The Media Accountability Project  

«Malheureusement, comme le souligne Mme Bissonnette, l'avis de la Cour internationale de Justice (CIJ) a reçu très peu d'attention de la part des médias canadiens anglophones ainsi que des médias canadiens francophones.J’ai donc  été  soulagé que Mme Bissonnette partage aussi mes inquiétudes par rapport aux médias et je la remercie d'avoir souligné l'urgence d’action de la société civile canadienne ainsi que la communauté internationale à se pencher  plus sérieusement sur la question des violations des droits des Palestiniens par Israël.»

"If the U.S. were committed to a ceasefire, they would not make such public statements and actions that indicate, on the opposite, that they are prepared to support Israel in its plans. One should present a more balanced and accurate portrayal of the U.S.’s position as it causes prejudice and demonizes the other parties implicated, such as Iran."

"It would be more appropriate and accurate to refer to the “shadowy military facility” as a detention center or to use its actual name: Sde Teiman detention facility."

"I understand that you may find Hassan Husseini statements controversial or repugnant, but it is misleading and downright ridiculous to claim he is 'celebrating' the attacks of October 7. Such a claim is plainly your opinion, not an established matter of fact. This misrepresentation is a clear case of injecting your opinion into a news piece, which compromises journalistic integrity."

"Your article and headline should clarify that the stabbing attempt is, at this point in time, only an allegation made by the Israeli military, who claim without evidence that the Canadian tourist 'threatened the soldiers of the Netiv Ha’Asara’s standby squad with a knife.' However, this is mere hearsay as there has not been a formal investigation into the incident."

On July 16, 2024, CJPME sent a letter to the Toronto Star and the Associated Press challenging the framing of an article from July 14 about a brutal Israeli attack a few days earlier in Khan Yunis area of Gaza in an article entitled, “Hamas says Gaza cease-fire talks haven’t paused and claims military chief survived Israeli strike.”  The article covered an Israeli attack that killed 90 Palestinian civilians, which Israel tried to justify by saying it (possibly) resulted in the assassination of a Hamas leader.

CJPME challenged the Star/AP’s decision to headline a Hamas comment on the ceasefire talks, rather than 1) Israel’s devastating attack on civilians, 2) Israel’s decision to make an attack in a supposed “safe zone,” and 3) Israel’s false claim of having killed a Hamas leader, was very suspect and biased.  

CJPME argued that the Star/AP should choose a headline which, rather than focusing on some “diplomatic” development involving Hamas, focused on the significant aspects of the situation, e.g. “Israel’s attack in Gaza ‘Safe Zone’ results in death of 90 civilians.”

The next day, CJPME was happy to see an article from AP, by the same author as the article on the 14th, again about a brutal attack by Israel in Gaza which killed scores of Palestinian civilians, which carried the title, “Israeli strikes in southern, central Gaza kill more than 60 Palestinians, including in ‘safe zone’”  While we don’t always get an explicit acknowledgement that our letters have had an impact, we are often gratified to see our input incorporated in later coverage.

"While you write that the Houthi drone strike in Tel Aviv was “deadly,” you omit to mention any details about Israel’s strikes in the port of Hodeida."

"While I thank you for giving space to Palestinian students by quoting them, I take issue with this sentence in particular: 'but now she and other students are feeling a bit of hope as students and faculty at Al Aqsa University and Gaza University are resuming some classes virtually despite shaky internet connections and near-constant danger around them.'"

"At first glance these sentences seem to reflect accurate journalistic reporting, but the CBC never transparently mentions that Israel is responsible for inflicting the conditions that have caused the poliovirus to surge: the inability for Gazan authorities to collect garbage; Palestinians being forcibly expelled from their homes as Israel carpet bombs the strip and forces those displaced to gather in overcrowded refugee camps; Israel's conscious political decision to blockade the strip, meaning Gazans don’t have access to hygiene, sanitary, or medical products."

"I’m disappointed with the article’s paragraph which talks about the death toll in Gaza, as it fails to make clear that the Palestinians are the overwhelming victims in this conflict."