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# Journalists are trading newsrooms for creator-economy careers, Media Leader finds
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/journalists-are-trading-newsrooms-for-creator-economy-careers-media-leader-finds/
- Published: 2026-10-22T16:06:19.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T16:06:19.000Z
- Description: The Media Leader’s Jack Benjamin reports that journalists who built careers in traditional publishing are leaving it for the creator economy, citing Marina Hyde and Goalhanger as examples of the shift.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Creators, Jack Benjamin, Journalists leaving publishing for creator economy

**Why it matters.** Publishers lose bargaining power over star talent as audiences and ad dollars follow journalists to independent creator platforms.

*Signal from* [*uk.themedialeader.com*](https://uk.themedialeader.com/?ref=medianexis.com) *·* [*Jack Benjamin*](https://www.medianexis.com/tag/by-jack-benjamin/) *·* [*read the original*](https://uk.themedialeader.com/journalists-who-built-careers-in-traditional-publishing-are-leaving-it-for-the-creator-economy/?ref=medianexis.com)*.*