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Sunshine Girl
Type	Daily newspaper
Owner(s)	Postmedia
Editor-in-chief	Adrienne Batra
Founded	1971
Political alignment	Right-wing; Conservative
Headquarters	365 Bloor Street East; 3rd Floor; Toronto, Ontario; M4W 3L4
Circulation	119,048 weekdays; 111,515 Saturdays; 142,376 Sundays in 2015
ISSN	0837-3175
OCLC number	66653673
Website	torontosun.com

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Pin-up girls depicted in most of the daily newspapers of the Sun chain in Canada are known as Sunshine Girls.

History

The feature started with the Toronto Sun, which was launched in 1971, and was adapted from British tabloids with similar featured women. While the British tabloids started publishing photos of topless models in 1970, a Sunshine Girl is usually a clothed or swim-suited female model, actress, or athlete. The feature was printed in black and white from the 1970s to the early 1980s, alternated between color and black and white until the 1990s, then usually in color.

The Sun chain was owned by Sun Media until acquired by Postmedia Network in 2014.

Typically on page 3 of the Sun in the 1990s, the Sunshine Girl moved to the back page of the sports section in the early 2000s. In 2011, the Sunshine Girl was restored to page 3 in some, not all, Sun newspapers, and two different photos of the same Sunshine Girl are run each day. Famous former SUNshine girls include: Amanda Coetzer, Ann Rohmer, Trish Stratus, Stacy Keibler, and Krista Erickson (Sun News Network anchor, who appeared on the date of that network's 2011 launch).

Additional images of the day's Sunshine Girl are posted each day to the Sun newspapers' websites, along with behind-the-scenes videos of select models.

At least twice a year, the Sun Group produces and sells a calendar featuring a selection of Sunshine Girls. Typically, the Girls who are selected for the calendar are chosen by the public online and by a mail-in vote.

Spinoffs and knockoffs

There was a Sunshine Boy feature in the Sun as well, further on in each daily paper. This feature was discontinued in 2006.
Sunshine Girl Magazine is a men's magazine published from Miami, Florida, US, derived from the Sun's annual Sunshine Girl calendar.

Criticism

The Sunshine Girl series has been criticized by some readers and media commentators for objectifying women.^[3] Critics have also condemned the series as degrading and inappropriate for a newspaper as a medium that purports to publish credible journalism. On November 14, 1985, the Ontario Press Council upheld at least one reader complaint, saying the feature "portrays women as sex objects",^[4] although there were no penalties attached to this ruling. Margaret Coulter of Toronto made the complaint, saying a newspaper was not an appropriate medium for the suggestive photos, which made her feel "embarrassed and offended." Coulter said she had the same feelings about the Sunshine Boy feature.

References

^ "World Newspapers and Magazines: Canada". Worldpress.org. 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
^ "2015 Daily Newspaper Circulation Spreadsheet (Excel)". News Media Canada. Retrieved December 16, 2017. Numbers are based on the total circulation (print plus digital editions).
^ Russell, Nicholas (1994). Morals and the Media: Ethics in Canadian Journalism (2nd ed.). Vancouver: UBC Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-7748-0457-8.
^ Ottawa Citizen. 14 Nov 1985. Sunshine girl feature portrays women as sex objects: Ontario Press Council

External links

[1] "World Newspapers and Magazines: Canada". Worldpress.org. 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2007.

[Circulation_2015-2] "2015 Daily Newspaper Circulation Spreadsheet (Excel)". News Media Canada. Retrieved December 16, 2017. Numbers are based on the total circulation (print plus digital editions).

[3] Russell, Nicholas (1994). Morals and the Media: Ethics in Canadian Journalism (2nd ed.). Vancouver: UBC Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-7748-0457-8.

