Politics and the economy dominate the news in Canada in 2008
Influence Communication releases a summary of the most important news stories of 2008
Montreal, December 17, 2008 - Influence Communication today released its overview report of the news in Canada in 2008. Canadian News Review - 2008© recalls and ranks in order of media prominence the news stories and events that made their way in broadcast, print and internet news between January 1 and December 11, 2008.
Top stories of 2008
The top Canadian news story of 2008 was the federal election campaign. The Canadian presence in Afghanistan, the financial crisis, the 2008 NHL play-offs, and finally, the ups and downs of our dollar topped in that order the list of the 5 most important news events in Canadian media over the past year.
Canadian News Review - 2008 features a list of the top international news stories of 2008. The top 5 news items in the 160 countries included in Influence's analysis included (1) the American presidential election, (2) the war in Iraq (1st place in 2007), (3) the financial crisis, (4) the Beijing Olympics and (5) the war in Afghanistan. From all the news stories originating in Canada, the Omar Khadr controversy was the most widely reported item in international media in 2008.
Canadian News Review - 2008 also evaluates the media presence of federal and provincial politicians, of business and financial themes and issues, and of news from Canada in the foreign press. The annual compilation also includes the results of a comparative analysis of the referencing of major national media (newspapers and television networks) by other media across Canada.
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 160 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.
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