Media Advocacy Objectives
To positively influence the Canadian media (print, radio, television & online) in it’s coverage of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. CJPME’s various media initiatives empower Canadians to foster partner-like relationships with the media as well as provide the resources & tools necessary for the media to present a more balanced coverage of this Middle Eastern issue.The media advocacy task force works on many fronts to achieve its objectives, including:
- Media Monitoring – Individual volunteers constantly monitor the Media and take various actions in order to ensure a balanced coverage of the issues.
- Media Training – Empowers Canadians to advocate the media through comprehensive training.
- Editorial – Help showcase the human elements of Palestinian society in the form of Op- Eds.
- Media Support – Provide the resources necessary for the media through journalist guides to the conflict, subject-matter expert referrals as well as quick access to facts & figures of the conflict.
- Media Relations – To reach out to the journalistic community and assist them to achieve a fair and balanced coverage of the conflict.
