Young Americans have long voted with their spending power, but as the status quo for Gen Zers and Yers continues to feel underwhelming, there’s been a rise in left-wing media platforms that advocate for alternative visions for the future. So, what can news providers learn from this shift?
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Professor Nolan Higdon is professor of history, education, and media studies. Professor Higdon’s areas of focus include journalism, podcasting, digital culture, news media history, and critical media literacy. He's the author of The Anatomy of Fake News: A Critical News Literacy Education; Let’s Agree to Disagree: A Critical Thinking Guide to Communication, Conflict Management, and Critical Media Literacy; and The Podcaster's Dilemma: Decolonizing Podcasters in the Era of Surveillance Capitalism. He's a founding member of the Critical Media Literacy Conference and has been a source of expertise for leading news outlets.
Joshua Citarella is an artist and internet culture researcher based in New York City. He has taught at the School of Visual Arts as well and the Rhode Island School of Design. He is the author of Politigram & the Post-left (2021) and co-founder of Channel, a three-pronged media collective. He’s also an expert contributor to the Guardian, the New York Times, and Dazed.
Tom Novak is a senior behavioral analyst at Canvas8. After completing his second master's degree in cultural sociology at LSE, he was drawn to cultural insight. Tom has conducted qualitative and ethnographic research from the plazas of Santiago to Coventry's suburbs. In his spare time, he can be seen rowing down the Thames or world-building around feminist science fiction.
