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| '''Rachel Marsden''' (born December 2, 1974) is a ] ] political columnist, political strategist, businesswoman |
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| Rachel Marsden | |
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 Marsden photographed in 2013. | |
| Born | (1974-12-02) December 2, 1974 (age 50) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Columnist, political commentator, businesswoman, author, political strategist, novelist, print and runway model, singer/songwriter |
| Website | RachelMarsden.com |
Rachel Marsden (born December 2, 1974) is a Canadian conservative political columnist, political strategist, businesswoman, fiction and non-fiction author and television commentator based in Paris and a recipient of the Governor General's Academic Medal. She writes an internationally syndicated weekly column for Tribune Media Services. A fluent French speaker, she teaches at Sciences Po University in Paris. She also currently serves as an Expert at Wikistrat, an online consultancy. She is also the CEO of Rachel Marsden Associates, which describes itself as "an international firm headquartered in Paris, France, and Toronto, Canada, with extensive experience in Defense, Intelligence, Politics, Media and Public Affairs issues."
In the 2000s, she was a columnist for publications such as The Washington Times, National Post, Toronto Sun and the New York Post. She has appeared as a co-host and contributor on Fox News and also on CNN, and currently runs the website Grand Central Political, which syndicates and distributes commentary by figures such as Bernard Kerik and Mark Cuban. Her political commentary has appeared in the online edition of The Daily Telegraph, Human Events magazine, The Spectator, and Townhall.com. She has also been published in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Daily News.
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, and she has written analysis pieces for Hudson Institute publications. In November 2011, her book American Bombshell: A Tale of Domestic and International Invasion was self-published through Createspace. She has appeared as a political analyst on Crosstalk carried on Russia Today.
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, an Ontario police officer, and the co-founder of Misplaced Pages, Jimmy Wales.
Early life and education
Marsden grew up in the Vancouver suburb of Coquitlam where she was an avid competitive swimmer. She achieved international success as a swimmer. She was schooled almost entirely in French until high school. "She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Simon Fraser University on a full academic scholarship"; she also minored in French language. She then began "pursuing graduate studies in law and criminology, a journalism degree at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, then political journalism at the National Journalism Center in Washington, DC. For her academic achievements, she was awarded the Canadian Governor General’s medal for academic excellence."
Her acting training included study with Michael David Simms, Aaron Craven, Simon Longmore, and the Vancouver Theatre Sports League for Improvisational skills.
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. The coach was dismissed, then re-hired by the university after doubts were raised about the credibility of the accusations against him. Over ten years later, Marsden was interviewed by the university's newspaper and said of the events: " 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."
After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree, Marsden earned a diploma in broadcast journalism from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Marsden has said that growing up listening to Canadian radio personality Jack Webster inspired her move into journalism. She also attended the National Journalism Center. She has been both a print and runway model.
Career
Marsden first broke into print journalism in the early 2000s, writing for conservative web sites and The Washington Times. In 2002, she worked for the Free Congress Foundation.
Before the 2004 federal election in Canada, she was hired by Gurmant Grewal, a Conservative member of the Parliament of Canada, to assist his constituency office with press releases. She was a regular National Post columnist for two months in 2005 before joining the Toronto Sun as a weekly opinion columnist, a position held until November 2007. In 2006, she moved from Toronto to New York. Her political commentary has been reprinted by other journals, including the New York Post and NewsMax Media.
Marsden was a frequent guest on Dennis Miller Live when she was tapped to become the Canadian pundit for The O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel. Marsden was employed by the Fox News Channel from 2004 to May 2007. She was promoted to panelist on Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld, a late-night talk show. A producer on Red Eye praised Marsden, saying that "she has very passionate opinions...she's articulate, intelligent, and we get a lot of favorable mail about her". Marsden has been compared to Ann Coulter in opinion, presentation and appearance. On May 30, 2007, Marsden was dismissed from Red Eye and escorted out of the Fox studio by security guards. She explained that her departure was due to a change in the show's format, and that being escorted out is standard procedure. In October 2007, she was a panelist on CNN's The Situation Room.
