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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The new mainstream media: Internet personalities

Once “alternative” media figures like Joe Rogan, Steve Bannon, and Charlie Kirk are winning bigger audiences than legacy media and becoming the new mainstream.

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By Madeleine Brand • Dec 18, 2024 • 1 min read

Once “alternative” media figures like Joe Rogan, Steve Bannon, and Charlie Kirk are winning bigger audiences than legacy media and becoming the new mainstream.

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