It is this or nothing when navigating the power structures of mass media.
Episode Description
In the politics of economy and corporate media it can be difficult to have much of a say in things even if your voice is among the most trusted of major publications.
The final episode of this season of Pull Quotes interrogates questions of decision-making authority and why detrimental patterns of representation threaten to obstruct good journalists from writing stories that have a lasting impression.
US journalist Erica Cameron shares her story working for major news corporations that toe the mark to preconceived stigma for reasons of advertiser pressure and algorithmic prominence.
Kae Petrin from the Trans Journalists Association provides a conversant rundown of the challenges to giving media guidance on trans identities and how it stands up to the wider spread of misinformation in all aspects of news representation.
Creating a dialogue that touches on many feature stories included in this year’s Review of Journalism, examining who decides reminds us to take ownership as journalists in the perspectives we carry forward.
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.