Michael Cooke stepping down as Editor of the Toronto Star

Cooke, the longest-serving Editor in the Star’s recent history, was appointed to the position in March 2009. He will leave the Star June 1.

Cooke, the longest-serving Editor in the Star’s recent history, was appointed to the position in March 2009.

Cooke told the Star’s newsroom on Friday that he’s leaving daily journalism to focus on training journalists around the world on human rights reporting.
“I’m leaving the Star. Leaving daily journalism,” he said in a statement. “It’s been 49 years, and it’s time to see what’s left to do in the rest of the world.”
Cooke will become more involved with Journalists for Human Rights, the Toronto-based media development organization of which he is chair.