The Media Accountability Project  

Heritage Minister Marc Miller is given space to make comments that are irrelevant inthe context of an exhibit about the historical ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in1948. Israel did not yet exist, nor did Hamas. Indeed, it raises the question of why the Canadian Heritage Minister is so invested in rewriting the narrative around Israel’s inception. Continue reading

Israel’s ongoing artillery shelling, the burning of agricultural land and homes, and heavy drone activity must be included when reporting on the so-called ceasefire. As it stands, the article misleads readers into believing that calm has resumed, when in fact Israeli attacks on villages in southern Lebanon continue as we speak.  Continue reading

While I appreciate this inspiring story of Palestinian women’s strength and tenacity, well-timed during FIFA, which gives much-needed space for Palestinians to give their perspectives, the story is undermined by the lack of recognition of why Palestinian women are facing these challenges in the first place. Continue reading

Misinformation is a key part of Israel’s playbook, repeatedly used as part of its public relations strategy to justify its massacres, the illegal detention of Palestinians, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing. Continue reading

In this case, the presentation of comment was not full, fair, and proper. How might viewers react to this ‘expert commentary’ differently if they were aware of Varner’s role with the Exigent Foundation? CJPME believes the interview might be interpreted in a vastly different manner. Continue reading

As an Exigent Voice he is expected to promote “Exigent’s educational mission and public-interest work.” All of the above constitutes not only the appearance of bias, but a material conflict.  Continue reading

An insurgency is a condition of revolt against a government. I don’t think it is an apt descriptor of Israel's actions in this case, in the name of accuracy and in accordance with CBC’s JSP I would suggest changing it to "invasion" or "assault" or as every international body has described as an ethnic campaign of genocide from the ICJ to Amnesty to the United Nations. Continue reading

In an otherwise factual article, the final boilerplate paragraph which frames the conflict as having started October 7, 2023, and describes the Gaza offensive as “retaliatory,” has no doubt been chiseled into the AP stylebook somewhere. Continue reading

The framing that the Nakba is a “divisive topic” is unfair. The Nakba itself is a historical fact. There is no division about the Nakba. It happened.    Continue reading

Otherwise as is, the timeline effectively erases the past year and a half of constant bombardment from the reporting, and treats the south as though it is not part of Lebanon. Continue reading