The Importance of Children's Sections in Newspapers: Reflecting on the Toronto Star's 'Brand New Planet'

Once, the Toronto Star published a weekly supplement for children aged 9 to 14, called Brand New Planet, every Thursday. My eldest daughter contributed to that paper while she was in elementary school. It was a wonderful publication that served children well. I'm not sure why the Toronto Star stopped publishing it. In my view, every newspaper should reserve a few pages for children to encourage them to improve their writing and reading skills.