not
including circulation factor; a measure of anti-Islam
| # | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
| 1 | National Post | La Presse | Toronto Star |
| 2 | Ottawa Citizen | Montreal Gazette | Globe and Mail |
| 3 | Montreal Gazette | Globe and Mail | Montreal Gazette |
| 4 | La Presse | Toronto Star | Ottawa Citizen |
| 5 | Globe and Mail | Ottawa Citizen | Toronto Sun* |
| 6 | Toronto Star | National Post |
including
circulation factor; a measure of harmful impact on readers
| # | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
| 1 | National Post | Globe and Mail | Toronto Star |
| 2 | Toronto Star | Toronto Star | Globe and Mail |
| 3 | Globe and Mail | La Presse | Montreal Gazette |
| 4 | Ottawa Citizen | Montreal Gazette | Ottawa Citizen |
| 5 | Montreal Gazette | National Post | Toronto Sun* |
| 6 | La Presse | Ottawa Citizen |
* The Toronto Sun was not ranked in the 1999 and 2000 studies.
a. News by National Post staff
b. News by non-Canadian news services
c. News by Canadian news services
d. Articles (general and features)
e. Editorials (only in the National Post)
EXAMPLE 1 - Comment
Paper: The
National Post
Date:
August 7, 1999
Page:
B1
By: Daniel
Pipes
Headline: Behind the veil of Islam
In Text: Pipes uses anti-Islam terminology. The Post publishes two photos of veiled women, one on page B1 (banner) and the other with the article on page B7.
WORTH NOTING:
the article is NOT about women.
Paper: The
National Post
Date:
December 21, 1999
Page:
Front Page A1
By: Stewart
Bell, National Post
Headline: Algeria considered suspect a terrorist
In Text: "...
Islamic terrorist" twice, "Islamic extremist group".
Paper: The
National Post
Date:
December 21, 1999
Page:
A19
Headline: Green Light
In Text: "... Islamic terrorists"
WORTH NOTING:
the Toronto Star published a similar editorial on the same day,
on the same subject: "How did terror suspect elude our authorities?"
without using anti-Islam terminology.
Paper: The
National Post
Date:
December 22, 1999
Page:
Front Page A1 and A8
By: Drew
Hasselback and Stewart Bell, National Post
Headline: Algerian's bomb was a building- flattener
In Text: "...
Islamic terrorist", used twice.
Paper: The
National Post
Date:
December 22, 1999
Page:
A9
By: Stewart
Bell, National Post
Headline: Alleged Montreal gang leader deported, official says.
In Text: "...
Islamic terrorists".
Paper: The
National Post
Date:
December 22, 1999
Page:
A15
By: Stewart
Bell, National Post
Headline: Canada not immune to 'devastating' attack, CSIS warns
In Text: "...
Islamic terrorist group"
Paper: The
National Post
Date:
December 23, 1999
Page:
A8
By: Stewart
Bell and Jonathan Gatehouse, The National Post
Headline: French made secret mission to question Atmani
In Text: "...
Islamic terrorists".
WORTH NOTING:
the Globe and Mail published the same story, the same day, on page
A9 without using anti-Islam terminology.
Paper: The
National Post
Date:
December 23, 1999
Page:
A18
By: Mark
Steyn
Headline: Easy come, easy stay
In Text: "...
Islamic terrorist"
Paper: The
National Post
Date:
December 24, 1999
Page:
A10
By: Campbell
Clark, The National Post
Headline: Canadian woman, Algerian linked to terrorist group
In Text: "...
a terrorist group, the Algerian Islamic League"
WORTH NOTING:
the same story was published by both The Toronto Star and The Globe
and Mail on the same day without using anti-Islam terminology.
Paper: The
National Post
Date:
December 28, 1999
Page:
A7
Source:
Salim Jiwa and Eileen Travers - The Province and The Gazette
Headline: International links to terror run deep, Montreal police say
In Text: "...
armed Islamic group"
Paper: The
National Post
Date:
December 30, 1999
Page:
A10
By: Stewart
Bell, The National Post
Headline: Canada to outlaw fundraising for world terrorism
In Text: "...
Islamic insurgents..... Islamic extremists"
Paper: The
National Post
Date:
January 20, 2000
Page:
Front Page A1
By: Stewart
Bell, The National Post
Headline: How an arms smuggler avoided deportation
In Text: "...
Islamic terrorist"
WORTH NOTING:
the same story was published by The Globe and Mail on the same day,
also front page, without using anti-Islam terminology.
Paper: The
National Post
Date:
January 25, 2000
Page:
A12
Source:
Reuters
Headline: Divorce law adding balance to Egyptian marriages makes demands on male attitudes
Photo: A veiled
woman
Paper: The
National Post
Date:
January 28, 2000
Page:
Front Page A1 and A8
By: Stewart
Bell, The National Post
Headline: Alleged bin Laden associate aided Montreal terror suspect
In Text: "...
