A Digital Star is Born | YouTube, TikTok and Journalism (Chris Stokel-Walker, Journalist)

Chris Stokel-Walker is a tech and internet culture journalist.Last year, Chris published his seminal book “YouTubers: How YouTube Shook Up TV and Created a New Generation of Stars," discussing the history of the platform and the effects it has had on society. He joins us this week to expand upon the title, as well as discuss the rise of TikTok, emerging platforms, and the role of tech during quarantine.Chris has written for the likes of Wired, The BBC, The Telegraph, The Guardian, Newsweek and The Economist,Topics of discussion include: the state of journalism, YouTube and TikTok, new media entrepreneurialism, parasocial relationships, the demise of Vine and Byte, participation culture, fandom, and the habits of young people.This is Chris Stokel-Walker’s Rocket Fuel.———————Follow James @JamesErskine (twitter.com/jameserskine)Follow Rocket @WeAreRocketHQ (twitter.com/wearerockethq)Follow Rocket on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/thebigshot)wearerocket.co.uk/Follow Chris on Twitter (twitter.com/stokel)Follow Chris on Instagram (instagram.com/cstokelwalker)Contact Chris on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/stokel) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Chris Stokel-Walker is a tech and internet culture journalist.Last year, Chris published his seminal book “YouTubers: How YouTube Shook Up TV and Created a New Generation of Stars," discussing the history of the platform and the effects it has had on society. He joins us this week to expand upon the title, as well as discuss the rise of TikTok, emerging platforms, and the role of tech during quarantine.Chris has written for the likes of Wired, The BBC, The Telegraph, The Guardian, Newsweek and The Economist,Topics of discussion include: the state of journalism, YouTube and TikTok, new media entrepreneurialism, parasocial relationships, the demise of Vine and Byte, participation culture, fandom, and the habits of young people.This is Chris Stokel-Walker’s Rocket Fuel.———————Follow James @JamesErskine (twitter.com/jameserskine)Follow Rocket @WeAreRocketHQ (twitter.com/wearerockethq)Follow Rocket on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/thebigshot)wearerocket.co.uk/Follow Chris on Twitter (twitter.com/stokel)Follow Chris on Instagram (instagram.com/cstokelwalker)Contact Chris on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/stokel) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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