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.
Organ & Body Donations: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
A Last Week Tonight segment on organ and body donation, covering where donations actually go, how donated bodies are used and sold, and problems in organ transplant programs.
CIA Officer Frank Snepp Discusses Planting Stories in Vietnam
Former CIA officer Frank Snepp describes how, working in Vietnam from 1969 to 1975, he planted stories in major newspapers to support Agency goals.
Why are people mean on Twitter? - Smarter Every Day 214
Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day examines how bad actors and bots use Twitter, drawing on the released Russian IRA dataset and interviews.
How China Is Changing Your Internet | The New York Times
A New York Times video on how China's sheltered internet produced a new breed of apps, centering on WeChat's all-in-one model combining payments, social and services.
60 Minutes, Navy pilots describe encounters with UFOs: BUSTED!
Thunderf00t critiques a 60 Minutes segment in which Navy pilots describe UFO encounters, arguing the footage has mundane explanations and has been debunked.
Dr. Oz and Nutritional Supplements: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment takes on Dr.
Inside China's 'thought transformation' camps - BBC News
A 2019 BBC News report by John Sudworth, who was given rare access to the secure facilities in Xinjiang where more than a million Muslims are thought to be held.
Air Traffic Control: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment covers the working conditions of US air traffic controllers and the understaffing, outdated equipment (including floppy disks) and funding structure of the FAA.
Congressional Fundraising: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
A Last Week Tonight segment on how much of a member of Congress's job is now fundraising.
Prediction Markets: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment examines prediction markets such as Polymarket: the legal and moral questions, weak regulation, and insider trading and manipulation concerns.
Food Safety: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
A Last Week Tonight segment on food safety in the US.
Coal: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on coal examines the industry, its executives and its treatment of miners, and includes the coverage of Robert Murray that led to a lawsuit.
Putin's Revenge: Julia Ioffe (interview) | FRONTLINE
A full FRONTLINE interview with journalist Julia Ioffe on Putin and alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US election.
Journalism: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
A Last Week Tonight segment on the decline of the newspaper industry and what it means for journalism, including local reporting.
Locksmith ripoffs: Hidden camera investigation (Marketplace)
CBC Marketplace investigates locksmith scams in the Greater Toronto Area.
The Lobby P1: Young Friends of Israel l Al Jazeera Investigations
The first part of an Al Jazeera undercover investigation into the Israel lobby in Britain, covering efforts to influence youth groups and the National Union of Students, including a smear campaign against its president.
This is Cuba's Netflix, Hulu, and Spotify – all without the internet
A Vox report on El Paquete Semanal, the weekly offline bundle of shows, music and news that is smuggled and sold in Cuba.
Inside Hong Kong’s cage homes
A Vox Borders explainer on Hong Kong's housing crisis, the least affordable market in the world, and the tiny cage homes and subdivided flats people squeeze into.
The British Museum is full of stolen artifacts
A Vox explainer on how many of the British Museum's treasures were taken during British imperial rule, focusing on the Benin Bronzes and requests for their return.
Pentagon officially released 'UFO' videos: BUSTED (Part 3)
Thunderf00t goes through the three UFO videos released by the Pentagon and offers mundane explanations for each.
Tech Monopolies: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
A Last Week Tonight segment on tech monopolies, their hidden harms and possible remedies such as antitrust reform.
Multiple local news stations say the same thing verbatim
A short compilation showing many local news anchors across different stations reading the same scripted statement verbatim.
Wikipedia co-founder: I no longer trust the website I created
UnHerd interviews Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger, who explains why he no longer trusts the site he helped create.
Noam Chomsky Stumps Andrew Marr
A three-minute clip of Noam Chomsky in an exchange with BBC journalist Andrew Marr about media filtering and self-censorship.