Ombudsman Finds CBC National’s Reporting on White Helmets Rescue Imprecise and Lacked Context
On July 24, HRC issued a media action alert which noted that although Israel won widespread praise for its leading role and brave humanitarian efforts in the daring rescue of hundreds of individuals associated with Syria’s White Helmets, our public broadcaster, the CBC, produced truly appalling coverage that maligned Israel’s efforts. In that alert, we flagged a […]
CBC’s Appalling Coverage of Israel’s Daring Rescue of Syria’s White Helmets
Though Israel won widespread praise for its leading role and brave humanitarian efforts in the daring rescue of hundreds of individuals associated with Syria’s White Helmets, our public broadcaster, the CBC, produced truly appalling coverage that maligned Israel’s efforts. Amazingly, though media outlets wide and far prominently acknowledged Israel’s integral role in the dangerous rescue […]