The Media Accountability Project  

The use of the terminology “Jewish settlements” is unusual, as settlements are primarily defined by their being Israeli - and illegal - and as such, they are almost universally called “Israeli settlements” by the media and the international community.   Continue reading

The commentator is, of course, entitled to direct criticisms at Hamas. However, the manner in which the criticisms were framed is deeply concerning. By characterizing Hamas as being “from the Palestinian state” and describing it as “anti-Christ,” the commentator effectively associated in the minds of readers this inflammatory characterization with Palestinians more broadly. Continue reading

Important context is missing. The handover of the abductees occurred as Israel continued to abduct more people in southern Lebanon, including three farmers from Halta on September 3, the same day Israel announced the release of the Lebanese-Syrian abductees. We therefore ask that this important context be added. Continue reading

"To be clear, the Nakba is not contested. The Nakba refers to the displacement and ethnic cleansing of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes by Zionist paramilitary groups that began well before 1948, and continues to this day." Continue reading

This is an imbalance in sourcing, not a difference in newsworthiness. CIJA's position was contextualized with a direct quotation; Coordinated Action for Palestine's position was reduced to a description of an action, stripped of the reasoning behind it. This amounts to unbalanced reporting. Continue reading

We always see in the media opposition to Zionism being conflated with antisemitism, and we therefore thank you for giving space for Elsayed to debunk these claims. Continue reading

I encourage CBC to continue to include Palestinian perspectives - beyond just citing Gaza Ministry of Health’s statistics - given that Palestinian voices, perspectives and issues are often sidelined in Canadian mainstream media.  Continue reading

Your focus on the fact that the amended motion contains no commitment to sever institutional ties with Israel is a necessary demand for balance. Continue reading

Let’s not forget this situation is not rooted in crop failure, drought or UN funding reductions. The core of the problem comes from a single source; a cruel Israeli siege. Something your article does not directly mention except when it is alluded to in the second photo and its caption. Nevertheless we appreciate that you are keeping Canadians informed of this terrible situation. Continue reading

As journalists, I know you understand the power of repetition in messaging. In this short segment, you use the words “relocate” twice, and “remove”, “migration” and “get them out” once each, for a total of five instances to establish the idea of Israel’s plan in the mind of the listener. By contrast, there is one quick mention of human rights groups noting this amounts to ethnic cleansing. Continue reading