The following memo was sent to Toronto Star staff on Nov. 14, 2016, from Irene Gentle, managing editor. Colleagues; As we continue to reshape our newsroom to adapt to internal and industry changes and double down on the important, ambitious journalism the Star demands, I’m excited to announce a number of changes in our managers’…
By Joe Smith-Engelhardt The journalistic and police investigations and subsequent trial and acquittal of disgraced CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi’s sexual assault cases were very difficult for the public to grasp. Many key details were left out of initial coverage due to legal reasons, until now. Toronto Star reporter Kevin Donovan’s book Secret Life: The…
By Kathy English for the Toronto Star Can we talk, please, about that baseball team from Cleveland that dare not speak its name on this particular page of the Toronto Star. It’s not surprising that some readers are vexed and confused by what looks to them to be a gap between what a Star editorial…
By Kathy English for the Toronto Star A reader’s good question about the Toronto Star’s reporting of the race of suspects wanted by police raised relevant points demanding further inquiry. “I am curious about the application of the Toronto Star’s policy on naming the race of suspects,” the reader, who works in the field of…
The following memo was sent to members of Unifor 87-M’s Toronto Star unit on July 22, from Unit Chair Steve Gjorkes, Vice Chair Jim Rankin, Secretary Sara Mojtehedzadeh, and Membership Secretary Donovan Vincent. After reviewing correspondence from the company, your union has decided it is not in members’ best interests to sign on, as is. A…
In a memo to staff, John Honderich, Chair, Torstar Corporation, and Michael Cooke, Editor, Toronto Star say that union withdrew support.
The following memo was sent to Toronto Star staff on July 13, from John Honderich, Chair, Torstar Corporation, and Michael Cooke, Editor, Toronto Star. Spelling of Ms. Aulakh’s name is reproduced as it was in the original document. To all newsroom staff: We write today to bring you up to date on efforts made by the company over…