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Social media influencers

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An in-depth reporting project of the Spartan Newsroom

Smartphones with social media profiles for Maxine Waters, Kim Kardashian West, Alexis Res, Card B and Donald Trump sit on a counter.
Social media influencers
St. Germain is a carollinneur at the Beaumont Tower at Michigan State University.

Q&A: Matt St. Germain spreads positivity

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Social media influencers
York Project uses social media to target specific demographics for their clothing lines. They also post hip and trendy photos to appeal to their customers.

Social media is changing how businesses market to customers

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Social media influencers
English junior Laurielle Martin works with a hair client. Martin uses social media to promote her business.

Students use social media to build beauty business

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Social media influencers

MSU senior connects black students via Snapchat

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Social media influencers
Employees of Jackson National Life deliver holiday presents to charity.

Companies turn to social media to share their CSR efforts with consumers

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Officers Michael Lapham and Avery Lyon sit at the computer together

Local police use social media to build better relationships with community

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Social media influencers
Phil Williams & Han train at Powerhouse Gym

Male body-image pressure increases with influence from social media

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Social media influencers

Q&A: How you can build and maintain a social media platform with Magdalena Urbaniak

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Social media influencers

How does the public see social media influencers?

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Social media influencers

MSU social media: Strategies behind the posts

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About this project

Social media influencers

Who are social media influencers and how exactly do they influence others? As social media use continues to grow, the Spartan Newsroom takes a look at how individuals can be affected by these influencers, what it takes to become one, and many other aspects of this growing trend.

Project team

Patricia Davis, team leader
Kelsey Clements
Amy Davis
Sakiya Duncan
Brittany Flowers
Ally Hamzey
Amari Nichols
Kevyn Roberts
Jonathan Shead
Sasha Zidar

Jeremy Steele, faculty adviser

This project was reported during fall 2017 in the JRN 400: Spartan Digital Newsroom.

Social media influencers

St. Germain is a carollinneur at the Beaumont Tower at Michigan State University.
Q&A: Matt St. Germain spreads positivity

This content is no longer publicly available from Spartan Newsroom.

Explore this series:
  • Social media is changing how businesses market to customers
  • Students use social media to build beauty business
  • MSU senior connects black students via Snapchat
  • Companies turn to social media to share their CSR efforts with consumers
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