Elizabeth Plank

Liz Plank

Plank in 2014
Born (1987-03-19) March 19, 1987
Quebec
Education McGill University
London School of Economics
Known for Senior producer and correspondent at Vox.
Website www.elizabethplank.com

Elizabeth Plank (born March 19, 1987) is a Canadian video blogger and online journalist. She is a senior producer and political correspondent at Vox.[1]

Early life

Plank attended undergrad at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, studying Women's Studies and International Development. She competed on the school's varsity synchronized swimming team, co-founded Women's Week at McGill and participated in a campus production of The Vagina Monologues.[2]

She later got her Master's degree at the London School of Economics, and began writing articles for the Huffington Post.[3] While attending classes, she launched a Change.org petition that collected more than 55,000 signatures, and succeeded in reversing a significant decision by the Amateur International Boxing Association to prevent female boxers from having to wear skirts while competing at the 2012 London Olympic Games.[3]

Career

Plank began her media career as a intern at the New York City-based Mic, then at the time named PolicyMic in 2013.[4] She quickly drew an audience for her reporting on many feminist issues and after three months, she was promoted to the head of the site's viral content team.[3] She served as a correspondent and co-creator of the weekly video series Flip the Script, which covered social and political issues. Plank also served as a correspondent for the MSNBC live web show Krystal Clear.[5]

In 2015, she was named one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 in the Media category.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Offenhartz, Jake (June 5, 2017). "Feminist Fight Club". Gothamist.
  2. ↑ Palus, Shannon (2013). "Frank, funny and unapologetically feminist". McGill News Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  3. 1 2 3 Gratton-Gagné, Catherine (2015-09-17). "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ELIZABETH PLANK, VIRAL CONTENT EXPERT". Adviso. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  4. ↑ McKenzie, Hamish (2013-08-13). "The secret to PolicyMic's surprising viral success? Behavioral analysis". Pando. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  5. ↑ "Vox Snags Mic's Elizabeth Plank for Election Coverage". The Hollywood Reporter. 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
  6. ↑ "2015 30 Under 30: Media". Forbes. 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
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