LIVE: Robyn Doolittle Q & A
Toronto Star reporter Robyn Doolittle, author of the new book "Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story", talks to students at Ryerson thismorning.
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Shot of the crowd waiting for Robyn to start. There's still a lot of space up there. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgXOCa0CUAAZPK0.jpg
by Andrew Kalinchuk via twitter 2/13/2014 3:02:26 PM -
@robyndoolittle is here at our #jrn112 -- we're in the presence of journalism royalty. #crazytown #ryerson #jschoolby Anna Chorazyczewski via twitter 2/13/2014 3:12:17 PM -
Looking forward to Robyn Doolittle's Q&A and I got my copy of #CrazyTown !!! A great way to start off… instagram.com/p/kXEFYfQLz5/
by greendayrock92 via twitter 2/13/2014 3:12:42 PM -
ICYMI, it was announced yesterday that #CrazyTown author @robyndoolittle will be appearing on @LateNightSeth with @kanyewest on 2/25!by PenguinCanada via twitter 2/13/2014 3:13:11 PM -
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Robyn Doolittle Q&A starts now! #robynatrye http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgXRfI8CEAAe-EH.jpg
by Leena Latafat via twitter 2/13/2014 3:18:34 PM -
"My book launch was last night so we're going to take this slow." - Doolittleby Andrew Kalinchuk via twitter 2/13/2014 3:20:00 PM
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Doolittle says when she walks around campus, she feels a little bit envious because it looks so much nicer. #RobynatRyeby Leena Latafat via twitter 2/13/2014 3:20:58 PM
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"If you called Rob Ford he would call you back." Of course, this was before he was elected.by Andrew Kalinchuk via twitter 2/13/2014 3:22:30 PM
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robyn doolittle at first thot #cityhallbeat would be a snore. wrong-o! @robyndoolittle #crazytown http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgXSrI4IUAAXbCG.jpg
by jaggie0 via twitter 2/13/2014 3:24:13 PM -
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About a year in is when Doolittle began hearing about Rob Ford's troubles.by Andrew Kalinchuk via twitter 2/13/2014 3:24:26 PM
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@robyndoolittle gives shout outs to @theeyeopener http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgXS1ICIMAASAsa.jpg
by RyersonJourn via twitter 2/13/2014 3:24:54 PM -
"In the whole Ford saga, what was your favorite moment?" - First question from the audience.by Andrew Kalinchuk via twitter 2/13/2014 3:25:24 PM
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She eventually found the right guy to ask about Ford's rumored cocaine use by narrowing down what he looked like.by Andrew Kalinchuk via twitter 2/13/2014 3:26:55 PM
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Robyn Doolittle shares her story about reporting on Rob Ford. #DoolittleAtRye http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgXS-_eCQAA6qj5.jpg
by Leena Latafat via twitter 2/13/2014 3:28:19 PM -
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Doolittle describing the process of writing her book. "This is so boring I already know how it ends."
#crazytownby RyersonJourn via twitter 2/13/2014 3:32:23 PM -
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Doolittle's high school wouldn't let her boyfriend into prom so she got mad, broke shit, and got suspended.by Andrew Kalinchuk via twitter 2/13/2014 3:39:12 PM
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Robyn says that being a teen columnist for a Sarnia daily paper was "like crack" to her #robynatrye #crazytownby Hania Ahmed via twitter 2/13/2014 3:41:28 PM -
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"The worst part was the fact-checking"- Robyn Doolittle shares that she did all of her own fact checking for her book. #DoolittleAtRyeby Leena Latafat via twitter 2/13/2014 3:45:48 PM
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Most of the facts she noted wrong were from newspapers. "That was eye-opening," says Doolittle. #DoolittleAtRyeby Leena Latafat via twitter 2/13/2014 3:46:10 PM
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Q: How did you juggle writing the book and working for The Star? http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgXWsl2IEAEwLaR.jpg
by Leena Latafat via twitter 2/13/2014 3:46:26 PM -
Doolittle says she would work long days but that she also took a book leave until the first draft. #DoolittleAtRyeby Leena Latafat via twitter 2/13/2014 3:46:33 PM
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Q" What inspired you to become a reporter?" Doolittle responds saying she always wanted to become an actress. #DoolittleAtRyeby Leena Latafat via twitter 2/13/2014 3:46:58 PM
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Doolittle is being asked about her "sexy" Flare photoshoot, specifically about the backlash she received.by Andrew Kalinchuk via twitter 2/13/2014 3:48:21 PM
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"It was a lot of fun. I sat on a throne of newspapers. It was a little silly, I admit" - Doolittle #DoolittleAtRyeby Leena Latafat via twitter 2/13/2014 3:48:41 PM
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"I got one particular email that kind of set me off," Doolittle says. A women wrote to her condemning the photographs.by Andrew Kalinchuk via twitter 2/13/2014 3:49:34 PM
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She says she received some negative responses about undermining feminism. "I posed for a fashion magazine because I felt like it"- Doolittleby Leena Latafat via twitter 2/13/2014 3:50:12 PM
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"Women, be good to one another. And if you feel like wearing red lipstick, wear red lipstick"- Doolittle #DoolittleAtRyeby Leena Latafat via twitter 2/13/2014 3:51:22 PM
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As a woman, "things are sometimes easier in the job and things are sometimes harder in this job." #crazytown --@robyndoolittleby Dilys Chan via twitter 2/13/2014 3:52:31 PM
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