{{short description|Canadian journalist}} {{Infobox person | name = Robyn Urback | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1988}} | birth_place = Toronto, Ontario | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | alma_mater = Ryerson University (2010; Bachelor of Journalism (Honours)) | occupation = {{hlist|Journalist}} | years_active = 2008-present | employer = ''The Globe and Mail'' | known_for = | net_worth = | relatives = | website = | spouse = | partner = | children = }} '''Robyn Urback''' (born 1988)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://issuu.com/unoramat/docs/a_tribute_to_vaughan_1926-2017|title=A Tribute to Vaughan 1926 2017 by Uno Raamat|date=2017}}</ref> is a Canadian journalist and conservative political commentator.<ref name="CookHodo2013">{{cite book|author1=Philip W. Cook|author2=Tammy L Hodo|title=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|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bVeqAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA149|date=25 June 2013|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-39730-1|pages=149–}}</ref> 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== Urback is a native of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is Jewish, and attended Vaughan Road Academy in Toronto.<ref>[https://cdn.fedweb.org/fed-35/2/annual_report_nocroppdf%25281%2529.pdf "Annual Report to the Community 2015-2016,"] JEWISH FOUNDATION OF GREATER TORONTO.</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.trucknews.com/products/newcom-honors-top-flight-scholar/|title=Newcom honors top-flight scholar|date=August 1, 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.transportroutier.ca/nouvelles/20762/|title=Newcom récompense l'excellence académique|date=November 21, 2008|work=Transport Routier}}</ref> She graduated from Ryerson in 2010 with a Bachelor of Journalism (Honours).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://macleans.ca/education/uniandcollege/a-better-bio/|work=Maclean's|title=A better bio|first=Robyn|last=Urback|date=July 17, 2009}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://rrj.ca/qa-with-robyn-urback/|title=Q&A with Robyn Urback|work= Review of Journalism: The School of Journalism|first=Justin|last=Dallaire|date=February 23, 2017}}</ref>
==Career== By 2010, Urback was contributing opinion articles to ''Maclean's Magazine'', at first concentrating on student issues.<ref>[http://kingstonherald.com/news/queens-scandal-macleans-top-10-story-201033283 "Queen’s Remembrance Day Scandal: Maclean’s Top 10 Story for 2010"]. ''Kingston Herald'', Steve Gerard, 2011/01/03.</ref><ref>Katie Toth. [http://dalgazette.com/opinions/in-defence-of-offense/ "In defence of offense"]. ''Dalhousie Gazette'', February 10, 2011</ref> Urback later began to contribute articles and commentary to major news outlets about a variety of topics, including women's issues,<ref name="Bassil-Morozow2014">{{cite book|author=Helena Bassil-Morozow|title=The Trickster and the System: Identity and agency in contemporary society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sY6bBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT210|date=25 September 2014|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-317-63516-1|pages=210–}}</ref><ref>[http://princearthurherald.com/en/politics-2/middle-east-and-north-african-rape-culture-225 "The Middle East and North Africa’s rape culture"]. ''Prince Arthur Herald'', 2016-01-11 Barbara Kay.</ref> crime,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160616214033/http://etcanada.com/news/40665/jian-ghomeshi-verdict-not-guilty-on-all-counts/ "Jian Ghomeshi Verdict: Not Guilty On All Counts"]. ''ET Canada'', By Brent Furdyk. 24 Mar 2016</ref> local interest topics,<ref>[http://corktown.ca/2012/05/neighbourhood-news-anniversaries-awards-ale/ "Neighbourhood News: Anniversaries, Awards & Ale"]. ''Corktown'', May 7, 2012</ref> politics<ref>[http://calm.ca/article/2016/cbc-opinions-boldly-defending-status-quo "CBC Opinions: boldly defending the status quo"]. ''Canadian Association of Labour Media'', Nov 14 2016 Nora Loreto</ref> and world affairs.<ref>[http://caledoncitizen.com/?p=17100 "National Affairs by Claire Hoy — Security Council membership no prize"]. ''Caledon Citizen'', March 25, 2016</ref>
By 2013 her work was being published regularly as a columnist in the ''National Post'', where she also became an editorial board member.<ref name="Marland2016">{{cite book|author=Alex Marland|title=Brand Command: Canadian Politics and Democracy in the Age of Message Control|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=72aDCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA476|date=15 March 2016|publisher=UBC Press|isbn=978-0-7748-3206-9|pages=476–}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/authors/robyn-urback/|title=Robyn Urback|date=October 13, 2023|website=The Globe and Mail}}</ref><ref name="Bassil-Morozow2014" /><ref>[http://business.financialpost.com/executive/management-hr/bungled-jian-ghomeshi-investigation-playing-out-at-taxpayers-expense "Bungled Jian Ghomeshi investigation playing out at taxpayers’ expense"]. ''Financial Post'', Howard Levitt | November 10, 2014</ref><ref name="auto1"/>
In 2016 Urback was hired as an opinion columnist and opinion section producer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.<ref>[http://www.thewhig.com/2016/11/22/cbc-opinion-page-a-good-thing "CBC opinion page a good thing"]. William Watson, November 22, 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/cbc-joins-a-crowded-conversation-with-new-online-opinion-section/article32818233/ "CBC joins a crowded conversation with new online opinion section"]. Simon Houpt, ''The Globe and Mail'' November 11, 2016</ref> She worked there through 22 October 2019.<ref>{{citation|url=https://twitter.com/RobynUrback/status/1186749261230329860 |title=Robyn Urback |work=Twitter| date=22 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/robyn-urback-1.3815691 |title=Robyn Urback, Columnist |access-date=1 May 2020 |work=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation}}<br>This lists Urback's latest opinion column for CBC as 22 October 2019.</ref>
She has been working for ''The Globe and Mail'', where she is a current affairs columnist, since 2019.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/12/04/trump-macron-trudeau-johnson-video-candid-joking-nato/ |title=Trump calls Trudeau 'two-faced' after video emerges of world leaders apparently mocking the president |first1=Allyson |last1=Chiu |first2=Katie |last2=Mettler |work=The Washington Post |date=4 December 2019 |access-date=1 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/authors/robyn-urback/ |title=Robyn Urback |work=The Globe and Mail|access-date=1 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="gaslit">{{cite news |title=Canadians have been gaslit on China |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canadians-have-been-gaslit-on-china/ |work=The Globe and Mail |date=30 April 2020}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://twitter.com/RobynUrback?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Twitter page]
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