RJO status lends well to advocacy journalism, but the sustainability of online news is still in question.
Episode Description
Journalistic silencing in its core element is a question of platforms, resources and limitations.
Part two of Who Gets Silenced uncovers how active diminishment of news subjects is a systemic problem that the answer to partly lies in how journalists perceive themselves.
In conversation with Tai Huynh, editor-in-chief of The Local quarterly online magazine, the question of journalism needing to align itself as a public service as a half-measure to funding concerns is posed.
The Local functions as a tax-exempt RJO (Registered Journalism Organization) qualified donee that provides supporters with a tax receipt. They look to progressive news readers for establishing a new template for sustainable journalism in the post-print era.
But as their mandate zeroes in on groundbreaking coverage on unrepresented communities and investigative stories that uncover the hidden truths, AI search engine optimization seeks to undo the advancement of journalism into a self-sustaining public service.
Canadian news publications can set the example if only in permitting online news readers to take the choice into their own hands who have an expectation that localized news can mobilize to bring out their own voices.
Music Credits
“Into the Unknown” by Jonathan Grow via Retrorama APM
About Pull Quotes
Pull Quotes explores how journalism works behind the scenes, from the way stories are framed to the voices that shape public understanding.
Hosted by Mark Henick and Dylan Kulcher.
Podcast art by Matthew Konhauser
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About the author
Mark Henick is the bestselling author of So-Called Normal: A Memoir of Family, Depression and Resilience (HarperCollins, 2021). His hundreds of television appearances have included CTV, Global, CBC, ABC, NBC and CBS. His bylines have included CNN, CNBC, USA Today, and The Chicago Tribune, among many more. PEOPLE Magazine called Mark “one of Canada’s most prominent mental health advocates.” He is currently the nationally syndicated mental health columnist for CBC Radio, appearing on more than two dozen stations across Canada each week.
Dylan Kulcher (he/him) is an experienced professional of over 10 years in communications. Graduating with the TMU class of 2026, he has carried over a diverse range of skills in following his passion to work in journalism. He first started writing in the queer online publications Pink Play Mags and has since contributed to T-dot and JRN Radio. You can follow Dylan’s journaling of his varied interests in subcultures at his blog site, 4thdimensionanomalies.