PickVidsBest Media, journalism & propaganda Videos
The 334 Media, journalism & propaganda videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 2 introductory, 2 intermediate, 330 for a general viewer, and 0 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are a commentary. What they share is that something that already happened gets one reading. Channels you will keep seeing include LastWeekTonight, Innuendo Studios, CNN.
Vaccines and Autism: A Measured Response
hbomberguy's long video dissects the anti-vaccine movement, analyzing Andrew Wakefield's fraudulent MMR-autism study, the media's role and Wakefield's loss of his license.
Oswald Acted Alone: JFK Assassination Solved (Part 1 of 2)
The first part of a long two-part video series by historian Sean Munger arguing, with citations, that Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated President Kennedy and acted alone.
President Trump: How & Why...
Jonathan Pie delivers a satirical rant just after the 2016 US election, blaming the political and media establishment for the rise of Trump.
People & Power - On a wing and a prayer
An Al Jazeera English People & Power investigation from 2010 into safety problems with the Boeing 737NG, featuring whistleblowers on cracking parts, hand-made structural components and an alleged cover-up.
Predatory Lending: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on payday loans and predatory lending, covering how they trap borrowers and target the elderly and military.
This is Extremely Dangerous to Our Democracy
A short supercut showing many Sinclair-owned local news anchors reading the same scripted warning about biased news, word for word.
Sinclair's Soldiers in Trump's War on Media
A Deadspin compilation of local news anchors at Sinclair-owned stations reading the same scripted message about irresponsible one-sided news.
The Alt-Right Playbook: Always a Bigger Fish
Innuendo Studios' Alt-Right Playbook episode, drawing on Corey Robin's The Reactionary Mind, argues that conservatism defends hierarchy and a shrinking in-group.
Colonel JD AI Codec Conversation MGS2 HD
The final codec conversation from Metal Gear Solid 2, in which the AI 'Colonel' explains that the Patriots filter out junk information and curate truth for humanity.
What 40,000 Videos Tell Us About The Trending Tab
Coffee Break analyzes about 40,000 videos from seven months of YouTube's trending tab.
Opioids III: The Sacklers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on the Sackler family and how they have handled opioid lawsuits.
WOKE BRANDS
hbomberguy examines whether a product can be truly progressive, looking at brands that adopt social causes in their marketing, with the Gillette ad as a prompt.
The Alt-Right Playbook: Introduction
The introduction to Innuendo Studios' video essay series on the rhetorical tactics of the alt-right.
Carbon Offsets: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
A Last Week Tonight segment explaining carbon offsets, what they claim to do, and how they may worsen climate change.
The Secret Chinese War for Your Opinion!
Serpentza, a Westerner living in China, describes Chinese influence efforts abroad and the cultural conflict between Shen Yun and Confucius Institutes.
Timeshares: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on timeshares covers how people get sold into them, why they are so hard to leave, and the exit-company scams that target owners trying to get out.
Veritasium: A Story of YouTube Propaganda
Tom Nicholas critiques Veritasium's sponsored video on driverless cars, using it to examine YouTube sponsorships, science-channel credibility and how statistics and misinformation can be used in branded content.
Noam Chomsky on Propaganda - The Big Idea - Interview with Andrew Marr
A 1996 BBC interview in which Noam Chomsky explains his propaganda model of the media to Andrew Marr, including how filters shape what journalists report and the role of self-censorship.
Mike Arrington at Startup School 08
Mike Arrington of TechCrunch speaks at Startup School 2008 about how to get press coverage for a startup and how to respond to it.
Adam Ruins Everything - The Truth About the McDonald's Coffee Lawsuit
An Adam Ruins Everything segment on the real facts of the McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit, covering the severity of the burns and the corporate PR campaign that painted it as frivolous.
8/28/2006 Peter Schiff On Kudlow & Co: Predicts The US Economic Collapse
A 2006 television appearance in which Peter Schiff warns on Kudlow & Co about the housing bubble and an approaching US economic collapse.
Charlie Brooker's Newswipe 25/03/09
A clip from Charlie Brooker's Newswipe in which a forensic psychiatrist argues that intense news coverage of school shooters encourages copycat attacks, alongside Brooker's satire of formulaic news reporting.
Navy pilots describe encounters with UFOs
A 60 Minutes segment in which Navy pilots describe encounters with unidentified aerial phenomena, ahead of a report due to Congress.
Unlocking UAP Mysteries: Economics, Aliens, and The Great Filter | Merged EP0109
A 146-minute Merged Podcast episode in which UAP researcher Ryan Graves talks with economist Robin Hanson about UFOs.