[4] Ottawa Citizen. 14 Nov 1985. Sunshine girl feature portrays women as sex objects: Ontario Press Council

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+{{more citations needed|date=September 2014}}
+{{Use Canadian English|date=December 2019}}
-'''Sunshine Girl''' refers to [[Pin-up girl|pinup girls]] featured in most of the daily [[newspapers]] of the Sun chain in [[Canada]].
+{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2019}}
+{{Infobox newspaper
+| name                = Sunshine Girl
+| image               =
+| caption             =
+| type                = Daily [[newspaper]]
+| foundation          = 1971
+| ceased publication  =
+| price               =
+| owners              = [[Postmedia]]
+| political           = [[Right-wing]]<br>[[conservatism|Conservative]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldpress.org/newspapers/AMERICAS/Canada.cfm|title=World Newspapers and Magazines: Canada|accessdate =November 2, 2007|publisher=Worldpress.org|year=2007}}</ref>
+| headquarters        = 365 Bloor Street East<br />3rd Floor<br />[[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]<br />M4W 3L4
+|circulation          = 119,048 weekdays<br> 111,515 Saturdays<br> 142,376 Sundays in 2015<ref name="Circulation 2015">{{cite web|url=https://nmc-mic.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2015-Daily-Newspaper-Circulation-Report-by-Title-SPREADSHEET_FINAL.xlsx|title=2015 Daily Newspaper Circulation Spreadsheet (Excel)|work=News Media Canada|accessdate=December 16, 2017}} Numbers are based on the total circulation (print plus digital editions).</ref>
+| ISSN                = 0837-3175
+| oclc                = 66653673
+| website             ={{URL|torontosun.com}}
+|chiefeditor=[[Adrienne Batra]]}}
+[[Pin-up girl]]s depicted in most of the daily [[newspaper]]s of the Sun chain in [[Canada]] are known as '''Sunshine Girls'''.
 ==History==
-The feature started with the ''[[Toronto Sun]]'', which was launched in 1971, and was adapted from British [[tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloids]] with [[Page 3|similar featured women]]. While the British tabloids started publishing photos of topless models in 1970, the Sunshine Girls have never been photographed in this manner.  The photos usually feature a clothed or swim-suited female model, actress, athlete. Although primarily published in color since the 1990s, prior to this the feature alternated between color and black and white and was exclusively black and white in the 1970s and early 1980s.
+The feature started with the ''[[Toronto Sun]]'', which was launched in 1971, and was adapted from British [[tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloids]] with [[Page 3|similar featured women]]. While the British tabloids started publishing photos of topless models in 1970, a Sunshine Girl is usually a clothed or swim-suited female model, actress, or athlete. The feature was printed in black and white from the 1970s to the early 1980s, alternated between color and black and white until the 1990s, then usually in color.
+The Sun chain was owned by [[Sun Media]] until acquired by [[Postmedia Network#Tabloid dailies|Postmedia Network]] in 2014.
-Typically featured on page 3 of the Sun in through the 1990s, the Sunshine Girl moved to the back page of the sports section in the early 2000s. In 2011, the Sunshine Girl was restored to page 3 in some, not all, versions of the ''Sun'', in addition to keeping her place at the back of the sports section; two different photos of the same Sunshine Girl are now run each day.  Famous former SUNshine girls include: [[Amanda Coetzer]] ([[tennis]] star), [[Ann Rohmer]] (of ''[[Breakfast Television]]''), [[Trish Stratus]] ([[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] [[WWE Diva|Diva]]), [[Stacy Keibler]] (WWE Diva and ''[[Dancing with the Stars (US TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' finalist), and [[Krista Erickson]] ([[Sun News Network]] anchor, who appeared on the date of that network's 2011 launch).
+Typically on page 3 of the ''Sun'' in the 1990s, the Sunshine Girl moved to the back page of the sports section in the early 2000s. In 2011, the Sunshine Girl was restored to page 3 in some, not all, ''Sun'' newspapers, and two different photos of the same Sunshine Girl are run each day.  Famous former SUNshine girls include: [[Amanda Coetzer]], [[Ann Rohmer]], [[Trish Stratus]], [[Stacy Keibler]], and [[Krista Erickson]] ([[Sun News Network]] anchor, who appeared on the date of that network's 2011 launch).
