The Media Accountability Project  

"I’m surprised this article is not an opinion piece as you have gone to great lengths to embrace the Israeli perspective and omit the Palestinian view. This of course denies any empathy for Palestinian suffering and attempts to shift it all to Israel as if they are the victims."

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.

The National Post published an opinion piece filled with misinformation. Even though it is an opinion piece, it crosses a line, breaching the basic journalistic standards of accuracy. Opinion articles must still be based on facts. Help us in pressuring the National Post to correct the piece and the public record.

"The National Post published an egregious piece parroting Israeli propaganda—dismissing the well-substantiated charge of genocide, the gravest crime under international law. This denial comes despite leading international organizations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, having characterized Israel’s post-October 7 military campaign as genocidal."

"The National Post’s decision to publish this is highly alarming and, unless it is corrected, demonstrates a basic disregard for widely-shared journalistic standards in Canada. Newspapers in Canada are responsible for the wire content they publish, and ignoring such an egregious violation of ethics sets a dangerous precedent."

"We expect that any reasonable reader would agree that it is reductive, misleading, and untrue to summarize the language used in the definition as “any criticism.” To be clear, there are many opinions expressed in Hopper’s article that we disagree with, but would not challenge because they are clearly expressed as opinions. Unfortunately, this particular claim is stated as fact, and even uses language like “technically deems” to reinforce the notion that the sentiment is not an opinion, but being stated as if factual. We therefore request the article to be updated to resolve this issue."

"A recent National Post op-ed by Jesse Kline accuses CBC of anti-Israel bias, distorting its reporting on Gaza, casualty figures, and journalist integrity. This attack is part of a larger campaign by pro-Israel lobby groups such as HRC and CIJA to pressure CBC into adopting a complete one-sided pro-Israel editorial narrative."

"This statement shatters any pretense of journalistic neutrality. If the National Post is an openly Zionist newspaper, it should disclose this bias to readers instead of misleading them into believing they are receiving balanced journalism. Your editorial stance is not driven by journalistic integrity but by ideological loyalty to Israel."

Despite the serious ethical violations of journalistic standards outlined below, Hudson’s Bay continues to support National Post through its advertising dollars. This directly contradicts the company’s corporate commitments to integrity, diversity, and ethical business practices, as manifest in its "Charter for Change" mandate. CJPME’s media team has repeatedly urged Hudson’s Bay to review its advertising partnership with Postmedia and National Post, yet the company has failed to take any meaningful action.

"I ask once again that if the National Post is an openly Zionist newspaper, then it should clearly disclose this to readers instead of misleading them into believing they are getting balanced journalism. Your paper’s editorial stance is not dictated by journalistic integrity but by ideological loyalty to Israel."