News influencers

News

‘Building a very different kind of trust’: Four things we learnt at the launch of our report on news creators

More than 1,600 people signed up for our event, featuring Mosheh Oinounou from the US, Akash Banerjee from India and Emilio Doménech from Spain.

This journalist was fired from the largest broadcaster in the Philippines. Then he took his popular show to YouTube

“I see social media as a universe expanding,” says Christian Esguerra. “It’s polluted by so many shenanigans. So why not put more journalists there?”

How these new platform-driven news outlets are attracting young audiences

These youth-focused news outlets have succeeded in what traditional media have been attempting to do for years: get young people to read the news.

Así han construido por su cuenta estas tres mujeres periodistas grandes audiencias online

Nuestros datos dicen que las voces más populares son hombres. Mujeres de Francia, Canadá y Argentina hablan de su trabajo y del acoso que sufren.

Despite sexist attacks, these female journalists have built massive online audiences on their own. Here’s how

Our research suggests the most popular news influencers are men. Women from France, Canada and Argentina discuss how they do their work.

These voices from Peru and Kenya explain how they deliver the news on TikTok

Gretel Kahn spoke with TikTok content creators from Peru and Kenya, as well as with a researcher on non-professional journalism for this piece to explore the rise of a new form of citizen journalism that’s become a significant news source for many.

Research

Periodismo, medios y tecnología: tendencias y predicciones para 2025

Nuestra encuesta anual de más de 300 líderes de medios explora las prioridades de los medios para este año y los retos que les aguardan.

Journalism, media, and technology trends and predictions 2025

Our annual survey of over 300 media leaders from across the world explores publishers' priorities for the year ahead, the challenges they envision and how well equipped they are to address them.

Digital News Report

Mapping news creators and influencers in social and video networks

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28th October 2025

¿Qué sabemos del ascenso de voces alternativas e 'influencers' de noticias en plataformas sociales y de vídeo?

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What do we know about the rise of alternative voices and news influencers in social and video networks?

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