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43 -- number of independent creator journalists surveyed for U.S. independent creator journalists (2025)
CNTI and Project C surveyed 43 independent creator journalists in the U.S.
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43
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2025
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43
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20
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Methodology
60
Freshness
95
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CNTI (Center for News, Technology & Innovation) with Project C
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https://news.influencerjournalism.com/who-does-creator-journalism-actually-serve/ ↗
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Who Does Creator Journalism Actually Serve?
A 29-year-old YouTuber now matches France’s biggest network in audience trust. TF1 is partnering with him — and creators like him — to lend the newsroom some of that credibility. Early results suggest some of these alliances aren’t working
A newsroom with no dedicated social staff used the cohort to…
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CNTI (Center for News, Technology & Innovation) with Project C
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CNTI partnered with Project C to survey independent creator journalists
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U.S. independent creator journalists: 43 number of independent creator journalists surveyed. Source: CNTI (Center for News, Technology & Innovation) with Project C (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/cnti-survey-43-creator-journalists
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