Why aren’t more local TV news stations embracing news influencing on social media? In 2024, Pew Research Center found that 20% of adults regularly get news from influencers – and most have no affiliation or background in a news organization. Learn from two professors who began a social media news influencer project and took those lessons into the classroom; and from a local TV news reporter on the challenges of breaking through. Moderator: Jamie Hoskins, Syracuse University Panelists: Catherine Loper, Syracuse University David Charns, Investigative Reporter, KLAS 8 News NOW