Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign has embraced Generation Z-style social media as a way of reaching the youth vote.
This priority was most on display during the Democratic National Convention last week. The Democratic Party brought about 200 “content creators,” or influencers mostly in their 20s with varying social media followings, to the convention and enticed them with free merchandise, seating, food and drink, exclusive interviews, and, of course, parties.
Criticism of the influencer approach has come especially in comparison to the limited privileges given to journalists at the DNC. In addition to seating and access discrepancies, concerns abound over influencers replacing actual journalists. It is not surprising to see Harris, with her running-mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), make untraditional and dishonest choices this election season. But, just like a…