 Additional images of the day's Sunshine Girl are posted each day to the Sun newspapers' websites, along with  behind-the-scenes videos of select models.
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 At least twice a year, the Sun Group produces and sells a calendar featuring a selection of Sunshine Girls. Typically, the Girls who are selected for the calendar are chosen by the public online and by a mail-in vote.
-==Spinoffs and Knockoffs==
+==Spinoffs and knockoffs==
-* There was a '''Sunshine Boy''' feature in the Sun as well, further on in each daily paper. This feature was discontinued in 2006.
+* There was a '''Sunshine Boy''' feature in the ''Sun'' as well, further on in each daily paper. This feature was discontinued in 2006.
-* ''Sunshine Girl Magazine'' is a men's magazine published from [[Miami]], [[Florida]]. Sunshine Girl Magazine is sprung out of the Sun's annual Sunshine Girl calendar.
+* ''Sunshine Girl Magazine'' is a men's magazine published from [[Miami]], [[Florida]], US, derived from the ''Sun''{{'}}s annual Sunshine Girl calendar.
 ==Criticism==
-The Sunshine Girl series has been criticized by some readers and media commentators for [[Sexual objectification|objectifying women]].<ref>Russell, Nicholas. [http://books.google.ca/books?id=z-Rcsmjjuh8C&lpg=PA141&ots=WoIl-kU4iw&dq=sunshine%20girl%20ontario%20press%20council&pg=PA141#v=onepage&q=sunshine%20girl%20ontario%20press%20council&f=false Morals and the Media, 2nd Edition: Ethics in Canadian Journalism] Retrieved 6 Sept 2013</ref> Critics have also condemned the series as degrading and inappropriate for a newspaper as a medium that purports to publish credible journalism. On November 14, 1985, the [[Ontario Press Council]] upheld at least one reader complaint saying the feature "portrays women as sex objects",<ref>Ottawa Citizen. 14 Nov 1985. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6dYyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uO8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1446%2C2125574 Sunshine girl feature portrays women as sex objects: Ontario Press Council]</ref> although there were no penalties attached to this ruling. Margaret Coulter of Toronto made the complaint, saying a newspaper was not an appropriate medium for the suggestive photos, which made her feel "embarrassed and offended." Coulter said she had the same feelings about the Sunshine Boy feature.
+The Sunshine Girl series has been criticized by some readers and media commentators for [[Sexual objectification|objectifying women]].<ref>{{cite book | last=Russell | first=Nicholas| title=Morals and the Media: Ethics in Canadian Journalism | publisher=UBC Press | publication-place=Vancouver | date=1994|edition=2nd| isbn=978-0-7748-0457-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z-Rcsmjjuh8C&dq=sunshine+girl+ontario+press+council&pg=PA141| page=141}}</ref> Critics have also condemned the series as degrading and inappropriate for a newspaper as a medium that purports to publish credible journalism. On November 14, 1985, the [[Ontario Press Council]] upheld at least one reader complaint, saying the feature "portrays women as sex objects",<ref>Ottawa Citizen. 14 Nov 1985. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6dYyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uO8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1446%2C2125574 Sunshine girl feature portrays women as sex objects: Ontario Press Council]</ref> although there were no penalties attached to this ruling. Margaret Coulter of Toronto made the complaint, saying a newspaper was not an appropriate medium for the suggestive photos, which made her feel "embarrassed and offended." Coulter said she had the same feelings about the Sunshine Boy feature.
 ==See also==
 *''[[Page 3]]''
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 == External links ==
 * [http://apps.facebook.com/sunshinegirls/ Official SUNshine Girl Facebook Application]
-* [http://sunshinegirl.canoe.ca/ SUNshine Girl of the Canadian SUN news group]
+* [http://www.torontosun.com/sunshine-girl/ SUNshine Girl of the Canadian SUN news group]
 * [http://www.sunshinegirlmagazine.com Sunshine Girl Magazine]
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
-[[Category:Canadian media]]
 [[Category:Toronto Sun]]
+[[Category:1971 establishments in Canada]]