Dailies' coverage split on Canada's opposition coalition

OTTAWA: Thirty-two percent of coverage in major market dailies was critical of the Liberal-led coalition to topple the Conservative government, according to a new study. That compares to 20% in support of it, the media analysis conducted by MediaMiser found. It was conducted from November 28 to December 4, 2008, and tracked 13 major dailies across Canada.

Forty-eight percent of the coverage was neutral. Chris Morrison, VP of client services at MediaMiser, pointed out a number of other findings, including the following:

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