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Toronto Star Public Editor: Updating the bear facts

By Kathy English for the Toronto Star “Did Nunavut hunter shoot grizzly-polar bear hybrid?” read a headline in the Toronto Star some six weeks ago. As it turns out, the answer to…
Toronto Star Public Editor: Estimating crowd sizes is always tricky

By Kathy English for the Toronto Star Canada’s new National Newsmedia Council has dismissed – with reservation – a complaint about the Toronto Star’s March report of the Ford family event held…
Torstar CEO David Holland to retire after 30 years with company

By The Canadian Press The roles of president and CEO of Torstar Corp. and publisher of the Toronto Star will be amalgamated into one position, the company said Wednesday as it announced…
Raveena Aulakh death prompts union call for Toronto Star newsroom investigation

By The Canadian Press The union representing Toronto Star newsroom employees says it has asked the newspaper to appoint an outside investigator to conduct an inquiry into events surrounding the death of…
Toronto Star Public Editor: When a private tragedy becomes a public spectacle

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Memo: Toronto Star Managing Editor Jane Davenport moves to new role outside newsroom

The following memo was sent to Toronto Star staff on June 6, 2016, from Michael Cooke, Toronto Star editor. At her request, Jane Davenport, our Managing Editor, will move to a new…
Toronto Star Public Editor: Homeless deserve their dignity too

Street nurse raises valid questions about journalistic ethics in depicting images of homeless people.
Torstar loss soars to $53.5 million as revenue falls, expenses rise

Torstar recorded extra expenses related to its transition towards more digital media and revenue fell at its traditional newspaper businesses.
Toronto Star public editor: Secrecy and the ‘open courts’ principle

A publication ban on a stabbing victim’s name meant the Star could not report what it had already reported.
Toronto Star public editor: publishing and ‘unpublishing’ in the digital age

Should the Star take down readers’ letters to the editor published on its website?

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