The Media Accountability Project  

"To state that their demands are complete divestment from companies “believed to be contributing to Israel’s war against Hamas” muddles their clearly stated aims. "Israel’s war against Hamas" or "Israel Hamas War" are loaded terms. They imply that Israel’s military and ground assault is only targeting Hamas, though most essential infrastructure has been grazed, and over 32,000 Palestinians have been killed, most of whom are healthcare/aid workers, women, children, and infants."

"It implies that Israel’s military and ground assault is only targeting Hamas, though most essential infrastructure has been grazed, and over 32,000 Palestinians have been killed, most of whom are healthcare/aid workers, women, children, and infants."

The Associated Press still begins its article listing the supposed fruits of Israel’s operation: 170 militants killed, and 480 suspects detained. The perceived military “victory” of the operation is presented to readers before Israel’s actions are even described. Writing that Israel “stormed the building” and “forced residents to leave” barely reveals a fraction of what testimonies from Palestinians at al-Shifa have reported.

"The role of good journalism is to present the news accurately in context, and not through a skewed lens.  The segment and Ms. Bergeron-Oliver’s choice of contextual information comes across as intent on downplaying the broad base of support for Palestinian independence and human rights.  I call on CTVNews to strike a better balance in future reporting."

"The occupying power, Israel, is not legally permitted to transfer its population to the area it occupies, the West Bank. The selling of property in occupied territory, therefore, is illegal. To maintain journalistic standards of accuracy, I recommend that you refer to the West Bank as “occupied” and refer to Israeli settlements as illegal."

"Are these the instances of “hate and “antisemitism” she responded to with “messages of peace” that read, “Our love is stronger than your [star of David] hate” painted in blue and white? Sure, this message is peaceful, but was it written in response to tangible examples of antisemitism or, rather, messages of Palestinian liberation that just made her uncomfortable?"

Opening your news segment with such a sentence implies a bias against the action of the protesters. It undermines the intentions behind the protest, which was to push the Canadian government to implement an arms embargo on Israel, because of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

Shedding light on the use of starvation as a weapon of war by Israel, in violation of international humanitarian law (IHL), is particularly important. Canadian news outlets often overlook crucial information, like the destruction of Gaza’s flourishing agricultural landscape by Israeli forces, which has exacerbated the starvation crisis. Your coverage underscored the failure to adequately deliver aid and the urgent need to open all entry points into Gaza to address this crisis effectively.

"Although popular Canadian media has vaguely alluded to the rising levels of starvation in Gaza, Dalia Al Awqati provides the full breadth of context needed for an audience to know the full scale of starvation, dehydration, and malnutrition in Gaza, as well as Israel’s unilateral responsibility for these outcomes."

On February 19, CJPME learned that CTV News corrected an article following several CJPME complaints. This article was about Selina Robinson’s resignation following her racist comments about Palestine.

The article introduced Selina Robinson’s comments as being about “the region where Israel was founded,” which clearly erases the history of Palestinians and their land. While we initially asked them to describe Robinson’s comments as a reference to Palestine– instead of “the region on which Israel was founded” – they opted to remove “the region.” The sentence now reads: “The B.C. NDP’s minister of post-secondary education is stepping down from her cabinet position, days after sparking widespread outrage by saying Israel was founded on a “crappy piece of land with nothing on it.” Although this is not the edit CJPME was hoping for, we recognize CTV’s attempt. Moreover, the article stated that calls for her resignation were made by “pro-Palestinian groups and others,” but omits any mention of the other groups that supported her resignation. CTV has since added the Jewish Faculty Network to its list of groups in support of her resignation.

Albeit small, these changes mark a small win for CJPME. This article was initially published on February 5^th, and a letter expressing our concerns was promptly emailed on February 6^th. Lacking a response from the author/editors, CJPME launched a MAP Alert for our media responders on February 12^th.  Disappointed by CTV’s continued unresponsiveness, we sent another email on February 15 asking that they promptly make the initially requested edits.