Chris Vazquez didn’t set out to become a content creator. As a student, he loved English class. When a teacher suggested that students who enjoyed English should check out the school’s broadcast journalism program, he gave it a try — and quickly found his passion. Producing TV news packages gave him what he described as “an adrenaline rush from chasing down sources, uncovering new information and figuring out how to synthesize it all in ways that felt digestible and creative.” That interest led him to Northwestern University, where he began experimenting with YouTube explainers and short documentary-style pieces while also grappling with heavy questions such as mainstream media’s responsibility to cover overlooked stories, protect vulnerable sources and hold the powerful accountable. Following college, Vazquez joined The Washington Post as a video intern during a period when the TikTok team — led by creator Dave Jorgenson — was in the midst of astronomical audience growth.…