The Media Accountability Project  

"It is the journalist’s responsibility to accurately represent both sides of the story, which means you have to mention the motivations behind the student protests, which stem from Israel’s indiscriminate bombings of Palestinians in Gaza." Continue reading

"A more balanced account would reflect these stark differences in perspective and mention the decades of Israeli military occupation of Palestine. It would only require a brief sentence to this effect to balance your coverage meaningfully." Continue reading

"By making the assumption that this incident is Islamophobic, you are minimizing both the suffering of Palestinians and the adversity that their advocates face for expressing solidarity. While Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism are linked, APR is a distinct form of hate that deserves clear coverage." Continue reading

Important context is excluded, including Israel striking, murdering and displacing Palestinians in Rafah refugee camps, the IDF’s recent slaughter of Palestinians in the Nuseirat refugee camp, and the Al-Shifa hospital massacres that happened in November and in March where Caroline El-Khalidy worked.   Continue reading

"Conflating these slogans as antisemitic, we believe, meets the legal definition of anti-Palestinian racism as defined by the Arab Canadians Lawyer Association. Anti-Palestinian racism dehumanizes Palestinians and their allies, slandering them as inherently antisemitic for criticizing Israel or opposing the state’s political actions such as committing a genocide in Gaza." Continue reading

"Your language subtly undermines the scale of starvation and dehydration in the Strip. Earlier in the article, CBC outlines allegations that starvation of civilians is being used by Israel as a method of warfare. Yet, when CBC describes starvation in Gaza in its own terms, it settles for “catastrophic food insecurity.” The starvation, dehydration, and malnutrition preceding a famine do not fall under the scope of “food insecurity.” Palestinians in Gaza are not “food insecure.”"   Continue reading

"In place of testimonies provided by Palestinians who identify as LGBTQIA+, you’ve relied on your “Israeli interviewees to share their insights on them.” For a journalist to rely on perspectives provided by citizens of an occupying (“oppressor”) force concerning the perceived queerness or homophobia of the occupied (“oppressed”) is fundamentally irresponsible. Further, only interviewing gay Israeli men, the majority of whom are in the IDF, to deliver a well-rounded account of why queer activism in support of Palestine is illogical or contradictory, is unintelligent and careless." Continue reading

"Whether this is a deliberate exclusion, or the result of inadequate research, it is poor journalism. This article is misleading as written and must be edited immediately to maintain minimum standards of objectivity." Continue reading

"The term “gun battles” suggests a firefight involving only small arms, which downplays the power imbalance between Israel, an occupying power, and Palestinians, an occupied people who has the right to resist under international law. The context of the conflict within the Gaza Strip involved a mix of urban warfare,  guerrilla tactics, and rocket fire." Continue reading

"The article's framing is problematic the Associated Press absolves Israel of its responsibility for killing some of its own citizens in Gaza and obscuring an important part of this story. This context should be added, as it provides a more balanced and thorough understanding of Israel’s military invasions in Gaza. Israel’s tactics have not only been condemned by parties concerned about genocide, but also by the families of hostages concerned about their relatives being killed due to the dangerous tactics employed by Israel’s military." Continue reading