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Live: How Creators and Influencers Are Reshaping Journalism

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 
15:30pm – 16:10pm (ET) 

Join us live to explore how content creators are helping to shape the future of news

As part of our exclusive Future of News event series we will livestream, for the first time ever, a panel that brings together leading news creators and influencers to explore how the creator economy is evolving and what its rise means for the future of journalism and public discourse.  

Speakers

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Mitali Mukherjee

Director/Moderator

Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

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Tara Palmeri

Founder 

FTMM

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Ben Shapiro

Co-Founder & The Ben Shapiro Show Host

Daily Wire

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Don Lemon

Founder & Chief Executive Officer & The Don Lemon Show Host

Lemon Media Network

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David Pakman

Host

The David Pakman Show

The panel will cover:

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How Audiences Access News

Why younger audiences turn to creators and social platforms over traditional media.

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Creators and Politics

How campaigns engage with influencers to reach fragmented, younger voters. 

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Accountability in the Creator Era

Do audiences hold creators to journalistic standards? How do creators handle bias and misinformation?

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The Future of News & Influence

Where the creator economy is headed, and how it will compete or coexist with legacy journalism.