Why Tanya Talaga wrote Seven Fallen Feathers
Toronto Star reporter Tanya Talaga tells us about the reporting process that went into her new book. Continue Reading Why Tanya Talaga wrote Seven Fallen Feathers
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Memo: Robin Honderich named senior manager of newsroom audience engagement at Toronto Star
According to memo, Honderich “will work closely with newsroom leaders and journalists to help funnel readers to deeper levels of engagement with our content across all platforms.” Continue Reading Memo: Robin Honderich named senior manager of newsroom audience engagement at Toronto Star
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Memo: Report from Torstar executive offsite
Memo comes after Star Touch app was closed on June 27, 2017. Continue Reading Memo: Report from Torstar executive offsite
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What the failure of Star Touch teaches us about a media bailout
Star Touch is exactly why the feds need to leave the news business to its death throes. Continue Reading What the failure of Star Touch teaches us about a media bailout
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‘Do you need help with that?’ How a Star editor ended up handling a crisis call
By Doug Cudmore for the Toronto Star There are a few start-of-day scenes you’re prepared for when you’re a news editor. You’re ready for the day when the major story (or two) breaks and you’re scrambling to assign reporters. You’re ready for the day when there is absolutely nothing going on in the world and… -
The Toronto Star is closing the Star Touch tablet app
By H.G. Watson, Managing Editor The bell has tolled for the Toronto Star’s tablet app. On June 26, 2017, John Boynton, president and CEO of Torstar and publisher of the Toronto Star, announced in a newsroom memo that Star Touch will be replaced by a universal smartphone and tablet app as of Aug. 1, 2017.… -
Toronto Star Public Editor: Reader trust and responsible reporting with anonymous sources
By Kathy English, Toronto Star Public Editor An important reader question about trust in the Star: “I am curious what steps a journalist might take to verify what they are told by a confidential source. I can understand the need for confidential sources in the media, but, as a reader I generally put a little less faith… -
Toronto Star Public Editor: Public Editor cannot be one-person panacea to reader trust problem
By Kathy English for the Toronto Star Ten years ago this month, I signed on to what would turn out to be the most challenging job of my life in journalism. I knew that serving as the Star’s public editor would not be an easy task. It is widely regarded as the worst job in journalism and… -
Toronto Star Public Editor: We need to stand together to fight ugly online abuse
By Kathy English for the Toronto Star What if all the women who have faced bullying and harassment in online spaces stood together and decided we will not take it any more? What if all the women — and men — who know that this “cyber misogyny” is wrong stood with them in protest and…