Robyn Urback
Robyn Urback | |
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| Born | 1988 (age 37–38) |
| Alma mater | Ryerson University (2010; Bachelor of Journalism (Honours)) |
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| Years active | 2008-present |
| Employer | The Globe and Mail |
Robyn Urback (born 1988)[1] is a Canadian journalist and conservative political commentator.[2] She is known for her work at the National Post, and as of 2020 writes an opinion column for The Globe and Mail.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Urback is a native of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is Jewish, and attended Vaughan Road Academy in Toronto.[3][4] While studying journalism at Ryerson University, she was presented with the 2008 Albert E. Wadham Memorial Award as well as the 2008 Rolf Lockwood Scholarship for Excellence in Business Magazine feature writing.[4][5] She graduated from Ryerson in 2010 with a Bachelor of Journalism (Honours).[6][7]
Career
[edit | edit source]By 2010, Urback was contributing opinion articles to Maclean's Magazine, at first concentrating on student issues.[8][9] Urback later began to contribute articles and commentary to major news outlets about a variety of topics, including women's issues,[10][11] crime,[12] local interest topics,[13] politics[14] and world affairs.[15]
By 2013 her work was being published regularly as a columnist in the National Post, where she also became an editorial board member.[16][17][10][18][7]
In 2016 Urback was hired as an opinion columnist and opinion section producer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.[19][20] She worked there through 22 October 2019.[21][22]
She has been working for The Globe and Mail, where she is a current affairs columnist, since 2019.[23][24][25]
References
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- ^ "Queen’s Remembrance Day Scandal: Maclean’s Top 10 Story for 2010". Kingston Herald, Steve Gerard, 2011/01/03.
- ^ Katie Toth. "In defence of offense". Dalhousie Gazette, February 10, 2011
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- ^ "The Middle East and North Africa’s rape culture". Prince Arthur Herald, 2016-01-11 Barbara Kay.
- ^ "Jian Ghomeshi Verdict: Not Guilty On All Counts". ET Canada, By Brent Furdyk. 24 Mar 2016
- ^ "Neighbourhood News: Anniversaries, Awards & Ale". Corktown, May 7, 2012
- ^ "CBC Opinions: boldly defending the status quo". Canadian Association of Labour Media, Nov 14 2016 Nora Loreto
- ^ "National Affairs by Claire Hoy — Security Council membership no prize". Caledon Citizen, March 25, 2016
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- ^ "Bungled Jian Ghomeshi investigation playing out at taxpayers’ expense". Financial Post, Howard Levitt | November 10, 2014
- ^ "CBC opinion page a good thing". William Watson, November 22, 2016
- ^ "CBC joins a crowded conversation with new online opinion section". Simon Houpt, The Globe and Mail November 11, 2016
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External links
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- Living people
- 1998 births
- 21st-century Canadian Jews
- 21st-century Canadian journalists
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation people
- Canadian newspaper journalists
- Canadian women non-fiction writers
- Canadian women columnists
- Jewish Canadian journalists
- Journalists from Toronto
- National Post people
- The Globe and Mail columnists
- Toronto Metropolitan University alumni
- Maclean's writers and editors
- Vaughan Road Academy alumni
- 21st-century Canadian women journalists