Harry C. Hindmarsh
Harry Comfort Hindmarsh (January 13, 1887 – December 20, 1956) was a legendary reporter, editor and newspaper executive whose intense competitive instincts and photographic sense helped turn the Toronto Star into one of Canada's most financially successful and politically influential daily newspapers. During his 45-year career at the Star, beginning in 1911, he rose from cub reporter to managing editor and after the death of its crusading editor, Joseph E. Atkinson in 1948, he served for nearly nine years as president of the company.[1]
Hindmarsh shared Atkinson's principles including his zeal for social justice, workers' rights and civil liberties and in 1915, he married Atkinson's daughter Ruth. Together, Atkinson and Hindmarsh turned the Star into a paper that relentlessly pursued big stories, playing them up with huge headlines and dramatic photos while supporting popular measures such as mothers' allowances, unemployment insurance, old-age pensions and minimum wages. Under their leadership, the paper steadfastly supported Canada's Liberal Party.[2]
- ^ Harkness, Ross (1963). J.E. Atkinson of the Star. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
- ^ Martin, Sandra (November 8, 2005). "Beland Honderich, 86". Globe and Mail. Retrieved December 7, 2022.