On October 10, 2024, CJPME expressed alarm about an article by CBC’s Chris Brown that obfuscated the asymmetrical violence between Lebanon and Israel. Following the complaint, CBC corrected the Lebanese death toll, which CBC had halved (1,000 instead of 2,000). CBC had written that those killed in Lebanon were “non-combatants,” but has since updated it to “people.” CJPME had urged CBC to use the more appropriate “civilians.”
While CBC’s edits fall short, they nonetheless signal that CJPME’s advocacy work is taken seriously and that pressure creates results.