Kelsey Russell

Kelsey Russell, who calls herself the “media literate hottie,” is a media literacy influencer and co-host of First Stop News. She uses print media as the vehicle for promoting a natural sense of curiosity, improving media literacy and fostering emotional regulation when interacting with news.

This mantra comes to life on her TikTok page of over 100,000 followers where she dynamically reads different newspapers and magazines to her audience. By promoting an approach to new information from a state of curiosity and nostalgia, she hopes to make generations fall back in love with learning. Russell graduated from Boston University with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. She is originally from Atlanta, Ga.