The Media Accountability Project  

"Without identifying these supposed actors, the phrase 'terrorist-backed' becomes meaningless at best and misleading at worst. This is either a breakdown in the Post’s editorial standards or a deliberate use of sensationalist language to provoke a strong reaction out of your audience." Continue reading

"It was disappointing once again to see a double-standard in a media article. We are in total agreement that we need to push back against any form of racism and hatred, regardless of the group that is targeted. However, the role of the media is to provide informed and unbiased reporting when such incidents occur." Continue reading

"Generally, the article overwhelmingly privileges pro-Israel Jewish advocacy groups like Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs and B’nai Brith, while excluding alternative Jewish views and Palestinian perspectives entirely. Indeed, no Palestinian, Arab, or civil liberties advocates are meaningfully quoted in response to proposed criminalization. As such, the article is imbalanced and not aligned with journalistic standards laid out by the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) ethics guidelines." Continue reading

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I take issue with the paragraph that quotes the Israeli forces using the term “terrorist” to inform readers about the alleged motivation behind why they opened fire on a car carrying the Bani Odeh family in the town of Tammun in the northern occupied West Bank, killing Ali Khaled Bani Odeh, 37, his wife Waad, 35, and two of their sons, Mohammad (5) and Othman (7). The Star should have provided context about Israel’s documented history of weaponizing the term “terrorism” as a pretext to justify the killing and illegal detention of Palestinians. Continue reading

"After reviewing M. Rezaei Madj’s public instagram, it is clear that he is an outspoken supporter of the Iranian monarchist movement, praises Israel, MAGA and openly supports Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s former Shah." Continue reading

"While it is accurate that Al-Quds Day originated in Iran in 1979 following the Iranian Revolution, the broadcast presented this fact in a manner that reduces the pluralistic aspect of these protests into a single state-driven narrative originating from Iran. This framing strips away the varied motivations of the different civil society groups that attend these demonstrations held in numerous countries." Continue reading

Without including this information, readers are left with the misleading impression that only Iran is using the ‘oil weapon’ when in reality Israel, in collaboration with the United States, is also using the ‘oil weapon’. Your headline ‘Iran is using the oil weapon’ further reinforces this misperception. Continue reading

According to the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) Ethics Guidelines, journalists must ensure reporting is accurate, fair, and complete, and must not present unsubstantiated claims as established fact when credible evidence suggests otherwise. We therefore urge the Toronto Star to revise its headline so that it does not present the claim of faulty intelligence as an established fact. Continue reading

The article glorifies the “joint Israeli-US opening salvo” against the Islamic Republic, while failing to mention the mounting death toll from the U.S./Israeli bombing. In particular, there is no reference to the airstrike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school in Minab that killed approximately 165 people, most of them girls, despite it occurring during the opening and illegal assault. By omitting this verified atrocity, the article fails to provide accurate, balanced information to readers.  Continue reading