Spencer Izen
Managing Editor
Before becoming managing editor, Spencer previously served as opinion editor from 2023 to 2026, and also served as deputy managing editor in the 2025-26 year. He covers a range of topics, chiefly in the News section. Spencer was the Book and Periodical Council's 'Champion of Free Expression' for 2023, awarded for drafting a law to protect student journalists that was considered "a major contribution" to the defence of free expression in Canada. Since 2022, he has also been a staff researcher with the Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, and has previously held research positions at UBC, NYU, and McGill. managing@ubyssey.ca
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One publishing environment to rule them all
While our newspaper might be named after the Homeric epic, there’s no reason digital publishing has to be an odyssey of its own. Our solution: enter, Stove.
Introducing our newsroom blog, Margins
Over the past year, we’ve been making a lot of changes to the way The Ubyssey works. We’ve invested much more time into sharpening our craft, and recently, our newsroom has been talking about the …
