Joan May HollobonOC, (January 29, 1920 – April 3, 2024) was a Welsh-born Canadian writer and journalist best known for her progressive medical reporting for Globe and Mail. She was made an Officer of the Order of Canada (2019) in recognition of her impact on the relationship between medical professionals and the media.
Joan May Hollobon on the Isle of Wight on January 29, 1920.[1]: 136 [2] An only child, she grew up near and attended school in Rhyl, Wales.[2] During World War II Hollobon volunteered as an administrative and press officer with the British Red Cross.[2] In 1946 she moved to Berlin where she worked as a British secretary for the Allied Control Commission.[1]: 136 [3]: 80
Hollobon first travelled to Canada in 1949 on a visitor's visa but had trouble finding stable employment.[1]: 136 She left for England, where she worked for Reader's Digest writing letters. Returning to Canada in 1951, Hollobon moved to Kirkland Lake, Ontario where she landed a job with the Kirkland Lake Northern News.[1]: 137
Careeredit
Hollobon worked for the Kirkland Lake Northern News from 1952 to 1953.[1]: 135 She worked as women's editor before becoming a general reporter, covering news related to the mining industry.[1]: 138 From 1954 to 1956 she wrote for the North Bay Nugget .[1]: 135 Judge J.A.S. Plouffe recognized Hollobon's "just and accurate reporting" of police commission meetings at a send off from the newspaper, ahead of her departure for a position at The Globe and Mail.[4]
After joining The Globe and Mail in 1956, Hollobon worked as a general assignment reporter.[1]: 141 One of her early pieces covered remarks made by Jewish labour activist Kalmen Kaplansky at the Ontario Federation's of Labor's Human Rights Conference in December of that year regarding employment discrimination based on religion.[1]: 141 In 1959, she took over medical reporting for the newspaper.[5] The role had previously been held by David Spurgeon.[1]: 144
Hollobon began reporting on medical issues at a time when medical professionals wanted little to do with journalists. She told reporter Paula Arab that "[i]n those days, Canadian scientists and doctors considered it virtually unethical to talk to the press at all."[6] In 1962, Hollobon covered the Saskatchewan doctors' strike during which physicians vowed to close their practices if Medicare became law.[1]: 144 Her series on the events was later reprinted by The Globe and Mail as a booklet titled “Bungle, Truce and Trouble”.[1]: 145 [7] In the 1970s Hollobon was among the fist to report on transgender people and their experience pursuing sex reassignment surgery, at the time reported as sex-change operations.[1]: 148
Beyond her writing for The Globe and Mail, Hollobon helped found the Canadian Science Writers' Association in 1971.[3]: 80 She joined the Toronto branch of the Canadian Women's Press Club in 1968 and served for a time as treasurer.[3]: 80 Hollobon was also once a contributing editor for the Journal of Addition Research Foundation of Ontario.[1]: 150 [3]: 81
Retirement and deathedit
Hollobon retired from The Globe and Mail in 1985.[1]: 150 [5] She died on April 3, 2024, at the age of 104.[8]
Honoursedit
In 1990 Hollobon, along with Toronto Star reporter Marilyn Dunlop, was awarded the Royal Canadian Institute's Sandford Fleming Award.[9] Hollobon was named an Officer of the Order of Canada on December 28, 2019.[10] The citation for the honor noted her "influenced how physicians interact with their patients and the public on a daily basis."[11] In 2022 the National Newspaper Awards's Beat Reporting award was named after Joan Hollobon for establishing "what beat reporting should be".[12]
Publicationsedit
Hollobon, Joan (1987). The lion's tale : a history of the Wellesley Hospital, 1912-1987. Toronto: Irwin. ISBN0772512205.
Referencesedit
^ abcdefghijklmnoMacKinnon, Donna Jean (2017). "Joan Hollobon". Newsgirls : gutsy pioneers in Canada's newsrooms. Toronto. pp. 135–151. ISBN978-1-988170-04-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ abcVisser-de Vries, Andy F. (6 November 2019). "Science Writers and Communicators of Canada - Joan Hollobon - Goes to Berlin". sciencewriters.ca. from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
^ abcdRex, Kay (1995). No daughter of mine : the women and history of the Canadian Women's Press Club, 1904-1971. Toronto, ON : Cedar Cave. ISBN978-0-920403-08-2. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
^Blakely, Edna (11 October 1956). "Chit Chat: Joan Hollobon Feted". North Bay Nugget. p. 12.
^ abAndrew-Gee, Eric (27 December 2019). "Order of Canada: Stephen Harper, Donna Strickland, Xavier Dolan among new appointments". The Globe and Mail. from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
^Arab, Paula (19 November 1988). "Junk science blamed for fueling fears". Windsor Star. p. 18.
^Visser-de Vries, Andy F. (8 October 2019). "Science Writers and Communicators of Canada - Joan Hollobon and the 1962 Saskatchewan Medicare Crisis". sciencewriters.ca. from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
^"Joan Hollobon, O.C. 29 January 1920 – 3 April 2024". André Picard on X. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
^Foster, Jim (8 April 1990). "The Star's Marilyn Dunlop honored for medical writing". Toronto Star. pp. A10.
