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The Media Accountability Project  

Pages tagged "Bradford Today"


Glaring one-sided & biased article condemning YMCA post

"The definition has been interpreted to label even the slogan “Free Palestine” as antisemitic, setting a deeply troubling precedent that suppresses pro-Palestinian activism. Including this context is essential for readers to critically assess the claims made in your article – and its omission risks Bradford Today endorsing a flawed and highly politicized interpretation of antisemitism."

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Bradford Today makes change following CJPME letter

On March 14, 2024, CJPME sent a letter to Bradford Today, pushing the media outlet to make a change regarding an article about a censorship accusation against the Bradford library that canceled a film screening.

CJPME challenged the following sentence: “The film is a fictional drama about a Palestinian man named Mustafa, whose wife and children live in two Palestinian villages in the West Bank which are 200 metres apart and separated by the Israeli boarder wall.”

CJPME argued that the “Israeli border wall” in the West Bank, to which the article refers, deviates from the Green Line to encompass several settlements, thereby failing to reflect Israel’s initial borders.  

CJPME suggested terms like “Apartheid Wall” or “Annexation Wall” to be more accurate.

Following our letter, Bradford Today informed us that in a subsequent article about the same issue, they used the term: “Israeli barrier wall.”

This is a considerable change since Canadian media outlets tend to not mention or accurately describe Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian land.


Thank you for including Palestinian perspectives and shedding light on their experiences

"Thank you once again for prioritizing Palestinian perspectives. Your commitment to fair and accurate reporting is vital, and I urge you to continue this critical work. I hope you will consider my critique in future reporting on Israel and Palestine."

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