diff --git a/snscrape/base.py b/snscrape/base.py
index 714e23e..37ab12d 100644
--- a/snscrape/base.py
+++ b/snscrape/base.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import abc
+import dataclasses
+import datetime
 import functools
+import json
 import logging
 import requests
 import time
@@ -8,7 +11,28 @@ import time
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class Item:
+def _json_serialise_datetime(obj):
+	'''A JSON serialiser that converts datetime.datetime and datetime.date objects to ISO-8601 strings.'''
+	if isinstance(obj, (datetime.datetime, datetime.date)):
+		return obj.isoformat()
+	raise TypeError(f'Object of type {type(obj)} is not JSON serializable')
+
+
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class _JSONDataclass:
+	'''A base class for dataclasses for conversion to JSON'''
+
+	def json(self):
+		'''Convert the object to a JSON string'''
+		out = dataclasses.asdict(self)
+		for key, value in out.items():
+			if isinstance(value, _JSONDataclass):
+				out[key] = value.json()
+		return json.dumps(out, default = _json_serialise_datetime)
+
+
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class Item(_JSONDataclass):
 	'''An abstract base class for an item returned by the scraper's get_items generator.
 
 	An item can really be anything. The string representation should be useful for the CLI output (e.g. a direct URL for the item).'''
@@ -18,7 +42,8 @@ class Item:
 		pass
 
 
-class Entity:
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class Entity(_JSONDataclass):
 	'''An abstract base class for an entity returned by the scraper's entity property.
 
 	An entity is typically the account of a person or organisation. The string representation should be the preferred direct URL to the entity's page on the network.'''
diff --git a/snscrape/cli.py b/snscrape/cli.py
index c279aa7..2ccd9c0 100644
--- a/snscrape/cli.py
+++ b/snscrape/cli.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import argparse
 import contextlib
 import datetime
 import inspect
-import json
 import logging
 import requests.models
 # Imported in parse_args() after setting up the logger:
@@ -226,26 +225,6 @@ def configure_logging(verbosity, dumpLocals_):
 	rootLogger.addHandler(handler)
 
 
-def json_serialise_datetime(obj):
-	if isinstance(obj, (datetime.datetime, datetime.date)):
-		return obj.isoformat()
-	raise TypeError(f'Object of type {type(obj)} is not JSON serializable')
-
-
-def namedtuple_to_dict_recursive(obj):
-	# Convert a NamedTuple to a dict; also converts NamedTuples in its values to dicts
-	if (isinstance(obj, tuple) and hasattr(obj, '_asdict')) or isinstance(obj, dict):
-		if isinstance(obj, tuple):
-			obj = obj._asdict()
-		for key, value in obj.items():
-			obj[key] = namedtuple_to_dict_recursive(value)
-		return obj
-	elif isinstance(obj, (tuple, list)):
-		return type(obj)(namedtuple_to_dict_recursive(value) for value in obj)
-	else:
-		return obj
-
-
 def main():
 	setup_logging()
 	args = parse_args()
@@ -256,7 +235,7 @@ def main():
 	with _dump_locals_on_exception():
 		if args.withEntity and (entity := scraper.entity):
 			if args.jsonl:
-				print(json.dumps(namedtuple_to_dict_recursive(entity), default = json_serialise_datetime))
+				print(entity.json())
 			else:
 				print(entity)
 		if args.maxResults == 0:
@@ -267,7 +246,7 @@ def main():
 				logger.info(f'Exiting due to reaching older results than {args.since}')
 				break
 			if args.jsonl:
-				print(json.dumps(namedtuple_to_dict_recursive(item), default = json_serialise_datetime))
+				print(item.json())
 			elif args.format is not None:
 				print(args.format.format(**item._asdict()))
 			else:
diff --git a/snscrape/modules/facebook.py b/snscrape/modules/facebook.py
index 1bae599..0e3e58b 100644
--- a/snscrape/modules/facebook.py
+++ b/snscrape/modules/facebook.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import bs4
+import dataclasses
 import datetime
 import json
 import logging
@@ -11,7 +12,8 @@ import urllib.parse
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class FacebookPost(typing.NamedTuple, snscrape.base.Item):
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class FacebookPost(snscrape.base.Item):
 	cleanUrl: str
 	dirtyUrl: str
 	date: datetime.datetime
@@ -23,7 +25,8 @@ class FacebookPost(typing.NamedTuple, snscrape.base.Item):
 		return self.cleanUrl
 
 
-class User(typing.NamedTuple, snscrape.base.Entity):
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class User(snscrape.base.Entity):
 	username: str
 	pageId: int
 	name: str
diff --git a/snscrape/modules/instagram.py b/snscrape/modules/instagram.py
index 357c4e4..8afc15c 100644
--- a/snscrape/modules/instagram.py
+++ b/snscrape/modules/instagram.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import dataclasses
 import datetime
 import hashlib
 import json
@@ -10,7 +11,8 @@ import typing
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class InstagramPost(typing.NamedTuple, snscrape.base.Item):
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class InstagramPost(snscrape.base.Item):
 	cleanUrl: str
 	dirtyUrl: str
 	date: datetime.datetime
@@ -27,7 +29,8 @@ class InstagramPost(typing.NamedTuple, snscrape.base.Item):
 		return self.cleanUrl
 
 
-class User(typing.NamedTuple, snscrape.base.Entity):
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class User(snscrape.base.Entity):
 	username: str
 	name: typing.Optional[str]
 	followers: int
diff --git a/snscrape/modules/reddit.py b/snscrape/modules/reddit.py
index 4f6d322..892cbbf 100644
--- a/snscrape/modules/reddit.py
+++ b/snscrape/modules/reddit.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import dataclasses
 import datetime
 import logging
 import re
@@ -13,7 +14,8 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 # Most of these fields should never be None, but due to broken data, they sometimes are anyway...
 
