Faith and the Media -- 1999 National Summaries
Where are the stories coming from?
Each story analyzed was checked for the location of the religious groups
involved. While many stories involved a combination of local, Canadian
and/or foreign people and events, it is telling that on average purely
local stories made up 11.89% of all items involving religion, Canadian
stories made up 10.34%, and foreign stories 32.32%.
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The emphasis on local versus foreign news varied from paper
to paper, but the mix isn’t always what one would expect. So the Lethbridge
Herald carries more news solely about religion overseas than in its own
area, and the Globe & Mail and the National Post carry more news about
religion internationally than in Canada. This begs the question: What is
the purpose of each paper? And if Canadians are reading more about religion
outside of Canada, how does that influence their thinking about religion
here?
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Local % |
Canadian % |
Foreign % |
| Brandon Sun |
24.06% |
9.02% |
23.31% |
| Lethbridge Herald |
20.22% |
6.37% |
30.34% |
| Calgary Herald |
10.75% |
10.95% |
36.51% |
| Toronto Star |
14.76% |
6.33% |
28.61% |
| Globe & Mail |
3.74% |
15.59% |
40.33% |
| National Post |
4.18% |
16.16% |
39.54% |
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