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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  • They say to err is human and the news media are human so errors are bound to occur—the question is, when they do occur, how responsive are the news media?

  • The bad news is, Canadians don't think they're very responsive to admitting mistakes

  • In fact, 54% of Canadians think the news media try to cover-up their mistakes

  • Only 34% think the media are willing to admit mistakes

  • Among younger Canadians 19–25, fully 68% think the news media try to cover up mistakes

  • If we look at the United States for comparisons, we find that Americans are even more pessimistic about mistakes in the media

  • The public in both countries clearly do not believe the media are appropriately accountable for their mistakes

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