Home Page F and the M 24 Feb 98 30 Apr 98 Ontario Who? What? About Whom? Notes


Faith and the Media

Here's what you would have read about religion on 24 February 1998 if you had picked up a copy of the Kelowna Courier (British Columbia), Calgary Herald (Alberta), Winnipeg Free Press (Manitoba), Globe and Mail (Ontario), La Presse (Quebec), Daily Gleaner (New Brunswick), or the Chronicle-Herald (Nova Scotia).
Kelowna Courier
1 story
100% wire
5 religious groups
100% local
Clark talks poverty with religious leaders by Canadian Press dealing mainly with Catholicism, Mainline Protestantism, Judaism, Islam, Sikhism in a local story on page A5
Calgary Herald
3 stories
67% staff, 33% wire
4 religious groups
67% local, 33% international
Dollars and cents must not rule by Joe MacGillivray mentioning Christianity, Catholicism in a local story on page A17
Life's a balancing act between stardom and humility for Garth Brooks by Andrew Flynn of Canadian Press mentioning Christianity in an international story on page B11
Mehendi art form takes off by Susan Scott mentioning Islam (Ismaili), Hinduism in a local story on page B5
Winnipeg Free Press
4 stories
100% wire
3 religious groups
50% Canadian, 50% international
Car bomb devastates Protestant town by Associated Press mentioning Catholicism, Mainline Protestantism in an international story on page A11
Retiring New Brunswick justice named to Bloody Sunday panel by Helen Branswell, Canadian Press mentioning Catholicism, Mainline Protestantism in an international and Canadian story on page A11
Parade snakes through Rio by Associated Press mentioning Christianity in an international story on page A16
B.C. premier talks child poverty with religious leaders by Dene Moore, Canadian Press dealing mainly with Christianity in a Canadian story on page B3
Globe and Mail
5 stories
40% wire
3 religious groups
80% Canadian, 20% international
Quote of the day   dealing mainly with Christianity in a Canadian story on page A1
Clark seeks fiscal guidance from B.C.'s religious leaders by Robert Matas, British Columbia Bureau dealing mainly with Catholicism, Mainline Protestantism (Anglicanism) in a Canadian story on page A6
Canadian joins Irish probe by Canadian Press mentioning Catholicism, Mainline Protestantism in a Canadian and international story on page A7
Bomb rips through Protestant area by Associated Press mentioning Christianity, Catholicism, Mainline Protestantism in an international story on page A12
Politics get religion by editorial writer dealing mainly with Christianity in a Canadian story on page A18
La Presse
2 stories
100% wire
2 religious groups
100% international
Algérie: Nouveaux attentats by Agence France-Presse mentioning Islam in an international story on page B6
Grève terminé by Agence France-Presse mentioning Hinduism in an international story on page B6
Daily Gleaner
1 story
0% wire
1 religious group
100% local
A dash of Shrove Tuesday by Bob Wilson dealing mainly with Christianity (United Church) in a local photo on page B1
Chronicle-Herald
3 stories
67% wire
3 religious groups
33% local, 33% Canadian, 67% international*
Car bomb in Protestant town blows holes in peace process by Associated Press mentioning Catholicism, Mainline Protestantism in an international story on page A10
Canadian Jews not afraid by Canadian Press mentioning Judaism in a Canadian and international story on page A15
Pancake perfection by Steve Proctor, Truro Bureau dealing mainly with Christianity, Catholicism, Mainline Protestantism in a local photo on page A5

*For more information on the computation of percentages please see notes on the research.

Continue on to see what was in the news on 30 April 1998, how coverage can vary across Ontario on the same day, or who is doing the writing.

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