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Sara Jerde

Sara Jerde
DIGIDAY, MANAGING EDITOR

According to the annual digital news report from the Reuters Institute, social and video networks have overtaken both TV news and news websites/apps as the main sources people turn to for news in the U.S. for the first time.

Surprise: The line between news personalities and employed journalists is thinner than ever before. And that’s likely to continue as more consumers tend to turn to the news outlets (the people) they trust. So, when will publishers embrace that their reporters are creators? And support/foster development across social media platforms? Or does that create a slippery (air quotes) slope to readdress IP rights?

Then, there’s also the pivot to video. And, as young consumers recently said during VidCon, there are some standout platforms to help with that.

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