TikTok is the fastest-growing social media platform for news, according to a Reuters report. Many people, who do not aspire to be traditional journalists, are using the platform to discuss, document and share what’s happening in the world. Read more 👉
Reporting and writing by Sheila DangTo make sense of the unprecedented events of Jan. 6, 2021, Vitus “V” Spehar did what no traditional journalist would do - crawl under a desk and begin recording a video for TikTok.
Two years later, the “Under the Desk News” TikTok account attracts nearly 3 million followers, who appreciate Spehar’s gentler take on the news of the day. The show avoids true crime, while focusing on subjects in which people can take action. Spehar tries to end each video on a lighter note. By shunning convention, these news creators are attempting to craft a new narrative for journalism at a time of blistering decline for a business in dire need of reinvention. Rather than regurgitate a rundown of daily headlines, some choose to connect with their audience directly in the comment section of videos, and others wear their viewpoints like a badge.
“There are very few stories centered around LGBTQ issues that are heard by general society,” Helfgott said. One of Drutman’s TikTok videos explained how people can take advantage of tax credits to make energy-efficient updates to their homes, while another pointed to an international climate change report that showed it was not too late for nations to take steps to combat a heating planet.
Drutman prepares to record a video for her social media accounts at home in Weehawken, New Jersey, U.S., May 6, 2023. REUTERS/Magali Druscovich
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