Apparently they have an agenda known as the Atkinson Principle.
A strong, united and independent Canada
Social justice
Individual and civil liberties
Community and civic engagement
The rights of working people
The necessary role of government
Descendants of the original owners, known as "the five families", still control the voting shares of
Torstar,
[17] and the Atkinson Principles continue to guide the paper to this day. In February 2006,
Star media columnist
Antonia Zerbisias wrote on her blog:
“Besides, we are the
Star which means we all have the Atkinson Principles — and its multi-culti values — tattooed on our butts. Fine with me. At least we are upfront about our values, and they almost always work in favour of building a better Canada.
[18]
Star Media Group (
Star Medya Grubu, STAR Medya Yayıncılık A.Ş.) is a Turkish media company. Among other properties it owns the
Star newspaper and the television station
Kanal 24.
The company was co-founded by
Ahmet Özal and
Cem Uzan and was previously part of the
Uzan Group. In 2004
Star was seized by the Turkish government, along with the other assets of the Uzan Group. The paper was transferred to the
TMSF, and then sold several times. It is now again part of the Star Media Group, which was acquired by
Fettah Tamince from
Ethem Sancak in 2009,
[1] with
Tevhit Karakaya acquiring 50% in 2010.
[2]
Torstar Corporation (
TSX:
TS.B) is an independently owned
Canadian broadly based media company that is named after its principal holding, the
Toronto Star daily newspaper. Its headquarters are at
One Yonge Street in
Toronto.
[2]
Its core businesses includes publishing daily and community newspapers, speciality publications, digital properties, Syndicate content, as well as women’s fiction