^"Joan Hollobon named an Officer of the Order of Canada". www.nasw.org. 13 February 2020. from the original on 2 September 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
^"Ms. Joan May Hollobon". The Governor General of Canada. from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
^Jolly, Brent (14 May 2022). "National Newspaper Awards welcomes two new governors and approves two new award sponsorships". News Media Canada. from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
External linksedit
"Joan Hollobon Fonds". archives.uwaterloo.ca. University of Waterloo Library - Special Collections & Archives. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
April 09, 2024
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Joan May Hollobon OC January 29 1920 April 3 2024 was a Welsh born Canadian writer and journalist best known for her progressive medical reporting for Globe and Mail She was made an Officer of the Order of Canada 2019 in recognition of her impact on the relationship between medical professionals and the media Joan HollobonBorn 1920 01 29 January 29 1920Isle of Wight EnglandDiedApril 3 2024 2024 04 03 aged 104 NationalityCanadianOccupationjournalistYears active1952 1985AwardsOrder of Canada Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Retirement and death 4 Honours 5 Publications 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and education editJoan May Hollobon on the Isle of Wight on January 29 1920 1 136 2 An only child she grew up near and attended school in Rhyl Wales 2 During World War II Hollobon volunteered as an administrative and press officer with the British Red Cross 2 In 1946 she moved to Berlin where she worked as a British secretary for the Allied Control Commission 1 136 3 80 Hollobon first travelled to Canada in 1949 on a visitor s visa but had trouble finding stable employment 1 136 She left for England where she worked for Reader s Digest writing letters Returning to Canada in 1951 Hollobon moved to Kirkland Lake Ontario where she landed a job with the Kirkland Lake Northern News 1 137 Career editHollobon worked for the Kirkland Lake Northern News from 1952 to 1953 1 135 She worked as women s editor before becoming a general reporter covering news related to the mining industry 1 138 From 1954 to 1956 she wrote for the North Bay Nugget 1 135 Judge J A S Plouffe recognized Hollobon s just and accurate reporting of police commission meetings at a send off from the newspaper ahead of her departure for a position at The Globe and Mail 4 After joining The Globe and Mail in 1956 Hollobon worked as a general assignment reporter 1 141 One of her early pieces covered remarks made by Jewish labour activist Kalmen Kaplansky at the Ontario Federation s of Labor s Human Rights Conference in December of that year regarding employment discrimination based on religion 1 141 In 1959 she took over medical reporting for the newspaper 5 The role had previously been held by David Spurgeon 1 144 Hollobon began reporting on medical issues at a time when medical professionals wanted little to do with journalists She told reporter Paula Arab that i n those days Canadian scientists and doctors considered it virtually unethical to talk to the press at all 6 In 1962 Hollobon covered the Saskatchewan doctors strike during which physicians vowed to close their practices if Medicare became law 1 144 Her series on the events was later reprinted by The Globe and Mail as a booklet titled Bungle Truce and Trouble 1 145 7 In the 1970s Hollobon was among the fist to report on transgender people and their experience pursuing sex reassignment surgery at the time reported as sex change operations 1 148 Beyond her writing for The Globe and Mail Hollobon helped found the Canadian Science Writers Association in 1971 3 80 She joined the Toronto branch of the Canadian Women s Press Club in 1968 and served for a time as treasurer 3 80 Hollobon was also once a contributing editor for the Journal of Addition Research Foundation of Ontario 1 150 3 81 Retirement and death editHollobon retired from The Globe and Mail in 1985 1 150 5 She died on April 3 2024 at the age of 104 8 Honours editIn 1990 Hollobon along with Toronto Star reporter Marilyn Dunlop was awarded the Royal Canadian Institute s Sandford Fleming Award 9 Hollobon was named an Officer of the Order of Canada on December 28 2019 10 The citation for the honor noted her influenced how physicians interact with their patients and the public on a daily basis 11 In 2022 the National Newspaper Awards s Beat Reporting award was named after Joan Hollobon for establishing what beat reporting should be 12 Publications editHollobon Joan 1987 The lion s tale a history of the Wellesley Hospital 1912 1987 Toronto Irwin ISBN 0772512205 References edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o MacKinnon Donna Jean 2017 Joan Hollobon Newsgirls gutsy pioneers in Canada s newsrooms Toronto pp 135 151 ISBN 978 1 988170 04 6 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link a b c Visser de Vries Andy F 6 November 2019 Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Joan Hollobon Goes to Berlin sciencewriters ca Archived from the original on 22 July 2022 Retrieved 21 July 2022 a b c d Rex Kay 1995 No daughter of mine the women and history of the Canadian Women s Press Club 1904 1971 Toronto ON Cedar Cave ISBN 978 0 920403 08 2 Retrieved 22 July 2022 Blakely Edna 11 October 1956 Chit Chat Joan Hollobon Feted North Bay Nugget p 12 a b Andrew Gee Eric 27 December 2019 Order of Canada Stephen Harper Donna Strickland Xavier Dolan among new appointments The Globe and Mail Archived from the original on 2 November 2021 Retrieved 22 July 2022 Arab Paula 19 November 1988 Junk science blamed for fueling fears Windsor Star p 18 Visser de Vries Andy F 8 October 2019 Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Joan Hollobon and the 1962 Saskatchewan Medicare Crisis sciencewriters ca Archived from the original on 22 July 2022 Retrieved 22 July 2022 Joan Hollobon O C 29 January 1920 3 April 2024 Andre Picard on X 3 April 2024 Retrieved 8 April 2024 Foster Jim 8 April 1990 The Star s Marilyn Dunlop honored for medical writing Toronto Star pp A10 Joan Hollobon named an Officer of the Order of Canada www nasw org 13 February 2020 Archived from the original on 2 September 2020 Retrieved 21 July 2022 Ms Joan May Hollobon The Governor General of Canada Archived from the original on 10 January 2022 Retrieved 22 July 2022 Jolly Brent 14 May 2022 National Newspaper Awards welcomes two new governors and approves two new award sponsorships News Media Canada Archived from the original on 14 May 2022 Retrieved 21 July 2022 External links edit Joan Hollobon Fonds 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