Is it difficult for media to responsibly cover religious issues in a balanced way?
I believe it’s not that difficult actually. It’s a matter of attitude, of critical respect. The media has the right to notice that certain things are justified by religion, but should not really be justified. If I take the example of Islam, I feel free to say that a particular interpretation of Islam is wrong. And I can explain why, but in respectful terms. There is a question here of dignity that should be taken into consideration, whether I’m talking about Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism or Buddhism. There is an attitude of respect for people who have a different religion than me. How is the topic of religion treated by Quebec media? First, the media in Quebec do not treat religions equally. Anglophones and francophones do not read religions the same way. Even francophone newspapers like Le Devoir and La Presse, say, do not treat this the same way. I would like to take the example of Le Devoir. It has a column written by Jean-Claude Leclerc, professor of journalism at the Univ
