Rachel Sklar
| Rachel Sklar | |
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| Born |
December 8, 1972 Toronto, Ontario |
| Residence | New York City |
| Nationality | Canada |
| Alma mater |
The University of Western Ontario University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Attorney, blogger, author |
| Website | The Huffington Post |
Rachel Sklar (born December 8, 1972) is a Canadian lawyer, CNN contributor, and media blogger.
Sklar was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario where she was the Vice-President Communications of the University Students' Council, as well as a regular contributor to the campus newspaper, The Gazette. She was also an active member of the University of Western Ontario Debating Society. She graduated with honors from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, where she was valedictorian.
Sklar became a full-time freelance writer on a wide array of topics. Her work has been published in The New York Times, Glamour, The Financial Times, The Chicago Tribune, Wallpaper*, The New York Post, and The Village Voice. Her numerous publications in Canada include the self-published book A Stroke of Luck: Life, Crisis and Rebirth of a Stroke Survivor (Toronto: 1998, Parnassus Books), which she co-authored with the dentist Howard Rocket (the father of a childhood friend) about his stroke and recovery.
Sklar was, until 7 November 2008, the Media & Special Projects Editor for the Huffington Post. She wrote and edited the site's Eat The Press page. She previously wrote and edited FishbowlNY, a New York-based media industry blog. Sklar is a guest panelist on Fox News Watch, a current events debate program on the Fox News Channel, and has made appearances on Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld, which is also a Fox News program.
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