Report Card on Canadian News Media
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01 Report Card on Canadian News...
02 Part One:
03 The Areas We Examined...
04 Interest in News
05 Where Canadians Get Their News
06 North American and European...
07 National and Local Canadian...
08 News on the Internet
09 Top Internet Sites for...
10 Canadians Watch Canadian...
11 Canadians Have Routines...
12 Part Two:
13 Elements of Credibility
14 Media Accuracy
15 Quote
16 Reporter Bias: Canada
17 Reporter Bias: U.S.
18 Quote
19 Fairness and Balance
20 Fairness and Balance
21 Media Accountability
22 Media Responsiveness
23 Sensationalism and Trust
24 Quote
25 Are the Media Independent?
26 Who Influences the News?
27 Consolidation & Ownership
28 Role of the Media in Society
29 Comparing News Media
30 Satisfaction with Aspects...
31 Quote
32 Understanding News Stories
33 Features of the French (Quebec)...
34 Interest in News
35 Media Role in Society
36 Television vs. Newspapers
37 Part Three:
38 Report Card
39 Methodology
40 Research Team and Links

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Reports that the Internet would replace traditional news media appear to be premature
  • 55% of Canadians never go to the Internet for news
  • Another 12% rarely go to the Internet for a total of 67% of Canadians who rarely or never use the Internet for news
  • Of the 33% who do use the Internet for news — many use the websites of mainstream media
  • Canadians show a strong preference for 'brand name' Internet news providers as do Americans, and next we'll tell you which ones
  • Groups who are most likely to use the Internet for news everyday are Canadians under 35 with a university education and incomes over $75,000
  • Francophones are considerably less likely to use the Internet for news—more than 75% never go online for news
  • American use of the Internet for news is on an upward trend. The percentage who use the Internet for news three or more days a week is up from 23% in 2000 to 29% in 2004.

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