White House hosts first influencer briefing under Trump administration

New media is starting to look just like the old media - Washington Examiner

The Trump administration is shaking up the White House press corps in some truly interesting ways. One is the implementation of “influencer briefings,” during which White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions from nontraditional journalists and social media influencers. In principle, this is a fantastic idea. Millions of people now get their news online, from YouTube to TikTok to Instagram, and engaging directly with creators in…

‘New Media’ in the White House Briefings Is Driving Old Media Batty

‘All journalists, outlets, and voices have a seat at the table now,’ the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, says.

MAGA Influencers Now Have Their Own Special White House Briefings

"My Uber drivers finally speak English again," one pro-Trump influencer eagerly told White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

White House Press Secretary Briefs Members of the New Media (April 30)

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt briefs members of the new media on April 30. ...

Karoline Leavitt Is Hosting Fake White House Press Briefings for Pro-Trump Influencers Like 'MAGA Malfoy'

The press secretary has been taking friendly, made-for-camera questions at "new media" press briefings that are separate from the ones involving the White House press poolAndrew Harnik/Getty; The White House/Youtube White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt (L); MAGA Influencer Link Lauren (R)White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt took the podium on Monday, April 28, for a new kind of briefing — this one to a room full of "new media" MA…

‘Think like a creator, but behave like a journalist’: Symposium surveys an evolving media landscape

At the 2025 Rebele Symposium held Tuesday in Encina Hall, moderator and Stanford journalism professor Janine Zacharia asked what lessons legacy media and new content creators — or “news influencers,” as Zacharia called them — can learn from each other.  Zacharia was joined by guests Peter Hamby, host of Snapchat’s “Good Luck America” series, Matt Kiser, author of newsletter “WTF Just Happened Today” and Kyla Scanlon, author of “In this Economy: …