The newspaper published its first edition in November 1971, after it had acquired the assets of the defunct Toronto Telegram, and hired portions of the Telegram's staff. In 1978, Toronto Sun Holdings and Toronto Sun Publishing were consolidated to form Sun Publishing (later renamed Sun Media Corporation). Sun Publishing went on to form similar tabloids to the Toronto Sun in other Canadian cities during the late 1970s and 1980s. The Sun was acquired by Postmedia Network in 2015, as a part of the sale of the Sun's parent company, Sun Media.
In 1971, the Toronto Sun Publishing was created and purchased the syndication operations and newspaper vending boxes from the Toronto Telegram, which ceased operations in the same year. The Toronto Sun also recruited staff from the former Telegram conservative broadsheet newspaper, and published its first edition on 1 November 1973.[4] The Sun is considered a spiritual successor to the Telegram.[citation needed] The Sun is the holder of the Telegram archives.
Publisher Doug Chreighton was originally going to name the new newspaper the Toronto News but Andy Donato, who was asked to design the paper's first front page and decided to call the paper the Toronto Sun instead. Creighton decided it was too late to change it and renamed the paper.[5]
The former Toronto Sun building at 333 King Street East in 2007.
The Toronto Sun was originally published out of leased space at the Eclipse White Wear Company Building at 322 King Street West. In 1975, the newspaper moved into the Toronto Sun Building at 333 King Street East which was eventually expanded to six storeys to house all of the newspaper's operations. In 2010, the building was sold to property development company First Gulf, and the Sun consolidated its operations onto the second floor and remained in the building until it relocated offices in 2016.
In 1978, Toronto Sun Holdings and Toronto Sun Publishing were consolidated to form Sun Publishing. The corporation expanded its tabloid footprint, having established its second tabloid, the Edmonton Sun through a partnership agreement with Edmonton Sun Publishing in 1978. The Albertan was acquired in 1980 and made into the company's third tabloid, the Calgary Sun in 1980.[4]
In 2004, the Sun began its annual George Gross/Toronto Sun Sportsperson of the Year award.[7] By the mid-2000s, the word "The" was dropped from the paper's name and the newspaper adopted its current logo.
The paper, which boasts the slogan "Toronto's Other Voice" (also once called "The Little Paper that Grew") acquired a television station from Craig Media in 2005, which was renamed SUN TV and later was transformed into the Sun News Network until its demise in 2015.
As of the end of 2007, the Sun had a Monday through Saturday circulation of approximately 180,000 papers and Sunday circulation of 310,000.
The Sun was acquired by Postmedia in 2015, with its purchase of Sun Media from Quebecor. Following the acquisition of the Sun newspaper chain by PostMedia in 2015, the Toronto Sun staff and operations moved to 365 Bloor Street East, the same building that houses the National Post. However, the two newspapers maintains separate newsrooms. The move occurred in March 2016.[8]
Editorially, the paper frequently follows the positions of traditional Canadian/British conservatism and neo-conservatism in the United States on economic issues. Editorials typically promote individualism, self-reliance, the police, and a strong military and support for troops. Editorials typically condemn high taxes and, most of all, perceived government waste.
Circulation
A Toronto Sun newspaper vending machine in 2015.
The Toronto Sun has seen—like most Canadian daily newspapers—a decline in circulation. Its total circulation dropped by 36 percent to 121,304 copies daily from 2009 to 2015.[9]
The Toronto Sun originally had several editors with various responsibilities, none with the title "editor-in-chief"; however, from 1971 to 1976, Peter Worthington was listed on the newspaper's masthead immediately under the publisher, Doug Creighton.
