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Area of Expertise

Corporate law

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.

18

Years in Journalism

10

Years at The Globe and Mail

Education

Bachelor of Journalism - Ryerson University (now called Toronto Metropolitan University)

Honours & Awards

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

Professional affliations

Board member, CJFE

Languages spoken

English, basic French

Robyn Doolittle abides by The Globe and Mail Editorial Code of Conduct

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