-class Submission(typing.NamedTuple, snscrape.base.Item):
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class Submission(snscrape.base.Item):
 	author: typing.Optional[str] # E.g. submission hf7k6
 	created: datetime.datetime
 	id: str
@@ -27,7 +29,8 @@ class Submission(typing.NamedTuple, snscrape.base.Item):
 		return self.url
 
 
-class Comment(typing.NamedTuple, snscrape.base.Item):
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class Comment(snscrape.base.Item):
 	author: typing.Optional[str]
 	body: str
 	created: datetime.datetime
diff --git a/snscrape/modules/telegram.py b/snscrape/modules/telegram.py
index 5e83917..e566f70 100644
--- a/snscrape/modules/telegram.py
+++ b/snscrape/modules/telegram.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import bs4
+import dataclasses
 import datetime
 import logging
 import re
@@ -11,7 +12,8 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 _SINGLE_MEDIA_LINK_PATTERN = re.compile(r'^https://t\.me/[^/]+/\d+\?single$')
 
 
-class LinkPreview(typing.NamedTuple):
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class LinkPreview:
 	href: str
 	siteName: typing.Optional[str] = None
 	title: typing.Optional[str] = None
@@ -19,7 +21,8 @@ class LinkPreview(typing.NamedTuple):
 	image: typing.Optional[str] = None
 
 
-class TelegramPost(typing.NamedTuple, snscrape.base.Item):
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class TelegramPost(snscrape.base.Item):
 	url: str
 	date: datetime.datetime
 	content: str
@@ -31,7 +34,8 @@ class TelegramPost(typing.NamedTuple, snscrape.base.Item):
 		return self.url
 
 
-class Channel(typing.NamedTuple, snscrape.base.Entity):
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class Channel(snscrape.base.Entity):
 	username: str
 	title: str
 	verified: bool
diff --git a/snscrape/modules/twitter.py b/snscrape/modules/twitter.py
index f5f7bae..9b8c078 100644
--- a/snscrape/modules/twitter.py
+++ b/snscrape/modules/twitter.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import bs4
+import dataclasses
 import datetime
 import email.utils
 import itertools
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 _API_AUTHORIZATION_HEADER = 'Bearer AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANRILgAAAAAAnNwIzUejRCOuH5E6I8xnZz4puTs=1Zv7ttfk8LF81IUq16cHjhLTvJu4FA33AGWWjCpTnA'
 
 
-class Tweet(typing.NamedTuple, snscrape.base.Item):
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class Tweet(snscrape.base.Item):
 	url: str
 	date: datetime.datetime
 	content: str
@@ -49,39 +51,45 @@ class Medium:
 	pass
 
 
-class Photo(typing.NamedTuple, Medium):
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class Photo(Medium):
 	previewUrl: str
 	fullUrl: str
 	type: str = 'photo'
 
 
-class VideoVariant(typing.NamedTuple):
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class VideoVariant:
 	contentType: str
 	url: str
 	bitrate: typing.Optional[int]
 
 
-class Video(typing.NamedTuple, Medium):
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class Video(Medium):
 	thumbnailUrl: str
 	variants: typing.List[VideoVariant]
 	duration: float
 	type: str = 'video'
 
 
-class Gif(typing.NamedTuple, Medium):
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class Gif(Medium):
 	thumbnailUrl: str
 	variants: typing.List[VideoVariant]
 	type: str = 'gif'
 
 
-class DescriptionURL(typing.NamedTuple):
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class DescriptionURL:
 	text: str
 	url: str
 	tcourl: str
 	indices: typing.Tuple[int, int]
 
 
-class User(typing.NamedTuple, snscrape.base.Entity):
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class User(snscrape.base.Entity):
 	# Most fields can be None if they're not known.
 
 	username: str
diff --git a/snscrape/modules/vkontakte.py b/snscrape/modules/vkontakte.py
index 2684be1..89fa63c 100644
--- a/snscrape/modules/vkontakte.py
+++ b/snscrape/modules/vkontakte.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import bs4
 import collections
+import dataclasses
 import datetime
 import itertools
 import logging
@@ -11,7 +12,8 @@ import urllib.parse
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class VKontaktePost(typing.NamedTuple, snscrape.base.Item):
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class VKontaktePost(snscrape.base.Item):
 	url: str
 	date: datetime.datetime
 	content: str
@@ -20,7 +22,8 @@ class VKontaktePost(typing.NamedTuple, snscrape.base.Item):
 		return self.url
 
 
-class User(typing.NamedTuple, snscrape.base.Entity):
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class User(snscrape.base.Entity):
 	username: str
 	name: str
 	verified: bool
diff --git a/snscrape/modules/weibo.py b/snscrape/modules/weibo.py
index c5106b2..69f7256 100644
--- a/snscrape/modules/weibo.py
+++ b/snscrape/modules/weibo.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import bs4
+import dataclasses
 import datetime
 import logging
 import snscrape.base
@@ -10,7 +11,8 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 _userDoesNotExist = object()
 
 
-class Post(typing.NamedTuple, snscrape.base.Item):
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class Post(snscrape.base.Item):
 	url: str
 	id: str
 	user: typing.Optional['User']
@@ -29,7 +31,8 @@ class Post(typing.NamedTuple, snscrape.base.Item):
 		return self.url
 
 
-class User(typing.NamedTuple, snscrape.base.Entity):
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class User(snscrape.base.Entity):
 	screenname: str
 	uid: int
 	verified: bool