Canadian media: how they work and what they write about Russia and Ukraine
What kind of stories about their country can we expect from Canadian journalists? Can we believe them at all? Find out in our article.
Every medium is marked by the notorious national character of the country in which it exists — be it French intemperance, English rigour, American condescension or Canadian benevolence.
Also, any media is shaped by the news that happens around it — so a notional Japanese newspaper pays more attention to the likelihood of a tsunami than a hypothetical Swiss radio station. And that's why there are so many stories about animals in the Canadian media — the fact is that there are actually quite a few of them going on in Canada.
So what are the specifics of Canadian media — besides stories about beavers getting stuck in a fence and raccoons breaking into someone's house?
Canadian media
According to a 2008 study by Abby Goodrum and Elizabeth Godot of Ryerson University (Toronto), who analyzed newscasts from two Canadian television stations (public CBC and private CTV), the top five most cited countries were:
- USA;
- UK;
- Israel;
- Afghanistan;
- Iraq.
Meanwhile, the US accounted for 44.6% of TV broadcasts, while the UK followed with only 8.3%.
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