Jiang joins Toronto Star’s Express desk as a journalist
Kevin Jiang, a digital producer at The Toronto Star, has joined the Express desk as a staff reporter. He joined the Star in September 2020 as a news reporter. Previously, Jiang freelanced for Narcity Media, where he covered Western Canada. Jiang graduated from the University of British Columbia. Be sure to congratulate Jiang on Twitter.
Toronto Star digital producer Ejiofor departs for new role
Annette Ejiofor has joined news site and podcast CANADALAND as a managing editor. Recently, she was a digital producer at The Toronto Star. Ejiofor worked at Spectrum News as a digital producer, copy editor and social media manager. She worked part-time as a politics, features and long form editor at venture-backed company Blavity Inc. She […]
Toronto Star economics columnist Scoffield departs for new role
Heather Scoffield, Ottawa bureau chief and an economics columnist at The Toronto Star, has left. Her tweet reads: “I will miss my smart and passionate friends and colleagues in the media, but I am very much looking forward to the next stage of my career in public policy. “Next week, I will join the Business […]
Alsharif joins the Toronto Star’s biz section
The Toronto Star has hired Ghada Alsharif as a staff writer on its business section to cover workers’ rights and affordability among other topics. Alsharif had been working at the Star since January 2020. She reported in Lebanon for newspaper publisher L’Orient-Le Jour and The Daily Star. Alsharif has a B.A. from the University of […]
Toronto Star taps Passafiume to serve on health team
The Toronto Star has tapped Alessia Passafiume to serve on its health team. Recently, Passafiume reported on social inequities, resilience and progress. She was a city news reporter for The Hamilton Spectator and was a national news reporter at The Globe and Mail. Passafiume has a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Western University. Be sure […]
Feinstein joins the Toronto Star as a biz reporter
The Toronto Star has tapped Clarrie Feinstein to serve as a staff reporter on its business section. Feinstein will cover general business stories, real estate and markets. Recently, she was an intern at the Star. She was a reporter at Metroland Media Group in Canada. She covered Toronto news, politics, and real estate for the […]
Toronto Star biz reporter Moon departs
Jenna Moon, a reporter covering affordability and personal finance for The Toronto Star’s business section, has left. Moon’s tweet reads: “Hard to put into words how working at this paper has shaped me, and it’s been such an honour to have my byline in its pages. More on what’s next TK.” Moon joined the Star […]
Toronto Star hires WSJ’s Amiri as a reporter
Ehsanullah Amiri has joined The Toronto Star as a reporter. Amiri was a Kabul-based correspondent at The Wall Street Journal since 2013. Before that, he was a senior current affairs producer at Afghanistan’s news channel, Tolo News. He was a researcher at the Kabul Center for Strategic Studies, where he reported on Afghanistan’s security, human […]
Canadian Press hires Saba as business reporter
Rosa Saba will join The Canadian Press as a business reporter. Saba begins on Sept. 26. Recently, she was a business reporter at The Toronto Star. She covered various topics, including arts, culture and business as a freelancer for the Globe and Mail, Ottawa Life Magazine and Maclean’s. She reported on several topics for Star […]
Warren to cover housing for the Toronto Star
May Warren, a reporter covering COVID-19 at The Toronto Star, has switched to cover the housing beat. Previously, Warren was an associate managing editor and reporter at Metro News Toronto. She interned at The Toronto Star, UC Observer Magazine and The Globe and Mail. Warren has a B.A. from the University of Guelph and a […]
