Michael Cooke

Michael Cooke is a journalist and publishing executive. He is the editor of the Toronto Star, Canada's largest-circulation daily newspaper.

Life and career

Cooke was born and raised in England. Cooke was first employed "in a small English coastal town" before making the move to Fleet Street.

Move to Canada

Cooke then secured work in Canada as a copy editor for the Toronto Star from 1974–77, where he finished as Assistant National Editor.

He joined the Montreal Gazette in 1977 as assistant city editor. While serving as city editor, he was awarded a 1982 Southam fellowship, providing eight months of study at the University of Toronto. He then took a position as a joint managing editor for the Gazette.

In 1992, he was appointed managing editor of the Edmonton Journal.

In 1995 he transferred to assume the role of editor at the Vancouver Province. His focus on entertainment journalism and readership at the expense of other reporting has been discussed by journalism scholars. He drew protests from within his own newsroom for what some described as "blatant political interference," such as ordering a professor's comments be removed from a story because they were too "left-wing." Under his leadership, the team surpassed the Vancouver Sun in readership and became the largest newspaper in British Columbia.

Michael Cooke (disambiguation)

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Michael Cooke (footballer)

Michael Cooke (born 17 December 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Cooke was the first ever Hawthorn player to make his league debut in a final. Due to indifferent form, Michael Moncrieff was moved by coach John Kennedy to defense for the 1975 Semi Final against North Melbourne at Waverley Oval and Cooke was called up to fill the full-forward position. An Old Carey, he had put in some impressive performances at full-forward in the reserves, where he teamed up well with brother, centre half-forward Robert.

His four goals in the semi final helped Hawthorn book a spot in the premiership decider, for which he kept his spot in the side. Cooke struggled in the grand final and was replaced without managing a kick. He never played another senior game and finished his career in Olinda.

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