The Media Accountability Project  

We are quite capable of knowing who our friends and enemies are. If the National Post and Greg Brady want to be cheerleaders for genocide in the middle east, that is on their conscience. But using their bully pulpit to muddy the waters with fantastic allegations that LGBTQ support for human rights is supporting Islamic extremism is the worst kind of yellow journalism. Continue reading

AP and CTV omit the important point that the Israeli settlements are illegal under international law. Home demolitions and land theft are illegal and considered collective punishment. Any article about the West Bank conflict must contain this context. Continue reading

The piece repeats Israeli claims that Hezbollah has turned Beaufort Castle in Lebanon “into a military stronghold.” No evidence whatsoever is provided for this key assertion. As a result, to simply parrot it is an act not of journalism, but of stenography. Continue reading

"Your effort to highlight this contradiction is an important component in providing fair and truthful information to the public." Continue reading

We have seen far too many politicians and journalists obscure facts and bend logic in an effort to continue their support for a genocidal apartheid state.  Continue reading

In a media landscape marked by efforts to not only minimize Palestinian suffering in the current situation, but also to erase Palestinian identity and heritage, we appreciate such an article, which highlights readers about the continuity and survival of Palestinian culture. Continue reading

This mirrors other colonial erasures, such as the Trump administration's removal of slavery references at historic sites. When governments dictate false histories, they harm victims' descendants and weaken safeguards against future atrocities. Cotler and Oliver are not only whitewashing crimes—they are poisoning the future. The irony of their claims about propaganda is lost on no one. They should be ashamed. Continue reading

All of this is important context that readers ought to be aware of to understand the dynamics at play. Otherwise, as it stands, readers are left without the necessary context to fully understand the implications of the agreement on Lebanon’s sovereignty and for the Lebanese people. Continue reading

"I am requesting that the Toronto Star and the Associated Press add the specific Palestinian death toll to this article, in order to align with the standards of accuracy, fairness and balance set out in the Canadian Association of Journalists ethics guidelines." Continue reading

The lack of accountability passage likewise leaves Lebanese political prisoners and the forcibly disappeared in legal limbo as the agreement does not require Israel to disclose their fate nor allow Red Cross visits. Continue reading