years as a senior writer on the digital desk in Halifax with CBC News. She earned a master’s degree in entrepreneurial journalism before leaving the CBC.
At King’s, Terra led the award-winning Signal digital newsroom until 2023. She has created or developed several new courses, including Reporting in Mi’kma’ki and Fake News: Journalism Verification Techniques. In 2021, she was recognized by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication for her innovation in the classroom.
Terra has long been active with the Canadian Association of Journalists, a professional organization that advocates for journalists and press freedom. She was Atlantic director from 2016 to 2020 and served as vice-president in her second term. She was a curriculum reviewer and presenter for Misinfo 101, a guide on mis/disinformation and verification techniques for post-secondary students. She has served on the ethics advisory committee since 2019 and recently contributed to an update of its ethics guidelines.
Terra is part of the Canadian team of the global Worlds of Journalism research study. Her other international and national collaborators include the Climate Disaster Project and Documenters Canada. She is on the board of J-Schools Canada/Écoles-J Canada and served as chair in 2024-25. She judges national and international journalism awards, and regularly advises journalists and communicators at large.
Interests
Digital news, journalism ethics, online verification, mis/disinformation, news startups, work-integrated learning
