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

1) Bushs mann til Oslo (By Maren Sæbø) 28 June 2005 http://www.klassekampen.no/kk/index.php/news/home In this story "Bushs mann til Oslo" the journalist talks about the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the United States and Mexico. What about Canada? For some reason there is no mention of Canada as a member of NAFTA. Three countries belong to the NAFTA, and prior to NAFTA existing, Canada and the United States had a trade agreement in place called the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) since 1989. It was Canada (not the United States) that sought this free trade agreement with the United States, to which the United States agreed to participate and eventually joined in 1989. By 1993, Canada (not the United States) approached the United States and Mexico, with interest in expanding the FTA to include Mexico. At that time, Mexico decided to join, hence the new and expanded free-trade agreement NAFTA. In this example the Norwegian press once again leaves out any ref...

1) Pellerud har skapt fotballfeber i ishockeylandet 20 November 2003 http://www.dagsavisen.no/sport/article947054.ece In this article about Pellerud coaching football in Canada, it states: "Ishockey, basketball og amerikansk fotball dominerer i Canada." That is not correct. How can American football dominate in Canada when we don't play "American football" in Canada? It is correct that the number one sport in Canada is hockey, probably due to the fact the sport was invented in Canada, and the NHL was founded in Canada by Canadians, and of course the great winters in Canada help to play the game. And, even though the sport of basketball was invented by a Canadian by the name of Dr. James Naismith from Almonte, Ontario, Canada, and "American football" actually has much of its origins from the game of Canadian football, these sports - basketball and "American football" do not dominate in Canada and it is not correct to say this of Canada. Here...

1) Oljesand for 12 milliarder (Alf Inge Molde) 27 April 2007 http://www.oilinfo.no/?tpl=nyheten&id=134223 In this story regarding the Canadian oil company "North American Oil Sands Corporation" the Norwegian journalist incorrectly writes the name of the company as "North American Sands Corporation." Amazing that a $2.3 billion Canadian currency deal that the name of the company purchased is not correct. 2) En hvit, kald løgn (Silje Svennevig) 10 August 2007 http://www.oilinfo.no/?tpl=nyheten&id=147704 In this story, the journalist writes about Canadian film director James Cameron as: "...den amerikanske." This is not correct. James Cameron nationality is Canadian. He is from Chippawa, Ontario, Canada. He lives and works in the USA, but this doesn't make him an American. 3) StatoilHydro gjør New Foundland-funn ( Henrik Salthe ) 8 April 2009 http://www.oilinfo.no/index.cfm?event=doLink&famId=80875

1) Mobile filmskapere (By Silje Gomnæs ) 16 September 2005 http://www.amobil.no/nyhet/multimedia/mobile_filmskapere/19152 In this story the Norwegian journalist writes: "To fremmede kvinners kjærlighetserklæringer er blant to av mobilfilmene som vises på filmfestivalen i Toronto i USA." The Canadian city of Toronto (4.5 million population) is located in Canada, not in the USA. Toronto, is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. Within hours of e-mailing this journalist an very polite apology was made and a prompt correction to the story. 2) Symbian ruler markedet (By Silje Gomnæs ) 16 February 2007 http://www.amobil.no/artikkel/markedsutvikling/symbian_ruler_markedet/36561 In this story the Norwegian journalist writes about the Canadian company Research in Motion (RIM) the inventor and manufacturer of Blackberry. The journalist states: "På tredjeplass følger amerikanske RIM, som lager Blackberry-enhetene , med 7 prosent." Research in Motion is a Cana...

Canada - på engelsk og fransk (Posted by viover60 taken from Nordmann-Reiser AS) 28 January 2008 http://www.viover60.no/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=823 In this travel story about Canada posted by (Vi over 60 taken from Nordmann-Reiser) the story states: "...franske byene Montreal og Quebec City" These two Canadian cities are both French speaking, but they are Canadian cities. The story should say "kanadiske byene Montreal og Quebec City" and "Vi besøker også nasjonalparken Algonquin." "Algonquin Provincial Park is a provincial park in Canada, not a national park as is written. Meaning it is controlled, maintained by the Ontario provincial government Ministry located in Toronto, and not by Canada's national government in Ottawa. The Ontario Parks system (administered by the Provincial Ministry of Natural Resources) covers over 78,000 square kilometres in the province of Ontario, about 10 percent of the Ontario Parks system i...

1) Blackberry til Norge (I da Oftebro ) 16 October 2006 http://www.itavisen.no/php/art.php?id=343511 In this story the Norwegian journalist writes: "Amerikas avhengighetsskapende e-postmobil kommer til Norge" This is wrong; it should read: "Canadas avhengighetsskapende e-postmobil kommer til Norge" or "Nord-Amerikas avhengighetsskapende e-postmobil kommer til Norge." Blackberry comes from Canada, not from the USA. It's Canadian not American. Further on the story states: "Blackberry har vært en kjempesuksess i USA, og har for lenge siden blitt synonymt med den håndholdte e-postleseren. Siden lanseringen i 1997 er det solgt 5,5 millioner Blackberry-terminaler verden over. Nå kommer de til Europa." This should say: "Blackberry har vært en kjempesuksess i Canada, og har for lenge siden blitt synonymt med den håndholdte e-postleseren. Siden lanseringen i 1997 er det solgt 5,5 millioner Blackberry-terminaler verden over. Nå kommer de til Eu...

1) Med kano og fiskestang i Canadas villmark (By Peter Christensen) June 2008 http://www.vimenn.no/reportasje/article274601.ece In this story the Norwegian writer states: "Canadas to nordlige provinser, Nunavut og Northern Territories –arealet er omkring åtte ganger større enn Norge" and " i hjertet av Northern Territories i Canada." Also, "Canadas Northern Territories er blant verdens største villmarker." This is a mistake. The Canadian territory of Nunavut and the "Northwest Territories" are territories in Canada, not provinces as Peter has written. They do not have provincial status in Canada. Canada is divided politically by 10 provinces and three territories. Territories are below provinces in political status and power. The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, not in Canada. The Norwegian word for territory is: territorium. Also, the Northwest Territories correct name is Northwest Territories (N.W.T.). After contacting t...