Kevin Clark, Monday Feb. 2nd, 2025
In a groundbreaking shift in media access, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that “new media” would receive a dedicated front-row seat in the White House press briefing room. This decision—acknowledging independent journalists, podcasters, social media influencers, and content creators—signals a monumental shift in the balance of media power, reflecting a cultural reality that embodies The Global Network (GPN) has been building infrastructure and has site control in partner hubs in strategic Los Angeles County service planning areas.
This evolution in media access validates the rise of cultural coders—the very architects of digital influence who have replaced traditional gatekeepers in shaping public discourse, trends, and industry movements. GPN is not just a music and entertainment platform; it is a media powerhouse, designed to document, analyze, and report on the most important shifts in the creator economy, directly from the creators themselves. Now, GPN has a clear pathway to lead the future of creator economy journalism, delivering real-time, first-hand reporting from the top creators in the world.
Cultural Coders: The Journalists of the Creator Economy
For years, the creator economy has been misunderstood, underestimated, and un-derserved by traditional media outlets. Legacy platforms—anchored in outdated industry norms—struggled to grasp the seismic impact of independent creators, digital entrepreneurs, and social influencers who are reshaping global media consumption. While traditional media fixated on reporting from a distance, Artist Live Global Village has always been embedded within the very culture it reports on. GPN’s’s cultural coders, a term coined by Big Bob Francis, aren’t just content creators or influencers—they are the frontline documentarians of this new economy.
Imagine an ecosystem where:
✅ Exclusive Interviews → GPNdirectly interviews top digital creators, YouTubers, TikTok stars, podcasters, and platform innovators, providing raw, unfiltered insight into the creator economy.
✅ Live Coverage → GPN reports in real time on major creator economy events, from streamer awards to platform algorithm shifts, ensuring audiences receive information straight from those shaping the culture.
✅ Creator-Led News → Instead of legacy media interpreting creator trends from the outside, GPN’s cultural coders deliver authentic, first-hand narratives directly to the public.
✅ Platform Influence → As the creator economy becomes bigger than Hollywood, GPN’s is uniquely positioned to bridge the gap between mainstream recognition and digital-first influence.

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