Arik Ligeti
Director of audience
@arikligeti.bsky.social 
Arik Ligeti is The Narwhal’s director of audience, with a focus on growing a dedicated community of members and readers. Arik previously worked at The Globe and Mail as a digital editor, a role that prompted his move from Toronto to Vancouver in 2014. He revamped The Globe’s flagship morning newsletter, reported on local issues and crafted explainers. When he’s not browsing Nieman Lab, Arik can be seen at dad-rock concerts or exploring one of B.C.’s many outdoor wonders.
Stories by Arik Ligeti
A groundbreaking new partnership — and the RCMP ‘package’ on journalists that never arrived
In our latest newsletter, we spotlight a collaborative reporting position with the Winnipeg Free Press...
The Narwhal nominated for five National Magazine Awards, three Digital Publishing Awards
4 min. readOur on-the-ground photojournalism and investigative reporting have been recognized as among the best-of-the-best in Canadian...
A new hire, a pop-up newsletter and a cross-border reporting trip
In our latest newsletter, we speak with the reporter-photographer duo behind our feature on selenium...
A ‘spooky and cool’ nerd alert
In our latest newsletter, we jump from the forests of Fairy Creek to the sediment...
The Narwhal nominated for four Canadian Association of Journalists awards
From the Wet’suwet’en crisis in B.C. to the COVID-19 pandemic’s tear through Ontario greenhouses, our...
What’s gov got to do, got to do with it? A lot
In our latest newsletter, we explore the tie that binds endangered birds, climate migration and...
‘Bring on the docs!’ Reporter Carl Meyer read 130 PDFs so you don’t have to
Carl went document diving and discovered Canadian banks and oil and gas companies have been...
Up close with the data, and work, of Indigenous guardians along B.C.’s Central Coast
In our latest newsletter, we look at journalist Jimmy Thomson’s feature on the Heiltsuk, Wuikinuxv...
Behind the scenes: how we made our Indigenous guardians feature come to life
From collating spreadsheets to remote travel logistics to figuring out how to make tiny red...
