Author

Maya Srikrishnan

Maya Srikrishnan is a veteran journalist and journalist trainer with over a decade of experience. Her work has appeared in the Center for Public Integrity, Voice of San Diego, and the Los Angeles Times. She also has helped lead training programs for the Asian American Journalists Association and the Diversity Pledge Institute.

3/17/2026

Following the money behind health misinformation on social media

There are financial incentives to peddle and promote false health information to the public for both creators and the platforms they share content on.
3/5/2026

It’s time to be more specific than ‘content creator’

Information-focused creators tend to describe their work more specifically, such as educator, storyteller, or organizer. Just don’t call them an influencer.
3/2/2026

Where do creators get their information from? We want to know.

Fill out our anonymous survey to help us better understand where information-focused creators get their information from.
2/27/2026

Why it’s so hard to study misinformation on social media

Misinformation – especially on social media – remains difficult to study in many ways, limiting our abilities to fully understand how it impacts our decisions, behaviors and the world around us.
2/19/2026

Creator legal 101: Protecting your content, brand, and money

Protecting your options means protecting your name, your intellectual property, and rights that you may be mistakenly signing away in a contract.