“Western media’s self-censorship of stories that are critical of Israel is untenable.”
Global News refused to air two interviews on its national television broadcast that were critical of Israel’s war on Gaza and its occupation of Palestine, The Maple has learned.
Both interviews were conducted by Farah Nasser, a Global anchor who later parted ways with the company, according to two former employees of the network. The Maple is not identifying the sources by name to protect their ongoing employment in the media industry.
The first piece that Global refused to air was an interview by Nasser with Israel’s ambassador to Canada, Iddo Moed, that became heated, the two sources said. The interview was recorded in October 2023 but never aired on television and wasn’t posted online.
The second piece, an interview with Nelson Mandela’s great-grandson Siyabulela Mandela, was posted on YouTube in November 2023 but did not air on Global’s flagship cable broadcast, Global National.
Blocking an anchor’s work from appearing on Global’s flagship cable broadcast was “extremely rare,” one of the former Global employees said. Nasser’s job was to report for the national television show — not the Global News website or YouTube page, the former employee said. (more...)
Global News Refused To Air Anchor’s Reports On Israel
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