- On this episode of Mongabay’s podcast, co-founder of the acclaimed Canadian not-for-profit news outlet The Narwhal, Emma Gilchrist, speaks to co-host Rachel Donald about their successes covering the most crucial ecological news in the nature-rich country.
- Gilchrist discusses what’s unique about Canada’s natural tradition, the state of ecological reporting there, how she sees The Narwhal filling the spaces in traditionally disregarded stories and perspectives, and why something as widely valued as nature can still be a polarizing subject.
- She likewise information a legal fight her company is associated with that might have substantial ramifications for press flexibility in Canada.
The Narwhal is an acclaimed, non-profit, ecological news outlet based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It was co-founded in 2018 by podcast visitor Emma Gilchrist, who signs up with the program to talk about the selection of ecological concerns they cover and how they include Indigenous views and subjects through a “story informing vs. story taking” viewpoint.
Her wire service just recently advanced among the most possibly considerable efforts for press liberty in Canada, when it decided to take legal action against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for jailing and apprehending their reporter Amber Bracken who was on task covering demonstrations versus a gas pipeline being developed through the Wetʼsuwetʼen First Nation’s land in 2021.
Gilchrist discusses the success of The Narwhal’s reader-supported, not-for-profit design and their wish for the future throughout the current episode of the Mongabay Newscast with co-host Rachel Donald.
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“We saw this substantial space and we simply entered it with The Narwhal. We truly wished to produce a brand name that was lovely, that drew individuals into our shared love of the natural world. That’s something that individuals in Canada are practically generally happy with [and] We truly desired to tap into that shared worth,” states Gilchrist.
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Banner image: Narwhals near the surface area of the water. Image by Проектный офис Нарвал through Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Rachel Donaldis an environment corruption press reporter and the developer ofWorld: Criticalthe podcast and newsletter for a world in crisis. Her most current ideas can be discovered at by means of@CrisisReportsand at Bluesky by means of@racheldonald. bsky.social
Mike DiGirolamois a host & & associate manufacturer for Mongabay based in Sydney. He co-hosts and modifies the Mongabay Newscast. Discover him onLinkedInBlueskyandInstagram
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