Hi Max, I am very familiar with the canadian media version of events and have been monitoring mostly CTV & CBC online in canadian matters. This danger exists I think anywhere you have a loud extremely vocal disproportionate progressive minority voice that with media assistance gets trumpeted far more loudly than its actual support base. I think we see this in Canadian media be it on war, social issues like the gay marriage debate etc. In most instances these views do not nec. coincide with the public silent majority.

I think the answer to the very pertinent question you ask is within that silent majority. The CBC as an example knows it is being scrutinized and feels the pressure. I have had lengthy email discussions (complaints, ombusdman, debates) with both the head of the CBC, and tony burman the head of CBC news over Israel. They are unwilling to acknowledge the bias, but the pressure they feel is tangible.

The most effective means is to correct imho, CTV and outfits have feedback areas for typos, comments, contact etc. Polite, factual, curt information to them results in not a massive sway, but a chipping away,  a notion of accountability which by itself forces even lightly the editors, producers, and reporters to make more effort to try and get things right. It is noteworthy I think to see that individuals such as yourself see the problem, want to fix it.. I say don't be discouraged, this is not something that can happen overnight, it is a long hard battle to sway institutionalized bias fought inch by inch!

Something has indeed changed, Canada's governmental positions, this should be a rallying call Max, it is a big thing.. All of a sudden the shocking notion that there is another 50% of the public that thinks differently than the media dawns in a distant corner of the media mind, unbelievable but they have grown to operate like this is non existent, your views are now empowered in Canada Max, keep up the good fight is what I'd say. Just like it took a decade to get to the sorry point it did, it may take a decade to move it back and this Jihad will be a long one..

Things like the arrest of 18 terrorists in Canada, this has a measurable impact on public opinion, it will force together with informed pressure from viewers like yourself imho the media to correct even slightly their course going forward.

Thanks for your great comment

It's the same  in Canada. CTV , CBC and Global NEWS. The first week , CTV's question period castigated both Israeli and PM Harper. The Canadian Arab League was there pillorying Israel as the Great Satan and trudging up Palestine and every piece of mud they could throw. They made their loyalties plain. No one supported Israel. This on the national news. On the national news no one questions Qana or anything else. The complete range of presentations is available the Blogosphere, the left and right know each others arguments. But in the MSM, the public only knows one side. The number of news items admitting the bias or even reporting it are incredibly small. The questions are: What powers are behind the slant? Only the dire for media entertainment? How do we get the complete news out to the public? How can we make the MSM report ALL the news?   Canada is completely poisoned. We will be the world's foremost terrorist springboard after Iran and Lebanon. WE have no awareness and no forces to counter it here. Unless something can change, Jihad has already won here.  Canadian Global TV News Spouts Hezbollah Lies http://my.opera.com/maxmuller/blog/show.dml/383873

Why? Because 2 months ago Hugh Hewitt linked a roundup post.And it is 7 hours late. Sorry about that….What is the BBC’s view of the current Middle Eastern conflict? They are worried about the terrorists, ……

No condemnation of the Hezbollah terrorists whatsoever. They began this most recent conflict – they are the cause. The BBC are so overwhelmingly biased that they ignore this fact and do not report it.