NORWEGIAN MEDIA WATCH:1366 Stories from 175 publication/organisations, NTB news agency, & 2 MPs

The continent is called North America, not "USA og Canada." Nationality of Canada = Canadian (French and English speaking). Nationality of Mexico = Mexican (Spanish) in green. Nationality of USA = American (English) in pink. There is no country in the world called "USA og Canada." The continent of North America has basically four countries, Canada, Mexico, France, and the USA located on it. Mexico, France and the USA are republics, with a president and states. Canada is a Constitutional Monarchy with a King, a parliament, and provinces.  Why do norwegian journalists think Canada is the same as the USA? Norwegians are doing themselves, Norwegians, and Canadians a disservice if reporting the nationality of Canadians as Americans, dump Canada into foreign new stories from the USA, including the USA's  news stories and social problems, and geographically locate Canadian cities in foreign countries like the USA or France, write that the USA's dollar is Canada...

1) Åpning av Worldskills i Calgary 1. september (Håvard Arne Mathisen) 2 September 2009 http://www.nbf.no/article.php?articleID=396&categoryID=130 In this story about the World Skills competition Canada hosted in the province of Alberta, the Norwegian writer states: "Canadas statsminister Stephen Harper, undervisningsministeren, guvernøren i delstaten Alberta, ordføreren i Calgary og representanter for WorldSkills Calgary og WorldSkills International hilste deltakerne og det store publikummet som fulgte det utendørs åpningsshowet fra "Grand stand". State Governor?? State?? This is not correct. How can Alberta have a "state governor" and be a state when there are no states, and no "state governors" in Canada. The only countries in North America that have states and state governors are Mexico and the USA. This story is an excellent example of how many Norwegian writers just guess or assume Canada is the same as the USA. Canada has been using provi...

1) Skred, drugs & rock´n´roll ( Erlend Sande ) 22 November, 2009 http://www.friflyt.no/index.php?pagenr=12&articlenr=57881 In this story the Norwegian writer states Swiss-Canadian Pascal Haegeli from Canada, with the consulting firm Avisualanche is a "Swiss-American." American? How can that be when he has Swiss and Canadian citizenship? This is not correct. After consulting with Pascal Haegeli, he confirmed his citizenship is Swiss and Canadian. He lives in Canada, his firm is located in Canada, he comes from British Columbia - a province in Canada, yet his nationality is identified as Swiss and American. He is not an American citizen. The story talks about Canada, mentions the province of British Columbia, and he is also a director of the Canadian Avalanche Association, but yet, his nationality and citizenship is identified as American, not Canadian. The story was corrected two days later, and no response was received from Fri Flyt in Norway. 2) Nyheter fra bobilen...

1) Breckenridge (Anders Backe) 11 December, 2009 http://andersbacke.origo.no/-/bulletin/show/509645_breckenridge?ref=mst In this post the writer states: "Visum for å komme inn i Canada. Greit maxern det! " Har du med deg våpen, sprengstoff, er du terrosist" Ja eller Nei?" Norwegians do not need a visa to enter Canada. The form mentioned in this posting is a Canadian customs declration card. The Canadian Customs card states: "Tous les voyageurs doivent être identifiés sur une carte de déclaration de l’Agence des services frontaliers du Canada (ASFC). Vous pouvez inscrire jusqu’à quatre personnes résidant à la même adresse sur une carte. Chaque voyageur est responsable de sa propre déclaration. En vertu de la loi, le fait de ne pas déclarer correctement les marchandises, tout instrument monétaire et/ou toute devise, apportés au Canada peut entraîner une saisie, des sanctions pécuniaires et/ou des poursuites au criminel..." This declaration card is issued ...

1) Åpning av Worldskills i Calgary 1. september (Håvard Arne Mathisen) 2 September 2009 http://www.nbf.no/article.php?articleID=396&categoryID=130 In this story about the World Skills competition Canada hosted in the province of Alberta, the Norwegian writer states: "Canadas statsminister Stephen Harper, undervisningsministeren, guvernøren i delstaten Alberta, ordføreren i Calgary og representanter for WorldSkills Calgary og WorldSkills International hilste deltakerne og det store publikummet som fulgte det utendørs åpningsshowet fra "Grand stand". State Governor?? State?? This is not correct. How can Alberta have a "state governor" and be a state when there are no states, and no "state governors" in Canada. The only countries in North America that have states and state governors are Mexico and the USA. This story is an excellent example of how many Norwegian writers just guess or assume Canada is the same as the USA. Canada has been using provi...

