History of The Toronto Star
In 1892 Toronto was a bustling city of 180,000 with six newspapers competing for readers when a seventh daily, a self-styled "Paper for the People", suddenly appears on the streets.
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The Toronto Star Today
Today, the Toronto Star is Canada's largest daily newspaper, with the largest readership in the country. It is published seven days a week in the Greater Toronto Area and is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation.
The Toronto Star Statement of Principles
The Star's basic aim as a news organization is to engage in the full and frank dissemination of news and opinion, and to do so working within the highest standards of journalistic integrity. Our core mission as defined by Toronto Star publisher Joseph E. Atkinson is to focus public attention on injustices of all kinds and on reforms designed to correct them.
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The Toronto Star Charities
The Toronto Star publisher, Joseph E. Atkinson, believed that his newspaper had a social responsibility to its readers and the people of Toronto. Having experienced childhood poverty, Atkinson created a charity more than a century ago that helped needy children during the summer months. A few short years later, he realized yet again that there was a need to help less-privileged children at Christmas … a time of year most enjoyed by children. And so the two charities were created … to help put a smile on the face of children.
The Toronto Star Fresh Air Fund
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The Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund
During an economic recession in 1906, the Santa Claus Fund was created to give Christmas gifts to less privileged children who, otherwise, would not have any gifts to open Christmas morning.
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John Boynton - Publisher
Neil Oliver - President, Torstar Daily News Brands
Michael Cooke - Editor
Irene Gentle - Managing Editor
Andrew Phillips - Editorial Page Editor
Jennifer Barber - Senior VP Finance
Brian R. Daly - VP and Chief HR Officer
Angus Frame - Senior VP Digital
Claude Galipeau - Chief Revenue Officer
Lynne Munro - VP Promotions and Partnerships
John A. Honderich - Chair, Torstar Corp.
Established 1892 - Joseph E. Atkinson, Publisher, 1899-1948
