Newspaper Consumption and Beliefs About Canada and Quebec

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By this author: Antecol M. ;&nbsp; Endersby J. W.

Authors: Antecol M.; Endersby J. W.

Source: Political Communication, Volume 16, Number 1, 1 January 1999 , pp. 95-112(18)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

National and regional consciousness are central to contemporary political cleavages in Canada. The Canadian press presents divergent viewpoints on federalism and the future of Canada and Quebec. This study examines the linkage between types of newspapers read by Canadians and readers' feelings toward Quebec and Canada. Data are individual responses from the 1993 Canadian Election Study. The analysis reveals that consumers of French-language newspapers have significantly more positive feelings toward the province of Quebec and more negative assessments of the nation of Canada. Readers of (English-language) nationally oriented papers, however, have more favorable views of Quebec than other Canadians. This research adds to the literature on the effects of mass media on individuals' political and social attitudes and the formation of beliefs in the Canadian polity.

Keywords: CANADA; MEDIA; EFFECTS; MEDIA; EXPOSURE; NATIONAL; IDENTITY; NEWSPAPERS; POLITICAL; ATTITUDES; PUBLIC; OPINION