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Faith and the Media -- 1999 Toronto Sun Scan

Here are the final results for the Toronto Sun, for the three time periods studied.

For each religious group, the number of items found to date are posted, as well as the total corresponding column cm2 taken up, the percentage of items that were considered to be fully about religion (rather than just mentioning it), the percentage of the total space that was made up by photographs or illustrations, and finally, the average size of each item. The groups are arranged based on their respective number of items, in descending order.

It should be noted that the groups listed here are not the only ones for which measurements have been taken.

To see some of the data collected last year, please consult the 1998 Faith and the Media results page .


Results for the Toronto Sun
(21 - 28 February, 21 - 28 March and 25 April - 2 May 1999)

Religion # of items % Full % Photo Average Space   % Total
Christianity 115 29.57% 37.62% 134.32   23.33%
Generic 103 34.95% 41.19% 158.60   20.89%
Catholicism 87 31.03% 37.13% 135.28   17.65%
Islam 50 38.00% 51.78% 150.42   10.14%
Judaism 44 38.64% 30.00% 128.21   8.92%
Orthodox 23 43.48% 42.81% 160.59   4.67%
United Church 14 28.57% 21.10% 127.22   2.84%
Anglicanism 11 36.36% 21.91% 204.67   2.23%
Buddhism 7 57.14% 83.56% 100.41   1.42%
Evangelical 6 50.00% 39.41% 244.25   1.22%
Hinduism 5 60.00% 35.96% 94.38   1.01%
Mormonism 5 0.00% 2.12% 60.89   1.01%
Protestantism 5 20.00% 40.53% 221.45   1.01%
Indigenous 4 50.00% 82.84% 722.04   0.81%
Sikhism 4 100.00% 56.97% 145.41   0.81%
Baptist 3 33.33% 6.05% 182.62   0.61%
Presbyterianism 2 0.00% 0.00% 70.56   0.41%
Secularism 2 100.00% 0.00% 107.36   0.41%
Wicca 2 50.00% 44.16% 311.00   0.41%
Salvation Army 1 0.00% 0.00% 18.65   0.20%
Mennonite 0 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!   0.00%
Pentecostalism 0 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!   0.00%
             
Totals 493 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!   1

Last Updated on 8/5/99
By JOYCE SMITH


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