The Media Accountability Project  

Please criticize the Calgary Herald and Calgary Sun for caving to an Israel lobby group and removing reference in this article to the FACT that the Gaza Strip is still occupied by Israel.  Continue reading

Please thank CBC News, and Brishti Basu in particular, for sharing credible reports of Israeli white phosphorus use with a Canadian audience. A hostile backlash has come from an anti-Palestinian media pressure group, targeting the journalist herself as well as CBC. Continue reading

The picture of the Palestinian girl with a toy gun demonizes Palestinians, the vast majority of whom resist peacefully. About a quarter of the Palestinian deaths in Gaza have been children. Continue reading

An article published by Canadian Press, and reproduced in many other publications across Canada – including CTV News – has important shortcomings that should be addressed. Please take a moment to look at the article and write a quite email to Canadian Press with your concerns Continue reading

Earlier this week, the Globe and Mail editorial board – the editorial leaders of the paper – published a hawkish and very racially insensitive position. Not only was the editorial indifferent to violence against Palestinians, but it also ignored core precepts of international law around the protection of civilians under international law.   Continue reading

Unfortunately, this positive new position is under harsh attack by Honest Reporting Canada (HRC), a pro-Israel group, which wants the CBC to continue to parrot Israel's terminology, where every Palestinian is described as a "terrorist."  Earlier today, HRC launched a major campaign against the CBC after a leaked email from the CBC detailed the new approach to the terminology. Continue reading

Please join us in defending Global News for their strong interview with Professor Atalia Omer about the ongoing events in Gaza. Global News has come under fierce attack from Honest Reporting Canada (HRC), a pro-Israel organization, for simply providing a larger context about what is currently happening in Gaza. Continue reading

We expect that extreme pro-Israel individuals will attack the Toronto Star for its exploration of Palestinian perspectives through this article.  So a strong response in support of the Toronto Star’s Richie Assaly is important.  Continue reading

The broadcaster interviewed Abu Akleh's brother Anton, who at one point states, "There is no reason to target an unarmed journalist holding just a notepad and her pen."  The conversation came ahead of a concert and reception this evening in Ottawa launching the award. Continue reading

As Israel steps up its attacks on the occupied West Bank, certain news outlets are reproducing the false statements of Israeli spokespeople about the casualties from Israel’s latest offensive. This paints a false picture in which Palestinian violence (rather than resistance) is said to have provoked assaults which were, in fact, taken on Israel’s initiative. Continue reading