Torstar rebranding Metro dailies, putting focus on local and investigative coverage

Torstar is morphing five Metro dailies into the Toronto Star brand, as it hires 20 new reporters in Vancouver and Alberta and refocuses the newspapers on investigative coverage.

Toronto Star suspending summer, year-long internship programs

The Toronto Star is suspending its summer and year-long internship programs, and will resume hiring for those positions once “it’s economically feasible to do so.”

We accept all major credit cards: How local journalism is surviving by crowdfunding

Is local media close to crumbling or ready to rise?