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Jun 2024
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Exposing Anti-Palestine Media Biases: wi...

Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East
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Last month The Breach published an article written by a whistle blower exposing CBC's extensive systemic anti-Palestinian biases in their reporting since October 7.  In this episode journalist Zahraa Al Akhrass who was fired from Global in November 2024 after posting pro-Palestinian content on her social media, shares her experiences with similar biases working at Global.

Details about Zahraa's firing can be found on her social medias here and here. She also wrote an article titled "Fighting for Fair Coverage on Palestine" published on Brairpatch.

Thank you for listening to the ‘Palestine Debrief’ podcast. This podcast is produced by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) and hosted by Wissam El Cheikh Hassan.

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