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Rachel Marsden
Marsden photographed in 2013.
Born (1974-12-02) December 2, 1974 (age 49)
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation(s)Columnist, political commentator, a self-published author, and a university lecturer.
WebsiteRachelMarsden.com

Rachel Marsden (born December 2, 1974) is a Canadian conservative political columnist, television commentator and university lecturer[1][2] based in Paris.[3] She writes an internationally syndicated weekly column, "American Voices", for Tribune Media Services in a bundle package with Robert Reich and Joel Brinkley.[4] A fluent French speaker, she moved to France in 2009 and teaches at Sciences Po University in Paris.[5]

In the 2000s, she was a columnist for publications such as National Post,[6] the Toronto Sun,[7] Human Events magazine,[8], and is currently with the Chicago Tribune. [9] She has appeared as a co-host and contributor on Fox News and also on CNN.

Marsden first came to public attention for her role in the Simon Fraser University 1997 harassment controversy, which related to sexual harassment; and was the focus of media coverage for tumultuous breakups with a Vancouver radio host, which resulted in criminal charges for harassment to which she pled guilty in 2004,[10] an Ontario police officer in 2007,[11] and the co-founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales in 2008.[12]


Early life and education

Marsden grew up in Coquitlam,[13][14] British Columbia, where she was an avid competitive swimmer.[15][16] She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Simon Fraser University with a minor in French language [17]. She then obtained a technical diploma at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in 2000.[18] In 2002 she took a political journalism training course at the National Journalism Center in Washington, DC.[19]

As a student at Simon Fraser University, Marsden came to public attention when she was at the center of the Simon Fraser University 1997 harassment controversy, in which she and a swimming coach publicly accused each other of sexual harassment.[20][21] The coach was dismissed, then re-hired by the university after doubts were raised about the credibility of her accusations against him.[22] Over ten years later, Marsden was interviewed by the university's newspaper and said of the events: "[The administration] were more interested in quelling negative PR than defending the truth. I was told by SFU to keep quiet and say nothing to the media. My only regret is that I listened to them."[23]

Marsden has said that growing up listening to Canadian radio personality Jack Webster inspired her move into journalism.[22]

Career

Marsden first broke into journalism in the early 2000s, writing for conservative web sites. In 2002, she worked for the Free Congress Foundation.[24]

Before the 2004 federal election in Canada, she was hired under an alias by Gurmant Grewal, a Conservative member of the Parliament of Canada, to assist his constituency office with press releases, but was forced out when her identity was revealed by the press while her criminal charges were pending.[22][25]

In 2005, she had a column at National Post for two months.[26] later that year she was hired by the Toronto Sun as a weekly opinion columnist, and wrote for them until November 2007.[27] Her syndicated column has appeared in the online edition of The Daily Telegraph,[28] The Spectator,[29] and Townhall.com,[30] and reprinted a few times in Wall Street Journal[3] and the New York Daily News.[31]

Marsden speaking at CPAC in 2008.

In 2004 Marsden appeared as a guest a couple of times on Dennis Miller Live.[32] In 2005 she appeared twice as a guest panelist on The O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel.[33] Marsden appeared intermittently on the Fox News Channel from 2004.[34] to May 2007.[35]

In 2007, she moved from Toronto to New York.[36]

In 2007, she was hired as one of five panelists on Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld,[37] a then new late-night talk show that began airing in February 2007 and worked there for five months.[38] On May 30, 2007, Marsden was dismissed from Red Eye and escorted out of the Fox studio by security guards.[39] She explained that her departure was due to a change in the show's format, and that being escorted out is standard procedure.[40] She appeared once in October 2007, as a guest panelist on CNN's The Situation Room.[41]

Marsden has been compared to Ann Coulter in opinion, presentation and appearance, though not often favorably.[42][43]

In 2009 Marsden moved to France, and from 2009 to 2010, she was a regular panelist on LCP Politique Matin, carried on the state-owned parliamentary television channel La Chaîne parlementaire in France.[44] From 2011-2013 she appeared as a political analyst on Crosstalk, carried on Russia Today.[45] She currently teaches some classes at Sciences Po as an enseignant, or adjunct lecturer.[46]

In November 2011, she self-published a novel, American Bombshell: A Tale of Domestic and International Invasion[47] through Createspace.

Personal life

In 2004, Marsden pled guilty to criminal harassment of her boyfriend, a Vancouver radio show host, following a breakup; she was given a conditional discharge with one year of probation.[48][24] In September 2007, a relationship between Marsden and an Ontario Provincial Police officer ended. She posted his photo and identified him on her blog as an anti-terrorism officer and claimed he had leaked secret anti-terrorism documents to her.[49] The officer filed a complaint of harassment against Marsden, but this was later dropped. The OPP launched a separate internal investigation into the alleged conduct of the officer, and he was cleared of any wrongdoing.[50][51]

On more than one occasion Marsden asked Wikipedia to delete her biography on the site. Her concerns led her to contact Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales in 2006, claiming that it was wrong and libelous. Wales stated his involvement with her article was handled through the normal channels, and was "routine". He also says he "recused [himself] from any further official action", after their relationship became personal.[52][53] On February 29, 2008, the technology gossip blog Valleywag claimed Wales and Marsden had entered into a relationship, and published instant messaging chats they allegedly exchanged.[54] On the following day Wales announced on his Wikipedia user page that he was no longer involved with her. In return, Marsden, who claimed to have learned about the breakup by reading about it on Wikipedia, turned to eBay and put up for auction a T-shirt and sweater with white stains that she claimed belonged to Wales.[21][53][55][56][57][58][59]

