Complaints by members of a Canadian media union over a public statement on dangers faced by on-the-ground journalists in Gaza prompted a quick edit that didn’t blame only Israel for the crisis. Article content

The Canadian Media Guild (CMG), a trade union representing 6,000 Canadian media workers, issued a statement Thursday afternoon decrying the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and its impact on journalism and journalists, but several union members were upset their union’s statement blamed just one side in the conflict. Article content

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The CMG statement is titled “Journalists in Gaza.”

“Many journalists in Gaza have died during this war, either actively at work or seeking shelter with their families,” the statement says. “Over the past week, the world

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