What the rise of creators like Emma Schurink says about the future of social media careers

What the rise of creators like Emma Schurink says about the future of social media careers

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. The rapid growth of the creator economy has changed how younger generations approach work, visibility, and even career building. What was once dismissed as casual social media use has evolved into a professional ecosystem where creators manage audiences, produce content across multiple platforms, and adapt in real time … Read more

WGA Slams Scott Pelley’s Firing and CBS News’ ‘Cruel and Needless Layoffs’

WGA Slams Scott Pelley’s Firing and CBS News’ ‘Cruel and Needless Layoffs’

The head of the Writers Guild of America East union blasted Paramount-owned CBS News for recent “cruel and needless layoffs,” its firing of “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley and the shutdown of CBS News Radio. In a message to members Thursday morning, WGA East president Tom Fontana decried the “assaults on CBS News, an institution … Read more

Trump administration has separated dozens of children from their parents again, AP finds

Trump administration has separated dozens of children from their parents again, AP finds

Eleven-year-old Ederson Galicia Alva had just stepped off the plane and into the Miami airport’s dim hallways when federal agents pulled his mother aside for questioning. Again. Panic welled up. His excitement at soon being back at recess with his Florida classmates fell away. Would the government take her away again? This was not his … Read more

Hermanos Gutierrez Announce New Album ‘Los Ojos del Cóndor’

Hermanos Gutierrez Announce New Album ‘Los Ojos del Cóndor’

The sibling instrumental duo will release their new album Los Ojos del Cóndor via Easy Eye Sound in September In a world of trending TikTok dances and short attention spans, the existence of a duo like Hermanos Gutiérrez is almost radical. Their instrumental-only sound is complex but infinitely listenable, with live shows that command a trance-like focus … Read more

‘Bone Valley’ Announces Season 5 ‘The Devil’s Quarry’

‘Bone Valley’ Announces Season 5 ‘The Devil’s Quarry’

Bone Valley returns for Season Five with “The Devil’s Quarry,” an eight-part investigative true-crime series from longtime Rolling Stone contributing writer Paul Solotaroff. The new installment, which was selected for the 2026 Tribeca Festival, is slated to release on June 10. Solotaroff’s five-year investigation into a hunter’s discovery of the bones of a 12-year-old girl … Read more

Oman walks a tightrope amid Trump’s threats to ‘blow them up’

Oman walks a tightrope amid Trump’s threats to ‘blow them up’

Up until last week, it would have been unthinkable that a partner and mediating stalwart like Oman would be a target in Washington. Yet, here we are. President Donald Trump, in a characteristically offhand remark during a cabinet meeting, warned that Oman would “behave just like everybody else, or we’ll have to blow them up.” … Read more

Granada Hills senior Rafayel Masumyan commits to University of Evansville

Granada Hills senior Rafayel Masumyan commits to University of Evansville

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Granada Hills senior Rafayel Masumyan has committed to continue his basketball career at the University of Evansville, where he is expected to join the men’s basketball program following his graduation. Photo courtesy of Rafayel Masumyan. Senior season and recognition The 6-foot-7 guard recently completed his senior season at … Read more

Trump’s legislative losing streak continues, as his grip on Congress weakens

Trump’s legislative losing streak continues, as his grip on Congress weakens

Democratic opponents of Donald Trump’s war with Iran tried seven times to pass a measure to severely restrict the president’s war powers, and seven times, Republicans balked. Two weeks ago, however, there was a breakthrough: Four GOP senators broke ranks and helped Democrats advance a war powers resolution through the upper chamber. This week, in … Read more

‘I love it’: Trump and his team push a mixed message on the status of the ‘slush fund’

‘I love it’: Trump and his team push a mixed message on the status of the ‘slush fund’

As this week got underway, the Trump administration made an unexpected announcement: It had agreed to back off plans for a $1.766 billion compensation fund, which had been condemned by members of both parties as a “slush fund.” A day later, during congressional testimony, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed that the scheme was no … Read more