A leaked email sent on October 7 by George Achi, the CBC’s Director of Journalistic Standards and Practices and Public Trust to all CBC journalists, has urged journalists at our public broadcaster to not refer to Hamas as “terrorists” and cautioned reporters to not say that Israel ended its occupation of Gaza in 2005, when the Jewish state pulled its settlers and soldiers from the Strip in its disengagement plan, but to instead refer to Israel’s military presence and its control over the air, land & sea and movement into and out of the area.

The email, dated Oct. 7, written by CBC’s director of journalistic standards George Achi, says: “Do not refer to militants, soldiers, or anyone else as ‘terrorists.’ The notion of terrorism remains heavily politicized and is part of the story.”

“Even when quoting/clipping a government or a source referring to fighters as ‘terrorists,’ we should add context to ensure the audience understands this is opinion, not fact. That includes statements from the Canadian government and Canadian politicians,” Mr. Achi wrote.
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