Her 2011 novel American Bombshell: A Tale of Domestic and International Invasion is about a right-wing television star who moves to France, where she falls in love with a prominent political figure.
Personal life
In 2004, Marsden was given a conditional discharge with one year of probation for criminal harassment of her boyfriend, a Vancouver radio show host, following a breakup. She was not convicted of any crime. 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 who had leaked secret anti-terrorism documents to her. 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.
On more than one occasion Marsden asked Misplaced Pages to delete her biography on the site. Her concerns led her to contact Misplaced Pages 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 from any further official action", after their relationship became personal. 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. On the following day Wales announced on his Misplaced Pages 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 Misplaced Pages, turned to eBay and put up for auction a t-shirt and sweater with white stains that she claimed belonged to Wales.
References
- ^ Profile of Marsden at specialistspeakers.com.
- Copy of Marsden's CV at her previous website (hosted by angelfire.com).
- ^ "Technology and the New 'Me' Generation", Wall Street Journal, December 30, 2009 Cite error: The named reference "wsg" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- Gg.ca
- Tmsfeatures.com
- "Wikistrat profile on Rachel Marsden". Wikistrat. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
- http://www.rachelmarsdenassociates.com/
- Townhall.com
- David Finley (1999-08-01). "Liam Donnelly's Conviction by Prejudice: Lessons for Harassment Policy". The Fraser Institute. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ^ Siri Agrell (2008-03-04). "Ms. Marsden's cyberspace breakup: tit-for-tat-for-T-shirt". Toronto: Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- ^ Rebecca Traister (2007-03-29). "Fox's Ann Coulter 2.0". Salon.com. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
- "Meet Rachel Marsden". The Peak.
- Rachel Marsden (2004-05-04). ""Screwing the Vote" is Not the Answer". OpinionEditorials.com. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
- Marisa Babic (2004-05-10). "No regrets hiring Marsden: Grewal". The Surrey Now.
- Stewart Bell (2007-12-19). "Ont. anti-terror officer investigated on leak allegations". National Post. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ "About Rachel Marsden". Rachel Marsden. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- "Eye-opener". New York Post. 2007-05-31. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- Campbell Robertson (2007-04-10). "At 2 A.M., Dark Humor Meets the Camera Lights". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- Canadian Press, "Toronto columnist Marsden ousted from Fox News", Toronto Star, May 31, 2007
- "CNN Transcripts - The Situation Room, October 31, 2007". CNN. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Misplaced Pages founder accused of agreeing to alter page: report". CBC News. 2008-03-12.
- "Canadian pundit, Misplaced Pages founder in messy breakup". The Canadian Press. 2008-03-02. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
- Wales, Jimmy (2003-03-01). "Statement of Jimmy Wales". Personal Blog. jimmywales.com. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
- ^ Asher Moses (2008-03-04). "Ex takes her revenge on Mr Misplaced Pages". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- Rachel Marsden And Jimmy Wales' Sex Chats And Break-Up E-Mail, Huffington Post (via Valleywag), 28 March 2008.
- Siri Agrell (2008-03-02). "Canadian pundit, Misplaced Pages founder in messy breakup". The Canadian Press. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- "Misplaced Pages Founder's Fling with Columnist Ends in Nasty Public Breakup". FOXNews.com. 2008-03-03. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- Pavia, Will; Naughton, Philippe (2008-03-04). "Fury of a woman scorned – on Misplaced Pages". London: The Times. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- Bergstein, Brian (2008-03-05). "Misplaced Pages's Wales defends breakup, expenses". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- "Rachel Marsden's messy online break up - CTV". 2008-03-04.
External links
- This article uses content licensed under the GFDL from deleted revisions of Misplaced Pages's article on Rachel Marsden. A list of previous authors of the page can be found at Talk:Rachel Marsden/GFDL History.
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