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  "id": 841210,
  "title": "An ‘influencer’ degree? Colleges bet on content creator major as critics question its value",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/an-influencer-degree-colleges-bet-on-content-creator-major-as-critics-841210",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T04:23:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/college-degree-influencer-major-content-creator-c7522cdde7d61c7305b54df6effd03ff"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ask a teen what they want to be when they grow up, and there’s a fair chance being an influencer is on their list. Digital media and the people who star in it have been cultural mainstays for teens’ entire lives, so creating social media, video or podcast content seems a natural,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}