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Short-form video turned a generation of regular people into first-on-scene reporters — and traditional newsrooms are still figuring out how to respond. The speed gap between citizen video and verified print journalism has never been wider, and the consequences cut both ways.
Gen Z didn't ask for permission to become journalists. They just started reporting — on TikTok, on Instagram, in Discord servers — and in some cases they got there first. The question isn't whether what they're doing counts as journalism. The question is why that question still gets asked.
Solo creators are cracking the subscription code that billion-dollar media companies keep fumbling. It's not about the price point or the content volume — it's about something much harder to manufacture at scale.
Your news app thinks it knows you. Your social media feed thinks it knows you. They're both wrong — and the cost of that mistake is bigger than you might realize. It's time to start reading people you've never heard of.