Journalists are becoming more like Influencers Everyday

In the new age of digital technology, it is common to see people "[producing] something valuable and [charging] people for access" (par. 4). Mark Stenberg, a reporter for Business Insider, hints in NiemanLab's Predictions for Journalism 2021 that journalists are becoming more and more like influencers as they begin to create content by themselves and use subscription platforms to make money. He claims that "thanks to [the] technology [people have today], '1,000 true fans' has been transformed from a koan into a business model [because it has allowed]... these second-generation influencers.... to turn their side-hustle into a day job" (par. 5-6). They, like influencers, make their money through subscription services that require less fans to make a living. With this in mind, the landscape of journalism is morphing into something new.

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