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^Farhi, Paul (August 15, 1988). "SEX! CRIME! VIOLENCE!". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
^Elliott, Bob (December 14, 2008). "Doc delivers as role model: Our Sportsperson of the Year a champion on and off the pitching mound". Toronto Sun. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
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The Toronto Sun is an English language tabloid 3 newspaper published daily in Toronto Ontario Canada The newspaper is one of several Sun tabloids published by Postmedia Network The newspaper s offices is located at Postmedia Place in downtown Toronto Toronto SunCover from June 27 2010 TypeDaily newspaperOwner s PostmediaEditor in chiefAdrienne BatraFounded1971Political alignmentConservative 1 Headquarters365 Bloor Street EastToronto OntarioM4W 3L4Circulation119 048 weekdays 111 515 Saturdays 142 376 Sundays in 2015 2 ISSN0837 3175OCLC number66653673Websitetorontosun wbr comThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Toronto Sun news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The newspaper published its first edition in November 1971 after it had acquired the assets of the defunct Toronto Telegram and hired portions of the Telegram s staff In 1978 Toronto Sun Holdings and Toronto Sun Publishing were consolidated to form Sun Publishing later renamed Sun Media Corporation Sun Publishing went on to form similar tabloids to the Toronto Sun in other Canadian cities during the late 1970s and 1980s The Sun was acquired by Postmedia Network in 2015 as a part of the sale of the Sun s parent company Sun Media Contents 1 History 1 1 21st century 2 Editorial position 3 Circulation 4 Notable staff 4 1 Editors in chief 4 2 Current staff 4 3 Former staff 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditIn 1971 the Toronto Sun Publishing was created and purchased the syndication operations and newspaper vending boxes from the Toronto Telegram which ceased operations in the same year The Toronto Sun also recruited staff from the former Telegram conservative broadsheet newspaper and published its first edition on 1 November 1973 4 The Sun is considered a spiritual successor to the Telegram citation needed The Sun is the holder of the Telegram archives Publisher Doug Chreighton was originally going to name the new newspaper the Toronto News but Andy Donato who was asked to design the paper s first front page and decided to call the paper the Toronto Sun instead Creighton decided it was too late to change it and renamed the paper 5 The former Toronto Sun building at 333 King Street East in 2007 The Toronto Sun was originally published out of leased space at the Eclipse White Wear Company Building at 322 King Street West In 1975 the newspaper moved into the Toronto Sun Building at 333 King Street East which was eventually expanded to six storeys to house all of the newspaper s operations In 2010 the building was sold to property development company First Gulf and the Sun consolidated its operations onto the second floor and remained in the building until it relocated offices in 2016 In 1978 Toronto Sun Holdings and Toronto Sun Publishing were consolidated to form Sun Publishing The corporation expanded its tabloid footprint having established its second tabloid the Edmonton Sun through a partnership agreement with Edmonton Sun Publishing in 1978 The Albertan was acquired in 1980 and made into the company s third tabloid the Calgary Sun in 1980 4 In 1988 The Washington Post described the Sun as an example of tabloid journalism 6 21st century Edit In 2004 the Sun began its annual George Gross Toronto Sun Sportsperson of the Year award 7 By the mid 2000s the word The was dropped from the paper s name and the newspaper adopted its current logo The paper which boasts the slogan Toronto s Other Voice also once called The Little Paper that Grew acquired a television station from Craig Media in 2005 which was renamed SUN TV and later was transformed into the Sun News Network until its demise in 2015 As of the end of 2007 the Sun had a Monday through Saturday circulation of approximately 180 000 papers and Sunday circulation of 310 000 The Sun was acquired by Postmedia in 2015 with its purchase of Sun Media from Quebecor Following the acquisition of the Sun newspaper chain by PostMedia in 2015 the Toronto Sun staff and operations moved to 365 Bloor Street East the same building that houses the National Post However the two newspapers maintains separate newsrooms The move occurred in March 2016 8 Editorial position EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Editorially the paper frequently follows the positions of traditional Canadian British conservatism and neo conservatism in the United States on economic issues Editorials typically promote individualism self reliance the police and a strong military and support for troops Editorials typically