Learnings and Insights - News Creator Corps

2/25/2026

Parents are concerned about the role of misinformation in their teens’ lives

Brittney McNamara

To get a sense of the role that misinformation plays in families’ lives, News Creator Corps surveyed parents of teenagers about their children’s encounters with falsehoods online.
2/19/2026

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

Maya Srikrishnan

Protecting your options means protecting your name, your intellectual property, and rights that you may be mistakenly signing away in a contract.
2/18/2026

Meet the trainers for the Spring 2026 Trusted Creator fellowship

Annemarie Dooling

Based on feedback from last year, and new needs applicants mentioned, this year’s class will focus more on safety and security than previous workshops, both for the creators and their communities.
2/17/2026

The inverted pyramid isn’t dead—it just looks different on TikTok

Annemarie Dooling

Let’s look at some of the ways creators have adapted the inverted pyramid utilizing the communication skills of distribution platforms in 2026.
2/7/2026

Why all creators should consider talking about higher education news

Maya Srikrishnan

Institutions of higher education receive a tremendous amount of money from taxpayers, many local businesses depend on their student populations, and oftentimes they conduct important research or engage in partnerships with local organizations.

What We’re Reading

People didn’t actually rage quit TikTok

(ICYMI with Lia Haberman)
The Media Ecosystem Chicago

(Project C and Northwestern University’s Local News Accelerator at the Medill School of Journalism)
Substack, Polymarket announce partnership: ‘Journalism is better when it’s backed by live markets’

(The Hill)
From dismissal to DOI: disciplining creator and influencer studies

(Creator and Influencer Studies)
These Gen-Z Content Creators Put Black History in the Algorithm

(Ebony)
Scrolling through science: how accurate is science content on TikTok

(Journal of Science Communication)