The Media Accountability Project  

"While your article reported that the police could not say if the current hate incident was related to an Islamophobic or anti-Muslim hate incident earlier in the month, later in the article, you mention that the Palestinian solidarity encampment and  University staff were meeting with members of the Muslim community."

"It is not fair to human rights activists and other voices in support of Palestinian rights to have B’nai Brith’s unfounded allegations against them uncritically repeated in the Canadian media. The fight against antisemitism in Canada must not be at the expense of Palestinian human rights."

On March 7, 2024, CJPME sent a letter to Victoria News, pushing the media outlet to make some changes regarding an article about Selina Robinson quitting the NDP caucus.

CJPME wrote that the article failed to highlight how controversial and racist her comments were.

Victoria News wrote: “After she called pre-1948 Israel a “crappy piece of land with nothing on it.””

CJPME argued that the land that they are referring to is Palestine, both from a modern-day perspective and a historical perspective. By describing this territory as “pre-1948 Israel,” the article is erasing the history of Palestinians and their land, which reinforces Robinson’s anti-Palestinian comments.

CJPME asked Victoria News to replace the words: “pre-1948 Israel” with “Palestine.”

Following our letter, Victoria News changed the words: “Pre-1948 Israel” with “the British-ruled Mandate upon which Israel was founded in 1948.”

It is not the change CJPME hoped for, but this small change still nuances Israel’s existence before 1948 and will push CJPME to further its effort in asking media outlets to use the word Palestine.

"Your article partakes in undermining how controversial and racist her comments were by using the words: “pre-1948 Israel.” The land to which you are referring is Palestine, both from a modern-day perspective and a historical perspective. By describing this territory as “pre-1948 Israel,” you are erasing the history of Palestinians and their land and, therefore, reinforcing Robinson’s harmful anti-Palestinian comments."

"Your article also drew attention to the incongruence of Hikvision’s actions and their words. They may state in their  2022 Environmental, Social and Governance Report that they “avoid actions that impede human rights …and that they operate within the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,” but their actions de facto contradict these principles."