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

This mantra comes to life on her TikTok page of almost 100K 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 BA in sociology and is originally from Atlanta, Georgia.

Russell briefed National Press Foundation fellows in February 2025: News Influencer Kelsey Russell on What Journalists Can Learn from Content Creators.