Islamic fundamentalists, ..... Islamic terrorists network, .....Muslim
militants"
WORTH NOTING:
the same story was published by The Globe and Mail on the same day,
page A9, without using anti-Islam terminology.
Paper: The
National Post
Date:
January 29, 2000
Page:
A8
By: Stewart
Bell, National Post
Headline: Mauritian Suspected of Plotting Attack Detained
In Text: "Islamic
terrorist cell"
Paper: The
National Post
Date:
January 29, 2000
Page:
A16
Source:
Enif Unal, Reuters
Headline: Muslim leaders in Turkey denounce Murders
In Text: "...
Islamic extremist murders", "...murdered by Islamic extremists",
"...political Islam", "...Muslim extremism", "... Islamic rule".
Paper: The
National Post
Date:
February 11, 2000
Page:
A13
By: Stewart
Bell and Jan Cienski, National Post
Headline: Canada agrees to outlaw terrorist fund-raising
In Text: "...
Islamic militants"
Paper: The
National Post
Date:
February 17, 2000
Page:
Front Page A1
By: Peter
Morton and Claudia Cathaneo, National Post
Headline: U.S. imposes sanctions on Talisman Sudan project
In Text: "...
the Muslim government's terrorist leanings"
WORTH NOTING:
the same story was published by The Toronto Star (page A2) and The
Globe and Mail (page A1) on the same day, without using anti-Islam
terminology.
Paper: The
National Post
Date:
March 22, 2000
Page:
A14
Source:
Rahul Bedi, The Daily Telegraph
Headline: Gunman who killed 35 Sikh men impersonated soldiers: witnesses
In Text: "...
Muslim terrorist groups"
Paper: The
National Post
Date:
April 5, 2000
Page:
A19
Headline: A separate peace ?
In Text: "...
Islamic terrorist organization"
Paper: The
National Post
Date:
May 23, 2000
Page:
A17
Headline: Risky bid for peace
In Text: "...
Islamic terrorist group"
Paper: The
National Post
Date:
August 14, 2000
Page:
A8
Source:
Reuters
Headline: Bomb blasts raise fears for independence day in India
In Text: "... amid mounting fears that Islamic militants plan to mark tomorrow's sensitive independence day celebrations with an intensified campaign of violence"
====================
Paper: The
Globe and Mail
Date:
August 14, 2000
Page:
A4
Source:
Reuters
Headline: Violence
erupts in India
WORTH NOTING: no anti-Islam terminology was used
====================
Paper: The
Toronto Star
Date:
August 14, 2000
Page:
A2
Source:
Reuters / Washington Post
Headline: Kashmir
erupts in bloody violence
WORTH NOTING:
no anti-Islam terminology was used
Paper: The
National Post
Date:
August 28, 2000
Page:
A11
Source:
Reuters
Headline: Muslim militants free five hostages
====================
Paper: The
Toronto Star
Date:
August 28, 2000
Page:
A10
Source:
Reuters
Headline: Filipino rebels free five hostages
====================
Paper: The
Globe and Mail
Date:
August 28, 2000
Page:
A7
Source:
Associated Press
Headline: Philippine
rebels free five hostages
Paper: The
National Post
Date:
August 28, 2000
Page:
A
Source:
The Daily Telegraph with files from Associated Press
Headline: Israelis shot dead in commando raid by fellow soldiers
In Text: "... Muslim extremist group Hamas"
====================
Paper: The
Toronto Star
Date:
August 28, 2000
Page:
A
By: Hugh
Dellios, special to the Star
Headline: 'Friendly fire' may have killed troops
WORTH NOTING: no anti-Islam terminology was used
Paper: The
National Post
Date:
August 30, 2000
Page:
A 10
Source:
The New York Times
Headline: Muslim rebels kidnap American. Abduction follows release of six Western hostages
====================
Paper: The
Toronto Star
Date:
August 30, 2000
Page:
A12
Source:
Associated Press - Reuters
Headline: Libya basks in publicity glow of Philippines hostage release
====================
Paper: The
Globe and Mail
Date:
August 30, 2000
Page:
A11
Source:
Reuters
Headline: Libya
laps up publicity for role in hostage release.
"Many of the works studied (here) reveal the hostility of Europeans toward Islam and the creation of negative stereotypes of Muslims by Western writers. These essays also reveal attempts at accommodation and understanding that stand in contrast to the prevailing hostility that existed then, and in the same ways, exist still today. Medieval anti-Muslim themes are still being represented in the Western media and in modern popular culture." From Michael Frassetto and David R. Blanks: "Western Views of Islam in Medieval and Early Modern Europe" 1999, St Martin's Press. |
