Star Weekly
Frequency | weekly |
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Founder | Joseph E. Atkinson |
Founded | 1910 |
Final issue | 1973 |
Company | Toronto Star |
Country | Canada |
Based in | Toronto |
Language | English |
The Star Weekly magazine was a Canadian periodical published from 1910 until 1973.[1] The publication was read widely in rural Canada where delivery of daily newspapers was infrequent.[1]
History
Formation
The newspaper was founded as the Toronto Star Weekly by
In 1924, the Toronto Star Weekly absorbed the rival
Later collaboration with Southam
In 1965, the Star Weekly went from being published by the Toronto Star alone to being published by Southstar Publishers, a consortium of the Toronto Star and Southam Press that also launched The Canadian as a weekend supplement and competitor to Weekend.[3] Jointly, they produced The Canadian/Star Weekly as a newsstand edition for communities that did not receive a newspaper with The Canadian as a supplement while the Star Weekly served as a supplement in the Saturday edition of the Toronto Star.
In 1968, the Star Weekly was purchased outright by Southam and merged with its weekend supplement, The Canadian Magazine and continued to be published as The Canadian/Star Weekly, which was provided for free as a weekend supplement in the Saturday Star and also sold as a standalone on newspaper stands across the country for 20 cents.[1] On December 26, 1973[1] the Star Weekly ceased publication entirely and The Canadian became the Toronto Star's weekend supplement.[1]
Staff and contributors
Until 1968, the Weekly shared many of the staff from the daily Toronto Daily Star. Notable contributors to the Star Weekly included
See also
- Montreal Standard, a similar publication which became the newspaper supplement Weekend after 1951.
- List of newspapers in Canada
References
- ^ The Toronto Star. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Lackey, Jack (November 7, 2002). "Star Weekly: A window on the world". The Toronto Star.
- ^ Beattie, Earle (1974). "Mercy Killing of the Star Weekly: The F.P.-Southam-Star Syndrome". Canadian Journal of Communication. 1 (1). Simon Fraser University: 8–10.
- Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the originalon October 17, 2012.