growing affinity younger viewers have for so-called  creators  and other figures who find connections on social and digital media platforms. One-fifth of U.S. adults regularly get news on TikTok, according to a Pew Research Center survey from August, 2026 - a statistic that is the same as in 2025 but up from a mere 3% in 2020. Pew also recently found that the share of Americans who say they prefer to get news from television decreased to 28% in 2026 from 34% in 2025, while the share who prefer to get news from social media increased to 19% from 14% in that same time period.

Fox News has been paying more attention to creators, podcasters and digital experts. The company's alliance with the conservative  Ruthless  podcast, for example, continues to expand. On Election Night,  Ruthless  will host a three-hour livestream from a Washington, D.C. bar, airing between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. eastern on both Fox Nation and Fox News Digital. Brett Cooper, who gained a profile with a YouTube show from The Daily Wire, is now a Fox News contributor who also leads her own digital program via Fox Corp. sibling Red Seat Ventures.

Sports-TV powerhouse ESPN has also tapped young, digital savants in a bid to find younger audiences. The Disney sports-media outlet hired Omar Raja, creator of the popular  House of Highlights  account on Instagram in 2020. Since that time, he has even made appearances on ABC's pre-Oscars red carpet show. Katie Feeney, who developed her own popular sports-focused social-media accounts while in college, joined ESPN in 2025.

 There is definitely an opportunity to reach a new audience  for Fox News' properties, says Eccleston.  We know we can do that on digital and social. 

DePetro knows how to get behind the scenes at Fox News because she has worked there. She logged stints as an overnight production assistant for  Fox   Friends,  and later helped supervise the show's green room, where guests and personalities stay until the time arrives to go on air. As part of her job, she has met athletes, entertainers and world leaders. DePetro met Fox News' Perino in the green room after reading the anchor's book,  Everything Will Be Okay.  After a mentoring session, Perino offered her a position as her assistant. Over two years, DePetro helped Perino build a presence on social media.

Perino has  been an incredible mentor, advocate and friend who saw something in me before I saw it in myself,  says DePetro.

DePetro will juggle other tasks as well. She is also working on  The Vow,  a Fox Nation dating series hosted by Chris Harrison, who once led  The Bachelor  on ABC. She is also the co-founder of Pizza to Pews, an initiative that encourages young people across the country to come to church and make friends. Her new role is aimed at helping Fox News create new bonds as well.

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