"Your interview with the rally organizer and activist Riyaz Khawaja was excellent. Often enough, Palestinian, and pro-Palestinian perspectives are silenced or deliberately left out of Canadian public discourse, especially when they challenge established power structures. Palestinians are engaged in a decades-long struggle for their liberation and human rights, and the media must be sure to include their narratives."
April 21, 2023
To:
Shaun Frenette, Anchor, CTV News Calgary,
Shannon Johnston, Assignment Editor, CTV News Calgary
Dear Mr. Frenette and Ms. Johnston,
I’m writing to you on behalf of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME, https://www.cjpme.org) to express my appreciation for the news segment aired by CTV Calgary News at 11:30 hosted by Shaun Frenette on April 20, 2023. I was glad to see the segment profile citizens of Calgary rallying at City Hall against Israeli violence at Al-Aqsa Mosque in recent weeks.
Your interview with the rally organizer and activist Riyaz Khawaja was excellent. Often enough, Palestinian, and pro-Palestinian perspectives are silenced or deliberately left out of Canadian public discourse, especially when they challenge established power structures. Palestinians are engaged in a decades-long struggle for their liberation and human rights, and the media must be sure to include their narratives.
I hope to see continued fair and balanced coverage from CTV News Calgary of Palestinian narratives and concerns.
Should you wish, you can contact me at 438-380-5410 for more information.
Sincerely,
Tayla Shair
Media Analyst, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East