# Creators Pounce on Midterm Elections, Hoping to Win New Viewers and More Dollars

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/creators-pounce-on-midterm-elections-hoping-to-win-new-viewers-and-more-dollars/
- Published: 2026-11-03T15:20:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T23:51:48+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/creators-pounce-election-night-katie-couric-piers-morgan-1236938328/
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Entertainment, Music, Politics, World

## Key points

- Independent journalists are livestreaming midterm election coverage.
- Hosts hope to win viewers, subscribers and advertisers.
- 58% of US adults see social media as key for news.

## Summary

Independent journalists and former television news presenters are preparing to livestream coverage of the US midterm elections, seeking audiences alongside traditional broadcasters. Their shows promise more direct, less producer-curated commentary, while giving the hosts and platforms a chance to attract subscribers, advertisers and revenue.

Planned coverage includes streams from MeidasTouch, Chuck Todd and Chris Cillizza, Piers Morgan, Jim Acosta and Katie Couric, and Don Lemon; C-SPAN will also simulcast programmes from The Young Turks and Patrick Bet-David. A Pew survey found 58% of US adults see social media as an important way to keep up with news, up from 43% in 2022, while 13% now call it their most important source, compared with 5% then.

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