Who are the news content creators abroad?

United Kingdom

The leading news content creator across the Channel is a journalist. James O’Brien works for LBC, a British commercial radio station and the first to be authorized to broadcast in the country. His broadcasts are always highly viewed, ranging from 10,000 to 300,000 views on YouTube. Although the 50-something’s content consists only of unedited video replays of his news radio show, it is praised—according to the report—for the journalist’s "straight talk" and "intelligent presentation."

Dylan Page is a 25-year-old British content creator. The young man has 13.5 million followers on TikTok, the social network where he is most active. Through his very short videos summarizing major news events, he is helping to change how younger generations consume news. The “news daddy,” as he calls himself, contributes to the popularization of information among younger audiences, much like Hugo Décrypte. In a casual and friendly style, Dylan Page films informational and relatively neutral videos facing the camera. Unlike many content creators in France, the Brit has no journalists working behind the scenes, which has sometimes led to criticism over the inaccuracy of his statements.


 

Dylan Page, a news content creator in the UK, followed by over 13.5 million people

United States

In the shadow of Joe Rogan and his 16 million YouTube subscribers, other personalities are emerging on American social networks. With 3.2 million followers, Vitus Spehar is a TikTok star. Nicknamed “V,” this non-binary personality runs the account Under the Desk News. Traditionally, the "desk" refers to where journalists work. Their goal is clear: to inform as many young people as possible who have largely turned away from traditional media channels. In their signature format, the “wraps,” V lies under a desk to present the day’s key news in a vertical and dynamic format. These activist videos, with humor laced with irony, thinly veil V’s open support for Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. presidential election—far from the neutrality aimed for by France’s Hugo Décrypte and Gaspard G.



 

Under the Desk News and its daily wrap

Meanwhile, David Pakman also focuses his content on current events and news, but in a more traditional style. His platform of choice, YouTube, has 2.5 million subscribers. The forty-something launched The David Pakman Show in 2005. Initially broadcast on local radio stations, the show later achieved national success. In 2024, however, he chose to leave the airwaves to continue his work on social media. His show blends political commentary with reactions to current events, with a progressive slant. Face-camera videos adopt the usual YouTube codes: clickbait titles and colorful thumbnails.

Argentina

9,000 kilometers from the U.S., in Argentina, two contrasting approaches to news are competing online. Mate con Mote, a channel with 1.48 million subscribers, is used by many Argentinians as a primary news source. Also present on Instagram, Facebook, X (Twitter), and TikTok, the influencer’s abundant content focuses on news commentary. On YouTube, the content creator never misses a chance to praise the policies of President Milei. In the comment sections, his community also unites in celebrating the Argentine head of state’s political and economic projects.

A thumbnail for one of Mate con Mote’s videos on Milei’s economic policy, with a clear bias in the title: “Milei Makes History”

Another format highly popular among Argentinians is the show Periodismo para todos (“Journalism for All”) by famous journalist Jorge Lanata. In 2012, he created what became the most important investigative journalism show in the country.

This 50-minute daily program always includes an editorial by the host, an analysis of the country's political situation, an economic editorial, and a report. In the middle, a satirical segment called La casa del terror (“The House of Horror”) mocks the country's political figures, all represented as puppets… Argentina’s version of Les Guignols de l’info.