Corrections
Mistakes will happen. When they do, we correct our errors as promptly as possible on the platforms where the errors occurred. Corrections serve the reader and they serve the public record. If you see a possible error, please contact the public editor’s office, telephone 416-869-4949. As well, you can easily report possible errors using the Star’s Report an Error link found at the bottom of all articles.
See our corrections here.
Public Editor
The Public Editor’s office responds to readers’ queries about accuracy and Torstar’s journalistic standards. The public editor acts as an intermediary between the Star and its audiences on all platforms, explaining journalism to readers and the concerns of readers to the newsroom.
Contact the public editor at publiced@thestar.ca, telephone 416-869-4949.
You can read the public editor’s columns about the Star newsroom and current issues in journalism here.
Journalistic Standards
Ethical journalism is the foundation of the Star’s integrity and is essential to its credibility with its audiences. The Torstar Journalistic Standards Guide provides a comprehensive code of journalistic principles and conduct to guide Toronto Star journalists in their mission to responsibility inform, engage and connect its readers on all platforms with trusted news, information and content.
Read the Torstar Journalistic Standards Guide here and find a link to it at the bottom of all of our articles.
Glossary
Drawing a clear line between news and opinion – and between news and advertising content – has long a core value of the Toronto Star. The glossary contains definitions for the Star’s various types of news, opinion and paid content labels applied to content across all platforms to help you more easily distinguish whether you are viewing news, opinion or advertising content.
Read the glossary here.
Trust Project 
The Toronto Star is a member of The Trust Project, a global consortium of news companies that have committed to transparency standards that help audiences easily assess the quality and credibility of digital journalism. The Star’s ongoing newsroom Trust Committee Project aims to foster greater audience trust by providing a window into the journalism we produce.
Read about the Star’s newsroom Trust Project here. We welcome your ideas about what you want to know about the Toronto Star’s journalism. Send your ideas to trust@thestar.ca.