Toronto Star

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Toronto Star
Front page of the January 23, 2013, edition of the Toronto Star
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. (subsidiary of Torstar)
PublisherJordan Bitove
EditorNicole MacIntyre
Founded1892; 132 years ago (1892) (as Evening Star)
Political alignmentSocial liberalism[1][2][3][4]
Headquarters8 Spadina Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 0S8
Circulation193,050 weekdays
290,153 Saturdays
185,159 Sundays in 2018[5]
ISSN0319-0781
OCLC number137342540
Websitewww.thestar.com

The Toronto Star is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part of Torstar's Daily News Brands division.[6]

The newspaper was established in 1892 as the Evening Star and was later renamed the Toronto Daily Star in 1900, under Joseph E. Atkinson. Atkinson was a major influence in shaping the editorial stance of the paper, with the paper reflecting his principles until his death in 1948.[7] His son-in-law, Harry C. Hindmarsh, shared those principles as the paper's longtime managing editor while also helping to build circulation with sensational stories, bold headlines and dramatic photos.[8] The paper was renamed the Toronto Star in 1971 and introduced a Sunday edition in 1977.[9]

  1. ^ "Toronto Star endorses the NDP". Toronto Star. April 30, 2011. Archived from the original on May 3, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  2. ^ "But vote strategically". Toronto Star. April 30, 2011. Archived from the original on May 3, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  3. ^ "World Newspapers and Magazines: Canada". Worldpress.org. 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "Star's choice: Dion, Liberals". Toronto Star. October 11, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
  5. ^ "Toronto Star Media Kit" (PDF). News Media Canada. Retrieved March 7, 2020. Numbers are based on the total circulation (print plus digital editions).
  6. ^ "Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd". Bloomberg. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  7. ^ "Toronto Star". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Historica Canada. December 20, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  8. ^ Harkness, Ross (1963). J.E. Atkinson of the Star. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).