We know that people are increasingly getting their news from social media content creators: for people aged 25-34, the go-to platform for news is YouTube. But can content on these platforms be considered news and its creators' journalists? Where are the crossovers harmful or useful?  To help us explore this issue from a content creator’s perspective, our PhD student Chris Hall speaks with Konrad Benjamin, also known as Punter’s Politics.

Chris’ PhD research looks into the social and legal impacts of youtubers producing journalism. You can find his article 'Platform Journalism on YouTube' here:

https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/ajr_00178_7