Top planned publisher initiatives in response to the creator wave in 2026

Three quarters of our publisher respondents (76%) said that they would be getting journalists to behave more like creators this year

Q20. News brands are increasingly seeing personalities/individuals setting up on their own as substackers, podcasters or YouTubers. What initiatives, if any, are you thinking about in response? Please select all that apply. Base = 263
Source: Journalism, media, and technology trends and predictions 2026

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