Robyn Urback

Summary

Robyn Urback (born 1988)[1] is a Canadian journalist and 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.

Robyn Urback
Born1988 (age 35–36)
NationalityCanadian
Alma materRyerson University (2010; Bachelor of Journalism (Honours))
Occupation
  • Journalist
Years active2008-present
EmployerThe Globe and Mail

Early life and education edit

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

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 edit

  1. ^ A Tribute to Vaughan 1926 2017 by Uno Raamat. 2017.
  2. ^ Philip W. Cook; Tammy L Hodo (25 June 2013). When Women Sexually Abuse Men: The Hidden Side of Rape, Stalking, Harassment, and Sexual Assault: The Hidden Side of Rape, Stalking, Harassment, and Sexual Assault. ABC-CLIO. pp. 149–. ISBN 978-0-313-39730-1.
  3. ^ "Annual Report to the Community 2015-2016," JEWISH FOUNDATION OF GREATER TORONTO.
  4. ^ a b "Newcom honors top-flight scholar". August 1, 2014.
  5. ^ "Newcom récompense l'excellence académique". Transport Routier. November 21, 2008.
  6. ^ Urback, Robyn (July 17, 2009). "A better bio". Maclean's.
  7. ^ a b Dallaire, Justin (February 23, 2017). "Q&A with Robyn Urback". Review of Journalism: The School of Journalism.
  8. ^ "Queen’s Remembrance Day Scandal: Maclean’s Top 10 Story for 2010". Kingston Herald, Steve Gerard, 2011/01/03.
  9. ^ Katie Toth. "In defence of offense". Dalhousie Gazette, February 10, 2011
  10. ^ a b Helena Bassil-Morozow (25 September 2014). The Trickster and the System: Identity and agency in contemporary society. Taylor & Francis. pp. 210–. ISBN 978-1-317-63516-1.
  11. ^ "The Middle East and North Africa’s rape culture". Prince Arthur Herald, 2016-01-11 Barbara Kay.
  12. ^ "Jian Ghomeshi Verdict: Not Guilty On All Counts". ET Canada, By Brent Furdyk. 24 Mar 2016
  13. ^ "Neighbourhood News: Anniversaries, Awards & Ale". Corktown, May 7, 2012
  14. ^ "CBC Opinions: boldly defending the status quo". Canadian Association of Labour Media, Nov 14 2016 Nora Loreto
  15. ^ "National Affairs by Claire Hoy — Security Council membership no prize". Caledon Citizen, March 25, 2016
  16. ^ Alex Marland (15 March 2016). Brand Command: Canadian Politics and Democracy in the Age of Message Control. UBC Press. pp. 476–. ISBN 978-0-7748-3206-9.
  17. ^ "Robyn Urback". The Globe and Mail. October 13, 2023.
  18. ^ "Bungled Jian Ghomeshi investigation playing out at taxpayers’ expense". Financial Post, Howard Levitt | November 10, 2014
  19. ^ "CBC opinion page a good thing". William Watson, November 22, 2016
  20. ^ "CBC joins a crowded conversation with new online opinion section". Simon Houpt, The Globe and Mail November 11, 2016
  21. ^ "Robyn Urback", Twitter, 22 October 2019
  22. ^ "Robyn Urback, Columnist", Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, retrieved 1 May 2020
    This lists Urback's latest opinion column for CBC as 22 October 2019.
  23. ^ Chiu, Allyson; Mettler, Katie (4 December 2019), "Trump calls Trudeau 'two-faced' after video emerges of world leaders apparently mocking the president", The Washington Post, retrieved 1 May 2020
  24. ^ "Robyn Urback", The Globe and Mail, retrieved 1 May 2020
  25. ^ "Canadians have been gaslit on China". The Globe and Mail. 30 April 2020.

External links edit

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