The Media Accountability Project  

"For decades, Palestinians have been under violent occupation, dispossession, and ethnic cleansing by Zionist militias, starting with the Nakba where more than 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly expelled from their lands. I have serious concerns with The Sudbury Star disregarding the Palestinian narrative and only beginning the timeline from October 7th." Continue reading

"The job of a journalist is not just to quote what people say, but to evaluate what they say in light of objective truth. In this case, Teotonio needed to grapple with the question, “Does raising concerns about one type of discrimination automatically create another type of discrimination.”  Or more specifically in this case, is there anything in the concern about APR which is justified?  Teotonio failed in her obligation to readers." Continue reading

"There is nothing “violent” in this peaceful ritual. CBC’s choice to (i) open the article with Levant’s quote, “they're worried about violence and they have every right to be” and (ii) give undue prominence in the entire first half of the article to the owner of Rebel News Network despite his involvement in this Islamophobic and anti-Palestinian incident AND without adding a Muslim or Palestinian perspective perpetuates misconceptions about Islam and unfairly associates peaceful religious acts with unwarranted fear." Continue reading

"The headline claims a "huge majority" of York parents fear for Jewish children's safety based on an informal and non-scientific survey. Using such a survey as a credible source goes against journalistic standards. The survey, written by Sharon Aschaiek, only surveyed 193 families. It's irresponsible not to mention in the headline how unscientific this "survey" is. This survey does not represent the broader population and should not be the basis for sweeping claims." Continue reading

"It is unfortunate that an article dedicated to reporting on a case of Islamophobia diverts attention to antisemitism, which already receives extensive coverage. This double standard in media reporting fails to give justice to the severity of the Islamophobic incident and dilutes the necessary discourse around the discrimination and challenges faced by the Muslim community in Canada." Continue reading

"The report does not discuss the rise in any specific form of hate. Rather, it states, “Incidents related to hate and racism have seen a significant rise globally and nationally.” This statement does not exclude antisemitism, it merely groups it with other forms of hate. No specific statistics are cited in reference to any form of hate, nor is any other form given special attention in the report." Continue reading

"I don’t doubt that she could find an Israeli government source, or a dubious right-wing source for much of her drivel, but I’m surprised the National Post (NP) is so starved for pro-Israel content that they will print Ms. Bercovici’s unabashed pro-apartheid bunk." Continue reading

"The treatment of the image in the article is unfair. Your reporting lacks contextsurrounding the image used by SPHR for their Youth Summer Program is glaring. Theimage in question is a historical photograph of a colonized people learning about thecolonial struggles of others, which has circulated in pro-Palestine spaces for years. At thevery least you can contextualize the ad by stating the original image is of a group ofPalestinian Resistance fighters reading copies of 'Quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong'in 1970." Continue reading

"Journalists are expected to do more than just interview the proponents of a news development.  They are expected to seek alternative views, especially when it comes to something as emotional and intense as Palestine-Israel.  In this respect, Mr. Chen has fallen short in his professional obligations as a journalist." Continue reading

"Jon Mark must be held accountable for his role in allowing such racist and harmful content to be broadcasted without challenge. I question Mr. Mark’s journalistic integrity into question as at no point does he challenge the misinformation that Ms. Kurtz spews which crosses numerous lines of hatred." Continue reading