Joseph E. Atkinson was a Canadian newspaper editor and activist. Under his leadership the Toronto Star became one of the largest and most influential newspapers in Canada. Atkinson amassed a considerable fortune, eventually holding the controlling interest in the paper he edited. After his death, control of the paper passed to the trustees of the Atkinson Foundation, a major Canadian charity.
Joseph E. Atkinson
Elmina Elliott Atkinson (Madge Merton) by William Notman
The Toronto Star is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part of Torstar's Daily News Brands division.
Front page of the January 23, 2013, edition of the Toronto Star
Joseph E. Atkinson, c. 1910s. The Star became Toronto's largest newspaper under his leadership.
Front page of the Star in 1922, covering Frederick Banting's accomplishments with insulin.
A Canada Post mailbox next to an empty Toronto Star vending box.