CHICAGO (AP) — Across this week's Democratic National Convention in Chicago, more than 200 online influencers, streamers and other social media personalities...
in Chicago, more than 200 online influencers, streamers and other social media personalities have been capturing and livestreaming their impressions of what’s going on.
The DNC rolled out perks like “Creators for Kamala" lounges stocked with food and beverages alongside working space. Inside the convention hall, there’s the first-ever Creator Platform, a slightly elevated space that gives creators a spot from which to pose and post. Hasan Piker, who has 2.7 million followers on Twitch and has been outspoken about Israel and the war in Gaza — a key issue dividing Democrats — has been streaming his experience around the DNC footprint, showing viewers around the food truck area and, on Wednesday night, interviewing U.S. Rep. Greg Casar of Texas, as convention speakers took the floor behind them.
In addition to the content they’re making and distributing via their own channels, influencers have also been built into the program itself, with each night of the convention featuring appearances from creators like Carlos Eduardo Espina, a 25-year-old nonprofit director, activist and lawyer with more than 10 million followers on social media. From the stage Wednesday night, Espina spoke of his immigrant parents’ decision to come the U.S.
The presence of both at the DNC shows how much the Harris campaign is attempting to meet them in similar ways and energize hard-to-reach voters who tend to tune out traditional media outlets. Blair Imani Ali, a former progressive activist who turned to content creation when she was unemployed in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, said she found she could mobilize people around social justice topics. She explains how to vote and how to become a poll worker as well as exploring race, ethnicity and nationality in America.
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