| SECTION
3
ONLINE POLITICAL NEWS CONVERAGE
A STUDY OF FIRST BALLOT VOTING IN THE CANADIAN ALLIANCE
LEADERSHIP RACE (JUNE 22 - 24, 2000)
3.7 Top Line Results
Political/National Front Pages
(Note: for Top Line Results on Lead Stories, click here)
| Number
of CA Stories on FrontPage |
Total
% |
Total
# |
NationalPost |
GlobeandMail |
TheStar |
CBC |
Canoe |
Excite |
Yahoo |
Sympatico |
AOL |
Bourque |
| 0 |
2.5 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1 |
29.4 |
35 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
| 2 |
12.6 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| 3 |
7.6 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| 4 |
5.9 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 5 |
1.7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
12.6 |
15 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
| 7 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 9+ |
22.7 |
27 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
100 |
119 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
| FrontPage
Changes |
Total
% |
Total
# |
NationalPost |
GlobeandMail |
TheStar |
CBC |
Canoe |
Excite |
Yahoo |
Sympatico |
AOL |
Bourque |
| all new |
16.8 |
20 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
| edited - more stories |
16.0 |
19 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
| edited - same # of stories |
21.0 |
25 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
| edited - fewer stories |
7.6 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| no change |
30.3 |
36 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| n/a - first download |
8.4 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Total |
100.0 |
119 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
| Ranking
of First C.A. Story |
Total
% |
Total
# |
NationalPost |
GlobeandMail |
TheStar |
CBC |
Canoe |
Excite |
Yahoo |
Sympatico |
AOL |
Bourque |
| 0 |
2.5 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1st |
62.2 |
74 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
9 |
4 |
12 |
10 |
6 |
8 |
| 2nd |
16.8 |
20 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| 3rd |
2.5 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 4th |
9.2 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 5th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 6th |
2.5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 7th |
0.8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 8th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 9th or lower |
3.4 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
100.0 |
119 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
| #
of Photos on FrontPage |
Total
% |
Total
# |
NationalPost |
GlobeandMail |
TheStar |
CBC |
Canoe |
Excite |
Yahoo |
Sympatico |
AOL |
Bourque |
| 0 |
78.2 |
93 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
11 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
3 |
12 |
11 |
| 1 |
19.3 |
23 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
| 2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 4 |
2.5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| total |
100.0 |
119 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
| FrontPage
Interactive Elements |
Total
% |
Total
# |
NationalPost |
GlobeandMail |
TheStar |
CBC |
Canoe |
Excite |
Yahoo |
Sympatico |
AOL |
Bourque |
| none |
55.5 |
66 |
12 |
6 |
12 |
12 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
10 |
| audience poll |
12.6 |
15 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| chat room |
31.9 |
38 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
100.0 |
119 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
| FrontPage
Links to Audio / Video |
Total
% |
Total
# |
NationalPost |
GlobeandMail |
TheStar |
CBC |
Canoe |
Excite |
Yahoo |
Sympatico |
AOL |
Bourque |
| 0 |
81.5 |
97 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
1 |
12 |
12 |
1 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
| 1 |
5.9 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2 |
3.4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 5 |
9.2 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
100.0 |
119 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
For TOP
LINES RESULTS - Lead Stories (click here)
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