Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq dominate the News in Canada in 2007
Influence Communication releases a summary of the most important news stories of 2007
Montreal, December 19, 2007 - Influence Communication today released its overview of the news in Canada in 2007. Review of Canadian News: 2007 Report© recalls and ranks in order of media predominance the news stories and events that made their way in broadcast, print and internet news over the last 12-month period.
Over the course of 2007, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq topped the list of the most important news stories in Canadian media. For the most part, news reporting centered around politicians and government officials touring war zones and Canadian casualties.
Review of Canadian News: 2007 Report© also takes a look back at media predominance of federal politicians, key environmental issues, provincial party leaders (outside their own province) and major Canadian companies.
The annual compilation includes the results of a brief comparative analysis of the referencing of major national media (newspapers and television networks) by other media across Canada.
The report also presents a ranking of the top Canadian news stories that caught the attention of international media over the past 12-month period. Within this category, Canada's involvement in Afghanistan, the Pickton trial and the Alberta oil sands occupied the first three (3) positions.
The report features a list of the top international news stories of 2007. International news was dominated by the war in Iraq (1st place) and the upcoming U.S. elections (2nd place). Among the 15 biggest news stories in the world in 2007 were the release of the final instalment in the Harry Potter series, the launch of the iPhone, the incarceration of Paris Hilton and Madonna's challenges in adopting a child.
About Influence Communication
Established in 2001, Influence is Canada's top information broker. From its head office in Montreal, Influence conducts media monitoring and analysis for the majority of Canada's largest corporations. With its Interactive Communication Environment (ICE) system and network of partners across Canada and in 120 countries, Influence offers comprehensive monitoring, aggregation and analysis of newspapers, radio, television and more than 7,000 Internet news sites. Each day, Influence Communication collects over 700,000 news items from around the world.
(c) Influence Communication, 2007
ISBN 978-2-9810310-0-6 (print version) ISBN 978-2-9810310-1-3 (PDF version)
Copyright (c) - Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, 2007 Copyright (c) -Archives and Library of Canada 2007
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