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ [2]
  3. ^ a b "Technology and the New 'Me' Generation", Wall Street Journal, December 30, 2009
  4. ^ "[3]
  5. ^ [4] Sciences Po University Instructors, 1 November 2010
  6. ^ Kevin Libin (2005-07-26). "Wanted: Conservative columnist. Convictions for stalking not a problem". The Western Standard. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  7. ^ Kristen Thompson (2009-10-09). "Natives slam Canadian's 'racist' blog on Games". The Ontario Star. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  8. ^ [5]
  9. ^ American Voices", Tribune Content Agency. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  10. ^ John Goddard (2007-12-21). "Cop claims harassment by the 'Babe for Bush'". The Ontario Star. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  11. ^ [6]
  12. ^ "Wikipedia Founder's Fling With Columnist Ends in Nasty Public Breakup". Fox News via London Times. 2008-03-04. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  13. ^ Vancouver Province: Rachel Marsden dumped Retrieved on 12 February 2009
  14. ^ John Goddard (2007-12-21). "Cop claims harassment by the 'Babe for Bush'". The Ontario Star. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
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  16. ^ Marina Jimenez (1997-05-31). "Vancouver Sun, May. 31, 1997: Coach presents lurid evidence". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
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  18. ^ [9]
  19. ^ [10]
  20. ^ David Finley (1999-08-01). "Liam Donnelly's Conviction by Prejudice: Lessons for Harassment Policy". The Fraser Institute. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
  21. ^ a b Siri Agrell (2008-03-04). "Ms. Marsden's cyberspace breakup: tit-for-tat-for-T-shirt". Toronto: Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
  22. ^ a b c Rebecca Traister (2007-03-29). "Fox's Ann Coulter 2.0". Salon.com. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  23. ^ "Meet Rachel Marsden". The Peak.
  24. ^ a b "Woman pleads guilty to harassment of former radio personality in Canada". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. 2004-10-13. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  25. ^ Marisa Babic (2004-05-10). "No regrets hiring Marsden: Grewal". The Surrey Now.
  26. ^ Stewart Bell (2007-12-19). "Ont. anti-terror officer investigated on leak allegations". National Post. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  27. ^ "Rachel Marsden Gone". Toronto Sun Family. 2007-11-08. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  28. ^ Rachel Marsden (2009-10-09). "I make fun of the Vancouver Winter Olympics logo, and suddenly I'm a 'racist'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  29. ^ [11]
  30. ^ [12]
  31. ^ Rachel Marsden (2011-07-08). "DSK drama has Paris burning: French society shows its divisions over rape case". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  32. ^ [13]
  33. ^ [14]
  34. ^ "About Rachel Marsden". Rachel Marsden. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
  35. ^ "Eye-opener". New York Post. 2007-05-31. Retrieved 2008-01-13. [dead link]
  36. ^ Anne Kingston (2008-06-25). "Agent Provocateur". Macleans. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  37. ^ Rebecca Traister (2009-03-31). "May contain a past". The Ontario Star. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  38. ^ "Toronto columnist Marsden ousted from Fox News". The Ontario Star. 2007-05-31. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  39. ^ [15]
  40. ^ Canadian Press, "Toronto columnist Marsden ousted from Fox News", Toronto Star, May 31, 2007
  41. ^ "CNN Transcripts - The Situation Room, October 31, 2007". CNN. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
  42. ^ Kate Kennedy (2008-07-02). "Tale of the Tape". Macleans. Retrieved 2014-2-28. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  43. ^ Campbell Robertson (2007-04-10). "At 2 A.M., Dark Humor Meets the Camera Lights". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
  44. ^ [16]
  45. ^ [17]
  46. ^ [18]
  47. ^ Townhall.com
  48. ^ "Regina v. Rachel Marsden, Reasons for Sentence of the Honourable Judge W. J. Kitchen". British Columbia Provincial Court (Criminal Division). 2004-10-12. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  49. ^ "Wikipedia founder accused of agreeing to alter page: report". CBC News. 2008-03-12.
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  51. ^ "Canadian pundit, Wikipedia founder in messy breakup". The Canadian Press. 2008-03-02. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
  52. ^ Wales, Jimmy (2003-03-01). "Statement of Jimmy Wales". Personal Blog. jimmywales.com. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  53. ^ a b Asher Moses (2008-03-04). "Ex takes her revenge on Mr Wikipedia". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  54. ^ Rachel Marsden And Jimmy Wales' Sex Chats and Break-Up E-Mail, Huffington Post (via Valleywag), 28 March 2008.
  55. ^ Siri Agrell (2008-03-02). "Canadian pundit, Wikipedia founder in messy breakup". The Canadian Press. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
  56. ^ "Wikipedia Founder's Fling with Columnist Ends in Nasty Public Breakup". FOXNews.com. 2008-03-03. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  57. ^ Pavia, Will; Naughton, Philippe (2008-03-04). "Fury of a woman scorned – on Wikipedia". London: The Times. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  58. ^ Bergstein, Brian (2008-03-05). "Wikipedia's Wales defends breakup, expenses". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  59. ^ "Rachel Marsden's messy online break up - CTV". 2008-03-04.

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