CBC Host Michael Enright Claims Gaza Is World’s “Biggest Open-Air Prison” in Corona Pandemic Coverage
Just last week we reported that CBC Radio host Carol Off used the Corona virus pandemic as an excuse to tacitly criticize Israel. This week, another CBC host, Michael Enright, did the same on his Sunday Edition radio show. On March 29, Michael Enright declared that Gaza is the world’s biggest open-air prison in a […]
Star Metro Calgary’s Biased, Unfair and Disgusting 1-Sided Depiction of Gaza Riots
On May 16, the StarMetro newspaper based in Calgary (a regional publication of Torstar) gave front-page coverage to a one-sided, unfair, and inaccurate article by Mary Getaneh about the May 14 Palestinian riots and terror attacks at the Gaza-Israel border. HonestReporting Canada filed a complaint with Toronto Star Public Editor Kathy English asking for corrective […]
HRC Sets CBSC Precedent in Complaint Against CTV News
As we reported in our August 9 media action alert, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) upheld our concerns finding that CTV News breached the CBSC’s Code of Ethics by failing to issue on-air corrections to remedy its erroneously reporting that a Palestinian “hunger striker” died in an Israeli jail. The CBSC affirmed that “on-air […]
Canadian Broadcast Standards Council Upholds HRC Complaint: CTV’s “On-Air Errors Must Be Corrected On-Air”
On August 7, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) upheld HonestReporting Canada’s concerns finding that CTV News breached the CBSC’s Code of Ethics by failing to issue on-air corrections to remedy its erroneously reporting that a Palestinian “hunger striker” died in an Israeli jail. HonestReporting Canada had asked the CBSC to arbitrate our concerns with […]
HRC Letter in Montreal Gazette: No Need To Break Out Tissues For Jailed Palestinian Terrorists
Many Canadian media outlets made much of the Palestinian hunger strike, yet failed to remind readers that these are terrorists who devote their energies to the murder of innocent civilians, rather than civil rights activists. Read HRC’s letter today published in the Montreal Gazette for some much-needed context. Montreal Gazette: Mike Fegelman, Executive Director, HonestReporting […]