condemn high taxes and most of all perceived government waste Circulation Edit A Toronto Sun newspaper vending machine in 2015 The Toronto Sun has seen like most Canadian daily newspapers a decline in circulation Its total circulation dropped by 36 percent to 121 304 copies daily from 2009 to 2015 9 Daily average 10 dd dd dd dd dd dd dd dd 50 000 100 000 150 000 200 000 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Notable staff EditEditors in chief Edit The Toronto Sun originally had several editors with various responsibilities none with the title editor in chief however from 1971 to 1976 Peter Worthington was listed on the newspaper s masthead immediately under the publisher Doug Creighton Peter Worthington 1976 1982 Barbara Amiel 1983 1985 John Downing editor 1985 1997 no editor in chief until 1995 Peter O Sullivan 1995 1999 Mike Strobel 1999 2001 Mike Therien 2001 2004 Jim Jennings 2004 2006 Glenn Garnett 2007 Lou Clancy 2007 2009 James Wallace 2009 2013 Wendy Metcalfe 2013 2015 Adrienne Batra 2015 present Current staff Edit Adrienne Batra editor in chief former comment editor and municipal affairs columnist Mark Bonokoski columnist editorial writer Andy Donato editorial cartoonist Tarek Fatah columnist Brian Lilley provincial national affairs columnist Steve Simmons sports columnist Former staff Edit Charles Adler QMI columnist David Akin columnist Barbara Amiel editor and columnist Joan Barfoot reporter Christie Blatchford columnist deceased Mark Bourrie reporter Jim Brown manager deceased Dalton Camp columnist deceased Gordon Chong columnist deceased Sheila Copps columnist Michael Coren QMI columnist Danielle Crittenden reporter columnist John Downing city hall columnist editor in chief Mike Filey Toronto history columnist Doug Fisher Parliament Hill columnist deceased Allan Fotheringham national affairs columnist deceased David Frum columnist W Gifford Jones M D pseudonym for Ken Walker medical columnist 11 Edward Greenspan lawyer columnist deceased George Gross corporate sports editor columnist deceased Max Haines Crime Flashback feature deceased Paul Hellyer columnist and founding investor deceased Jim Hunt sports writer deceased Ajit Jain columnist George Jonas columnist deceased Warren Kinsella political columnist Linda Leatherdale business editor columnist Ezra Levant QMI columnist Sue Ann Levy political columnist former municipal affairs columnist Bob MacDonald columnist deceased Heather Mallick columnist Salim Mansur columnist Eric Margolis international affairs columnist contributing editor Rachel Marsden columnist Lois Maxwell Moneypenney columnist deceased Judi McLeod education reporter Ben Mulroney columnist Ted Reeve sports columnist deceased Sid Ryan columnist Paul Rimstead columnist deceased Laura Sabia columnist deceased Morton Shulman columnist deceased Joey Slinger columnist Walter Stewart columnist deceased John Tory mayor of Toronto former Rogers executive Garth Turner business editor Sherri Wood columnist deceased Peter Worthington columnist former editor deceased Lubor J Zink columnist deceased See also EditMedia in Canada List of media outlets in Toronto List of newspapers in Canada List of the largest Canadian newspapers by circulationReferences Edit World Newspapers and Magazines Canada Worldpress org 2007 Retrieved November 2 2007 2015 Daily Newspaper Circulation Spreadsheet Excel News Media Canada Retrieved December 16 2017 Numbers are based on the total circulation print plus digital editions From 1971 When the Toronto Sun rose after the Telegram fell CBC News November 1 2018 Retrieved August 7 2019 a b Sun Media Corportaion www thecanadianencyclopedia ca Historica Canada October 20 2014 Retrieved August 30 2022 Blizzard Christina November 1 2021 BEST JOB I VE EVER HAD Paul Godfrey says Sun is truly one of a kind Toronto Sun Retrieved November 2 2021 Farhi Paul August 15 1988 SEX CRIME VIOLENCE The Washington Post Retrieved July 25 2020 Elliott Bob December 14 2008 Doc delivers as role model Our Sportsperson of the Year a champion on and off the pitching mound Toronto Sun Retrieved January 8 2011 Sun brand will remain strong in Postmedia Godfrey Woodstock Sentinel Review April 14 2015 Daily Newspaper Circulation Data News Media Canada Retrieved December 16 2017 Daily Newspaper Circulation Data News Media Canada Retrieved December 16 2017 Figures refer to the total circulation print and digital combined which includes paid and unpaid copies GIFFORD JONES Farewell Sun readers Toronto Sun External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Toronto Sun Official website Toronto Sun Family Into the Sunset Day Oners pt 1 July 25 2021 Archived from the original on November 18 2021 Former Toronto Telegram employees who launched tabloid on Nov 1 1971 and are no longer with us Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Toronto Sun amp oldid 1110942778, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
