Star Newsroom: Data and Census Numbers

star newsroom: Before the latest census numbers were released earlier this week, one question kept coming up in the Star newsroom Would the data show that Toronto, for the first time, had become a visible minority majority city If that was the case, reporters and editors would have to be ready, according to Toronto Star. Statistics Canada gives advance notice about what will be released when, which gives newsrooms a chance to plan. This week, we look at how the Star put together its coverage of the recent release of 2016 census data. But, without data available beforehand, editors and reporters do their best to plan for the kind of coverage they think will be needed. The 2011 National Household Survey found that 49 per cent of those living in Toronto identified as a visible minority, so editors were on the lookout for a change in that number in 2016. With the return of the mandatory long-form census after a 10-year absence, an accurate look at the city's ethnic makeup was once again a possibility. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.