Bias
Lean Left
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Toronto Star
Progressive daily built on the 'Atkinson principles'.
Factuality
Mostly Factual
Ownership
Torstar
Funding
Subscription + advertising
IdeologySocial democrat
What you're reading
nwsly rates Toronto Star as Social democrat, on the « Lean Left » axis. Factuality assessed as Mostly Factual.
Ownership & funding
Ownership: Torstar (NordStar Capital). Funding: Subscription + advertising.
Where it lands
On the left–right axis, nwsly places Toronto Star at « Lean Left ». The ideology label — Social democrat — says which political family that is. The method is public.
Editorial signature
The 'Atkinson principles' — social justice, civic engagement, the rights of working people — are written into the paper's constitution and shape a newsroom that has historically led on public-housing, transit and Peel Region policing investigations, including the long-running Jane Doe and carding files. The masthead endorses the Liberals or NDP federally as a near-rule, and the 2020 sale to NordStar under Jordan Bitove has been accompanied by a public fight over editorial direction.