Carol Goar honoured by human rights group

Toornto Star: Veteran Star columnist Carol Goar has been honoured with the Ashok Chandwani Media Award for raising public awareness of human rights issues through her writing and reporting. Goar, a journalist for more than 35 years, has been the paper’s national affairs columnist, Washington bureau chief and editorial page editor. She writes three times a week on social justice issues faced by racial minorities, the poor, homeless, young people, and individuals with disabilities. Before joining the Star, she worked at the Ottawa Citizen, The Canadian Press, FP News Service and Maclean’s magazine. Toronto Star