Robyn Doolittle is an award-winning journalist and author. She is The Globe and Mail's corporate law reporter, and a former long-time member of the newspaper's investigative team. Since coming to The Globe in 2014, she has investigated political and business corruption, the Hockey Canada scandal and Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Her “Unfounded” series, which exposed the ways that Canadian police services mishandle sexual assault cases, prompted a national overhaul of policy, training and practices around sexual violence.
Doolittle’s other notable projects include the “Power Gap”, an investigation of gender inequities in the workforce, and “Secret Canada,” which examines Canada’s broken freedom of information system.
She is the author of two books, “Had It Coming – What’s Fair In The Age of #MeToo?,” which was shortlisted for the RBC Taylor Prize for non-fiction, and “Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story,” both of which were national bestsellers.
Years in Journalism
Years at The Globe and Mail
Bachelor of Journalism - Ryerson University (now called Toronto Metropolitan University)
National Newspaper Award, Project of the Year, 2023
Investigative Reporters and Editors, IRE Medal and FOI Award, 2023
Canadian Association of Journalists, Freedom of Information Journalism Award, 2023
World Press Freedom Canada, Career Achievement Award, 2023
Michener Award, 2022
Canadian Association of Journalists, Data Journalism Award, 2021
CJF Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism, 2018
The Landsberg Award, 2018
National Newspaper Award, Journalist of the Year, 2017
National Newspaper Award, Investigations, 2017
Michener Award, 2017
Canadian Association of Journalists, Data Journalism Award, 2017
Canadian Association of Journalists, Don McGillivray Award for Investigative Journalism, 2017
Online Journalism Awards — The Al Neuharth Award for Innovation in Investigative Journalism, 2017
Online Journalism Awards — University of Florida Award for Investigative Data, 2017
Journalism Data Journalism Awards, Investigation of the year, 2017
Kobo Emerging Writer Prize, 2015
Michener Award, 2013
Board member, CJFE
English, basic French
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