 They cite examples mostly from the English-Canadian media, and occasionally in coverage from other countries, often based on Canadian sources.Some sovereignist journalists and academics noted that unfavourable depictions of the province by the media increased in the late 1990s after the unsuccessful 1995 Quebec referendum on independence.Francophones have been criticized by their Anglophone counterparts who feel discriminated against because the law requires French as the only working-language (in large companies, since 1977).