Hasan Piker Shares Why He'll Never Take His Political Commentary Show to a Legacy Media Company

3 months ago

Hasan spoke to THR at The New Fame Creator A-List event about what's on his social media feed, where he finds inspiration in the current political climate and why he plans to keep his political commentary show on digital media instead of moving to a legacy media company.

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00:00What's on your social feed right now? What kind of content are you consuming?

00:03Oof. The collapse of America. That's the kind of content I'm consuming every day, non-stop.

00:11Being a political content creator, what's your reaction to this political moment that we're in,

00:16and how do you try to inspire your audience to step towards a brighter future?

00:21The most inspirational thing for me and the most hopeful thing for me is whenever I attend protests

00:28and rallies and things of that nature, seeing solidarity in action out in the real world

00:32is some of the few moments of hope that I see.

00:36Being surrounded by people that have the same values, recognize right from wrong,

00:43recognize that things are not all right at a time when it feels like a lot of people

00:47are just kind of sleepwalking through this process has been very inspirational.

00:51What's the path you see for yourself? Do you think you'll always stay in the digital space

00:56and on social media, or would you ever transition into having a show on traditional media?

01:01No, I'll be on digital, because for me, I have unlimited editorial control, unlimited freedom,

01:08as long as I stay within the confines of the terms of service established,

01:11whereas if I was a part of a legacy publisher, there are a lot of limitations to what I can say

01:18and what I can do. And right now, we're in an unprecedented moment where I, from my living room,

01:26from my studio, actually command the attention of a larger audience than many television networks do,

01:30especially in the 18 to 35 demographic. So I don't really see any reason to make that transition anymore.

01:36There is a move in the direction of digital, as opposed to pivoting to legacy media.

01:42And it does feel, to me, like legacy media is falling behind significantly,

01:46and that's why there's more outreach to digital content creators nowadays.

01:50Like, you got Midas Touch's Adam Mockler, who's on CNN as a panelist,

01:55is a regular occurring guest at this point. You have Anna Kasperin from The Young Turks.

01:59You have Emma Vigeland from The Majority Report also going on MSNBC and CNN.

02:05So, like, they're coming to us more than ever to also participate in that conversation.

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