Johnny Harris Vox
- Multi-Instrumentalist, composer, producer, and sound engineer, living in Vancouver, Wa. Has worked exclusively on videos with; Google, The New York Times, NBC, Vox.
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Mar 12 2021
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A story about Johnny Harris, propaganda and misinformation on YouTube.
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I'm Johnny (the guy in the vid) So cool to see some interest around this story. How I got my job as a video maker at Vox. I'd love to hear other people's stories.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:40 1. A Journalist Who Hates the News
03:48 2. 'How China Became So Powerful'
08:31 3. The World Economic Forum, the Davos Summit and the 'Great Reset'
15:40 Surfshark VPN Spot
17:19 4. Brand Deals, Sponsorships and Misinformation
22:44 5. From Journalism to Propaganda
29:13 6. The Golden Age of Misinformation
Some Copy about the Video for the YouTube Algorithm
In this month's video, we're looking at a couple of videos by journalist Johnny Harris (Vox Borders), particularly a recent video by Harris called 'How China Became So Powerful', which was produced in partnership with the World Economic Forum (WEF). I use the story of Johnny Harris' partnership with the WEF as a jumping-off point for discussing the growing tide of propaganda and misinformation on social media sites such as YouTube.
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In particular, I'm interested in using the example of Harris as a means of discussing the various dangers of independent journalism coming into contact with the so-called 'influencer economy' and how this might leave such journalism open to distortion by bad actors.
Along the way, we also touch upon what the shady activities of the World Economic Forum (organisers of the annual Davos Summit in which Heads of State meet with representatives from some of the richest corporations in the world) and their current initiative the 'Great Reset', which has been jumped upon by conspiracy theorists but is actually a vague attempt to rebrand capitalism as being able to solve inequality and the climate emergency (rather than being their cause).
We also very briefly touch upon the notions of 'shareholder capitalism' and 'stakeholder capitalism' which Harris discusses in his 'How China Became So Powerful' before considering what Harris' partnership with the World Economic Forum might have in common with attempts by the Chinese Government to spread its own propaganda on this platform.
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Johnny Harris Vox Borders
“Impetuous is like, the best way to put it. We were just reckless kids. We didn’t really know what we were getting ourselves into. It goes into a broader philosophy that kick- started this whole thing for me, which was taking risks and then making those risks fuel your desire to fulfill. We graduated, we moved to DC. I didn’t have a job lined up. I just knew that I had to figure something out, because there’s no other option. I had a child and a wife who was recovering from birth. There was that sense of urgency, because I had gotten myself into a position where not doing anything, or not having success wasn’t really an option, I had to figure something out.” – Johnny Harris, Host and Creator of Borders on Vox.com
Johnny Harris is a filmmaker and journalist, known for his super famous Vox series Borders. He and his wife Lizzie gave birth to their first child around the time they were graduating from college. They graduated with about $1,300 in the bank and moved to Washington DC to pursue their careers. The rest, you’ll learn on this episode.
Johnny is currently still based in Washington DC where he makes web videos for Vox.com. He reports on interesting trends and stories, both domestically and around the world. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways. He has a BA in international relations from Brigham Young University and a master’s in international peace and conflict resolution from American University.
Johnny Harris Vox Borders
He brings all of that background, as well as his filmmaking skills and journalism skills to his new series called Borders, which follows Johnny to 11 countries; from the North Pole to the northern shore of Africa to the Himalayas of Nepal, Johnny travels to these borders to tell their origin story, the human stories behind the lines on a map. Johnny shares candidly the beginnings of his career, how about $1,300 made do, the mistakes he made, the jobs he held and where he’s headed next.
You can follow Johnny on YouTube, as well.