1) Spår større rederier (Grete de Lange ) 28 June 2005 http://n24.no/arkiv/article1069088.ece In this story about Canadian shipping company, Teekay Shipping, the Norwegian journalist has placed the Canadian city of Vancouver ( Teekay Shipping's head office) in the wrong country. She writes: "Vancouver, USA." In the USA?? The Canadian city of Vancouver is the largest city in the province of British Columbia located on the Canadian west coast, and Canada's third largest city after Toronto and Montreal. Vancouver has several million inhabitants, and is also the Canadian host city for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Is it no wonder so many Norwegians think that Canada is somehow a part of the United States when so often Canadian cities aren't even located in correct country - Canada? This is a fairly common problem in the Norwegian media's Canadian coverage. This would be like a Canadian journalist writing that Statoil or Statnett is in "Oslo, Swede...

1) Arbeidsløsheten øker neste år (Nils Petter Tanderø) 22 September 2009 http://www.nordensnyheter.no/default.aspx?Id=2196 "Amerikansk prestisjetap Styreleder Frank Stronach, som startet Magna, er født i Weiz, i Østerrike og emigrerte til Canada i 1954. "

1) Pagan's Mind til USA ( Odd Inge Rand ) 4 August 2009 http://www.puls.no/15767.html In this entertainment story, the journalist writes: "Skiens progressive sønner Pagan's Mind skal være oppvarmere for finske Stratovarius i USA i september og oktober." There is nothing technically wrong with that, BUT, Canada is NOT IN the USA. Of the 19 dates below, there are 9 dates that in the country of Canada, not in the USA. Amazing that Canadian concert tour dates make up almost 50% of the tour, yet Canada is listed under the USA in the heading, Canada is not mentioned, and Canadian portion of the tour is not mentioned. It seems the USA tour is worth mentioning, but the Canadian portion of the tour, or even going to Canada is not worth mentioning. This is like a Canadian journalist writing about a Canadian band touring Sweden and Norway, but just mentioning the band going to Sweden, listing the Swedish and Norwegian dates, but never actually mentioning Norway. To be at leas...

1) Leiv Erikssons tipp-oldefar kom fra Kvinesdal! 1 April 2008 http://www.avisenagder.no/Nyheter/tabid/250/Default.aspx?ModuleId=13704&articleView=true In this story the journalist writes: "Nytt fra januar 2008 er at Troens Bevis nå også har satellittsendinger over hele Nord-Amerika, Canada, og De karibiske øyene." Canada is located in North America. It should say " Nytt fra januar 2008 er at Troens Bevis nå også har satellittsendinger over hele Nord-Amerika, og De karibiske øyene." Under the photo it states: "Leiv Eirikson oppdager Amerika." It should say "Leiv Eirikson oppdager Nord-Amerika." The confirmed viking settlements in North America are in the Canada, in the province of Newfoundland & Labrador." 2) Satyricon i slaget 10 July 2009 http://www.avisenagder.no/Nyheter/tabid/250/Default.aspx?ModuleId=32770&articleView=true In this story the writer states: "Under bandets andre USA-turnè i 2004 ble begge de innlei...

1) "Oak Island: Snart er skatten vår en vår" (Bjørn Are Davidsen) 4 June 2009 http://skepsis.no/?p=698

1) Rick Warren støtter anglikanske utbrytere (JOHANNES REINDAL) 26 June 2009 http://www.dagenmagazinet.no//Kristenliv/tabid/256/Default.aspx?articleView=true&ModuleId=62005 "ACNA står for Anglican Church of North America og omfatter utbrytere fra den episkopale kirken i USA og Canada"

1) «Uno» får amerikansk debut (By Vibeke Johnsen) 23 August 2004 http://pub.tv2.no/TV2/underholdning/film/article268693.ece In the title of this story the Norwegian journalist writes the Norwegian film "Uno" will make its "American" debut at Canada's Toronto International Film Festival in Canada. American?? Wrong country, wrong nationality. Canada, Mexico, and the USA are located in North America, and the Toronto International Film Festival is a Canadian film festival located in the Canadian city of Toronto, not in the USA, and is not an American film festival. The Norwegian film is making its "Canadian" debut or "North American" debut because it is happening in Canada; the Americans have nothing to do with its debut. To be correct it should say "Canadian Debut" since it is premiering at a Canadian film festival, and why not give credit to Canada and Canadians? First, Toronto is located in Canada, and Canadians inhabit Canada, ...