News Pain Points

News Pain Points

The Wrong Creators Problem

Newsrooms are partnering with the wrong creators. And it's making the trust crisis worse.

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Luis G
Mar 05, 2026
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The news industry spent the last year deciding it needs creators. Good. But it picked the wrong ones.

While newsrooms scramble to partner with people who “look like journalists” on TikTok and Instagram, they’re walking right past the scientists, professors, doctors, and researc…

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