The AAM Welcomes the Journalist’s Open Letter to Australian Media Outlets and Calls for Media Integrity and Balanced Reporting

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The AAM Welcomes the Journalist’s Open Letter to Australian Media Outlets and Calls for Media Integrity and Balanced Reporting

The Alliance of Australian Muslims (AAM), along with the Muslim community, warmly welcomes the Journalists Open Letter to Australian Media Outlets, dated 24 November 2023. This letter, endorsed by over 150 esteemed journalists, calls for adequate coverage of credible allegations of war crimes, ethnic cleansing and apartheid.

Signatories outline eight steps for Australian newsrooms to take to improve coverage of the conflict, in which more than 14,000 Palestinians have so far been killed by Israeli forces since October 7, when a Hamas attack killed about 1200 Israelis.

Staff shared frustrations over the broadcaster’s unwillingness to use terms including “invasion”, “occupation”, “genocide”, “apartheid” and “ethnic cleansing” regarding Israeli government policy and allegations made by human rights groups.

We urge all major media agencies to adhere to the core principles of journalism by reporting events transparently and impartially, free from political agendas or motives. We also encourage other journalists to support and join their colleagues in endorsing the recent open letter, standing in solidarity for journalistic integrity.

Journalists Open Letter to Australian Media Outlets: https://vist.ly/k8eb