LATEST IMPACT: 2024-05-10 Toronto Sun finally identifies an article as opinion
On May 6, 2024, CJPME sent an alert to MAP responders to ask them to critique Toronto Sun’s decision to publish an article by Joe Warmington about the U of T student encampment as “news.”
While we have regularly taken issue with Toronto Sun and Joe Warmington for his inflammatory columns, this particular article was not only inflammatory but violated basic journalistic standards as it was identified as “news.”
Following the huge number of letters our MAP responders sent, the article is now identified as “opinion.”
While our other issues weren’t addressed, such as his offensive description of the U of T encampment and his uncorroborated claims that it is antisemitic, it is still a notable change since our past attempts weren’t as effective. This will only encourage more to keep pushing for the respect of basic journalistic obligations to media outlets even if they are not as receptive.
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Pushing for better Middle East coverage in Canadian Media!
The Media Accountability Project (MAP) is an initiative of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) and was created to encourage Canadian media to provide professional and fair-minded coverage on the Middle East, especially Palestine-Israel. The work of the MAP is based on professionally recognized journalistic ethics, as established by the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) and the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, which direct journalists at all levels to provide accurate, fair, independent, transparent and diverse coverage.
See our essays for in-depth explorations into common media missteps on Palestine-Israel.
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