Producer, CTV Morning Live Ottawa. Palestinian-Canadian. News tip? haneen.alhassoun@bellmedia.ca.
Jun 8, 2021 • 7 tweets • 1 min read
Thread: I am going to get off Twitter for a bit because these violent events trigger me. I've watched classmates compare the Quebec City mosque shooting to 9/11 when discussing media coverage of the former. Here's a guide for journalists/newsrooms covering the attack in #lndont.
1. Do not give a platform to white folks talking about hate in Canada, debating whether this is terrorism or a hate crime. Muslims don't want not-so-hot, hot takes when people are suffering.
May 16, 2021 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
As a journalist, I understand the lack of resources in a newsroom on a weekend. I’ve worked those shifts. However, this story has issues and lacks details that only take a few extra minutes to fix. Here’s what they are:
The first issue is the headline. The violence *started* in East Jerusalem but it fails to acknowledge the catastrophic violence that has spread to Gaza and other parts of the Occupied Palestinian Territories which was also part of the protest.
