The Media Accountability Project  

"There is no input from the artists themselves or from supporters who may defend their right to freedom of expression."

"By undermining the credibility of a widely used data source without acknowledging the corroborating evidence, the article violates the standard of accuracy and contributes to unwarranted skepticism of Palestinian sources."

Joe Warmington wrote an inflammatory opinion piece in the Toronto Sun accusing a pro-Palestinian supporter of bringing a grenade to the Walk with Israel —when in fact, the object was obviously nothing more than a keychain. This kind of racist misinformation fuels anti-Palestinian hate and should never have been given a platform in Canadian media.

On May 15, World Report covered Israeli airstrikes in Gaza that killed over 100 people, including at least 28 in a hospital in Khan Yunis. During the segment (which starts at 1 minute mark) the host fails to mention that hospitals are protected under international law and does not acknowledge the attacks as war crimes. Instead, it centers Israeli claims that its military is targeting Hamas command centers across the territory without evidence, effectively normalizing the bombing of medical facilities amid a genocide.

"This conflation also erases the historical and political context that drives Palestinian protests, namely, Israel's ongoing occupation of the Palestinian territories, its apartheid policies, and the catastrophic death toll of the war on Gaza, where over 50,000 Palestinians, more than half of them women and children, have been killed."

On March 12, 2025, CJPME media analyst Lynn Naji submitted a letter to the editor in response to an article published in The Ubyssey, a student-run journalism nonprofit titled “I have questions: UBC staffer speaks out after RCMP detained him while walking past Invictus Games wearing a keffiyeh.” The letter to the editor was published the following day, highlighting concerns over the racial and political profiling involved in the arbitrary detention of Nathan Herrington, a UBC staff member and alumnus, who was detained simply for wearing a keffiyeh—an act that should never warrant police intervention. The letter emphasized that Herrington’s detention was a clear violation of fundamental freedoms and part of a broader pattern of racial and political profiling.

Section 9 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms explicitly protects against arbitrary detention, yet this incident reflects an alarming trend where Palestinian solidarity is increasingly criminalized. This issue is not new—it is rooted in systemic flaws within law enforcement, where racialized individuals are disproportionately targeted under vague justifications of “suspicious behavior.” Black and Indigenous communities in Canada, for instance, have long been subjected to arbitrary detention and over-policing. Herrington’s detention follows the same troubling logic, where merely wearing a keffiyeh is deemed suspicious, mirroring the broader reality that racialized individuals are disproportionately stopped for simply existing in public spaces.

Moving forward, CJPME will prioritize deeper engagement with students, not only by monitoring the media but also by actively supporting racialized individuals and pro-Palestinian advocates to amplify their voices and ensure they are not unjustly targeted or silenced.

"In Le, a young racialised man was unlawfully detained in his own backyard, highlighting how the perception of criminality is often tied to race and identity rather than actual behavior. Herrington’s detention follows the same troubling logic — where wearing a keffiyeh is enough to warrant suspicion, mirroring the way racialised individuals are disproportionately stopped for simply existing in public spaces."

"While I believe it is important to report on the activities of Islamic fundamentalist groups and their activities in Canada, the language and framing by Postmedia outlets in their non-stop coverage of Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) misrepresents the group and presents a misrepresentative picture and an Islamophobic narrative that generalizes political Islamic theoretical discourse as inherently extremist, which is not always the case."

"To equate HT’s ideology with violent extremism not only misrepresents their stated principles but undermines the credibility of your reporting. Such framing conflates peaceful political advocacy with terrorism, perpetuating sensationalism over substance. If we are to foster informed and meaningful public discourse, accuracy and nuance must take precedence over fear mongering rhetoric."

"Unless you are able to produce evidence supporting your claim, I am urging you to promptly correct this seemingly false claim that perpetuates negative stereotypes about Palestinians and their allies."