A media network from Iraq is credentialed to cover the Pope In Philly. Same with one from Israel, one from Slovakia and several from Vietnam. Our city should be flooded with international media over the next few days. At least 116 different media companies from countries outside of the United States have credentials to be here for Pope Francis’ visit.
Here’s a look at some highlights from the international and domestic press covering the visit, as well as a list of the international publications covering Pope Francis’ visit, via the World Meeting of Families and Philadelphia Archdiocese.
Media publications breakdown by continent:
- Africa: 3
- Asia: 18
- Australia: 4
- Europe: 56
- North America (not including the U.S.): 10
- South America: 25
Most surprising countries with a media presence: That would have to be Iraq’s Alhurra. It’s a national TV news station, not unlike CNN. Turkey’s state-run media agency the Anadolu is up there, too, and Cameroon and Nigeria are the lone two African countries with credentialed media (a third network represents the region of Central Africa).
Countries with the most credentialed media outlets: Germany takes the cake, with 12 media outlets credentialed for Francis in Philly, ranging from major national publications like Der Spiegel to local outlets in Berlin and Dusseldorf. Italy, home to the Vatican, has 10 media outlets covering this event. Colombia comes in as a relatively surprising third place with eight. Brazil is just behind with seven.
The hot-take international publication: Look no further than Il Foglio Quotidiano, which seems to be Italy’s version of Salon, Daily Beast or Slate. It abounds with takes. This morning, minutes after Pope Francis’ address to Congress, the publication already had a take called “Seen This Movie Before,” decrying Francis for giving the same public messages while keeping quiet his feelings on social issues like abortion that might not resonate as strongly with liberal Catholics.
The big-boy international newspapers: France’s Le Monde, Spain’s El Pais and Japan’s Asahi Shimbun are here. The Shimbun in 2014 had a circulation of 7.3 million (more than five times the circulation of the New York Times).
Best international celeb publication: La Revista Actual, in Colombia, has a Twitter account full of stories about One Direction, as well as Latin music acts and the Latin American premiere of “Minority Report.” Their pope coverage should be interesting.
Smallest publications: There’s no way to gauge size with perfect accuracy, but there appear to be some really small media outlets — domestic and international — covering this event. The Emmitsburg News Journal is based in a Virginia town with a population of 2,800. The Sooner Catholic News, which has credentials, is the religious newspaper for the archdiocese of Oklahoma City. Plenty of religious publications are here, including a weekly newspaper from as far away as Poland, called the Tygodnik Powszechny.
Did someone get credentialed for a personal blog?: It appears that might be the case. A news organization called ThisAintTheLyceum.org has credentials. It describes itself on Facebook as “Where classical homeschooling meets real life.”
The list of international outlets
Africa
Bakolo States Media: Central Africa
Leffort Camerounais: Cameroon
Nigerian Television Authority: Nigeria
European media
1+1 News: Ukraine
Aci Stampa: Vatican/Italy
Agence France Presse: France
Anadolu Agency: The state-run media of Turkey
ARD German Television and Radio: Germany
Bayerischer Rundfunk: Munich, Germany
Berliner Zeitung: Berlin, Germany
Croatian Radio Television: Zagreb, Croatia
Czech Radio: Czech Republic
Czech TV News: Czech Republic
Deutsche Welle: Germany
Die Presse: Austria
Die Tagespost: Catholic news agency for German speaking countries
DPA German Press Agency: Germany
El Correo: Biscay, Spain
El Pais: Spain’s top newspaper
El Periodico: Barcelona, Spain
France 2: France
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Frankfurt, Germany
Funke Mediengruppe: Germany
Il Foglio Quotidiano: Italy
Il Regno: Italy
La Razon: Madrid, Spain
La Repubblica: Italy
La Stampa: Turin, Italy
La Vanguardia: Barcelona
Le Figaro: France
Le Monde: France
L’Espresso: Italy
N24: Germany
ORF Austrian Radio and TV: Austria
Paris Match: Paris, France
Pelerin: France
Polish Radio: Poland
Polska Agencja Prasowa: Poland
Public Television Slovakia: Slovakia
Radio France Internationale: France
Rai News 24: Italy
RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana: Italy
Revista Mision: Spain
Rheinische Post: Dusseldorf, Germany
RSI Switzerland: Switzerland
RTE, Irish TV and Radio: Ireland
Spiegel Online: Germany
SRF Switzerland: Switzerland
Süddeutsche Zeitung German National Daily: Germany
Swiss Radio and Television SRF: Switzerland
Telewizja Polska S.A.: Poland
The Ukrainian Weekly: Ukraine
Tribune de Genève & 24 Heures: Switzerland
TV2 Denmark: Denmark
TV3 Television of Catalonia: Spain
Tygodnik Powszechny: Poland
Vatican Radio: Italy
Vatican Secretariat of State: Italy
ZDF German TV: Germany
North America
Aboriginal People’s Television Network: Manitoba, Canada
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops: Canada
El Nuevo Dia: Puerto Rico
Groupe TVA: Canada
Jesus Marie et Notre Temps: Montreal, Canada
Noticias de Querétaro: Mexico
Notimex: Mexico
Periodico El Visitante de Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico
Periodico Hoy: Dominican Republic
TV Azteca: Mexico
South America
Canal 10 Mar del Plata: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Caracol Radio: Bogota, Colombia
Clarin: Buenos Aires, Argentina
CNBB Sul 3: Brazil
Diario ABC Color: Paraguay
Ecuador TV: Ecuador
El Tiempo: Colombia
El Universal: Venezuela
Globo TV: Brazil
La Nacion: Argentina
La Revista Actual: Colombia
Noticias Caracol: Colombia
NTN24: Colombia
O Estado de S.Paulo: Brazil
O Globo: Brazil
OMP de Colombia: Colombia
Radio e Televisão de Portugal: Portugal
Red Mas Noticias: Colombia
Rede TV: Brazil
SBT / Brazilian TV Network: Brazil
Siete 24: Colombia
Teleamazonas: Ecuador
Televisa: Venezuela
TV Bandeirantes: Brazil
Televisão Independente: Portugal
Australia
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Channel 9 Australia
Seven Network Australia
Television New Zealand
Middle East
Channel 10 Israel: Israel
Asia
China News Service: Chinese state-owned news agency
Hong Kong Phoenix Satellite Television: Hong Kong
Korean Broadcasting System: South Korea
Korean Catholic Broadcasting: South Korea
Kyunghyang Daily News: Seoul, South Korea
Mainichi Shimbun: Japan
MBN/Alhurra: Iraq
Nguoi Viet Daily News: Vietnam
Saigon Broadcasting Television Network: Vietnam
Sankei Shimbun: Japan
SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System, Inc.): South Korea
The Asahi Shimbun: Japan
The Hankyoreh: South Korea
The Mainichi Newspapers Co.: Japan
Tokyo Broadcasting Corporation: Japan
Vietnamese Public Television: Vietnam
Yonhap News Agency: South Korea
