The Media Accountability Project  

"The National Post’s decision to publish this is highly alarming and, unless it is corrected, demonstrates a basic disregard for widely-shared journalistic standards in Canada. Newspapers in Canada are responsible for the wire content they publish, and ignoring such an egregious violation of ethics sets a dangerous precedent." Continue reading

"Your coverage should have explicitly stated that Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war, which is in blatant violation of international law. Omitting this context risks normalizing Israel’s war crimes and crimes against humanity. Please keep in mind that my feedback is offered in good faith, with the intention of holding media accountable in its coverage of Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians." Continue reading

"Gaza is not an independent country—it is a city in historic Palestine, currently under Israeli military blockade and occupation since 2006, and undergoing an unprecedented genocide since October 7, 2023. Referring to its residents solely as “Gazans” unintentionally detaches them from their broader national identity as Palestinians." Continue reading

"We need to discern which political party will address the social injustices and marginalizations that have been part of our colonial history and continue in the present. Which party will guarantee the right to freedom of expression and peaceful protest that are enshrined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom? Then we need to vote with our feet and show up to cast our vote by April 28." Continue reading

"Rather than facilitating an informed discussion about public service, identity, and free expression, the segment endorsed the dangerous idea that support for Palestinian rights — particularly when voiced by racialized public servants — is grounds for censorship." Continue reading

"I find it extremely disappointing and representative of a lack of balance that pro-Israel voices are provided a platform to criticize Al-Quds day in strong terms, but the reporting on pro-Israel counter protests downplays their far-right claims. The counter protest event poster even features an image of a temple and reads “Build the Temple Now.” This is a reference to destroying the Al-Aqsa Mosque and building the “Third Temple” in its place." Continue reading

"During the segment, Mr. Korski misrepresented the substance of the NNC’s ruling, suggesting it was a “semantic” decision based on whether protesters were technically members of the Nazi party. In fact, the NNC upheld a key portion of my complaint, ruling that columnist Brian Lilley made inaccurate and overly broad generalizations by likening an entire group of pro-Palestinian protesters to Nazis—a comparison that was not supported by evidence." Continue reading

"I want to draw your attention to the fact that many Palestinians held by Israel are detained under administrative detention, a practice in which individuals—many of them minors—are imprisoned indefinitely without charge or trial. These detainees are not prisoners in the conventional sense but rather individuals denied their right to a fair trial and due process. Your reporting omits this crucial information and fails to acknowledge that the ceasefire deal also included the release of Palestinian prisoners and detainees." Continue reading

"Too often, mainstream coverage relies on passive voice—phrases like “more than 48,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza”—which misleads readers into believing Palestinian deaths occurred in a vacuum. This erasure numbs the public to Israel’s ongoing war crimes and crimes against humanity, reducing Palestinian deaths to mere statistics and shielding Israel from scrutiny and accountability." Continue reading

"My key concern with the news report is that the impression of whom is to blame for the resumption of Israel’s military assault on Gaza is Hamas. The article emphasizes Israel’s claim that Hamas refused a ceasefire extension. However, the reality is that Israel broke the ceasefire by conducting airstrikes and killing hundreds of unprotected civilians, many of whom were children." Continue reading