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.
Can You Trust Kurzgesagt Videos?
Kurzgesagt addresses whether viewers can trust its videos, describing its research process and how it handles older videos with errors or overstated claims.
‘If I Don’t Steal [Your Home] Someone Else Will’ Israeli Settler Justifies Forcible Takeover
A one-minute AJ+ clip of a Palestinian woman confronting an Israeli settler in Sheikh Jarrah over taking her family's home.
Noam Chomsky Thought Control In Democratic Societies NEW!
A lecture by Noam Chomsky on thought control in democratic societies, covering propaganda and manufacturing consent.
HyperNormalisation explained by Adam Curtis
A 30-minute edit of a conversation between Adam Curtis and Russell Brand in which Curtis explains HyperNormalisation and his ideas on individualism, power and real change.
Military Recruitment and Hollywood
Pop Culture Detective examines how the US military works with Hollywood, using the Independence Day sequel's Army recruitment tie-in as the starting point.
Millions of SUV, trucks have dangerous front blind zone
A local TV news investigation showing that many SUVs and trucks have a large blind zone directly in front, hiding children from the driver.
John C. Dvorak's Trolling Techniques
A one-minute clip in which columnist John C.
Reddit.com co-Founder Alexis Ohanian fires back at CNN and Anderson Cooper
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian responds in a short interview to Anderson Cooper's on-air criticism of Reddit over child exploitation content.
arrested
A friendlyjordies video on the legal fight between Jordan Shanks and then-Deputy Premier John Barilaro, including footage of the arrest of the creator by police.
Rutger Bregman tells Davos to talk about tax: 'This is not rocket science'
A short Guardian clip of historian Rutger Bregman at Davos telling attendees that the real issue is tax avoidance, not philanthropy schemes.
Trump mocks reporter with disability
A short CNN news segment reporting on Donald Trump mocking a New York Times reporter who has a chronic condition during the 2015 campaign.
GMO Advocate Says Monsanto's Roundup Safe to Drink, Then Refuses Glass
A CBC News clip in which GMO advocate Patrick Moore claims glyphosate, the key ingredient of Monsanto's Roundup, is safe to drink, then declines when offered a glass.
Trump Suggests Injecting Disinfectant Into The Body To Treat Coronavirus | MSNBC
MSNBC's clip of the April 2020 White House coronavirus briefing in which President Trump responds to a DHS presentation on disinfectants by musing about injecting disinfectant into the body.
What is Sinclair Broadcast Group?
A short Washington Post explainer on Sinclair Broadcast Group, the local TV owner that became widely known after a video showed its anchors reading an identical mandated script.
Newsroom : Warcraft Sequel Lets You Play A Character Playing Warcraft
An Onion News Network satire about a Warcraft sequel in which you play a character who is playing Warcraft, in a cramped dark apartment.
2004: Howard Dean's infamous yell
CNN clip of Howard Dean's loud yell at a 2004 Iowa campaign event, which gained wide notoriety.
Xi Refuses Mark Zuckerberg's Baby Naming Request
A one-minute Bloomberg report that Chinese President Xi Jinping declined to give Mark Zuckerberg's unborn child an honorary Chinese name.
Forensic Science: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
A John Oliver Last Week Tonight segment on how forensic science used in criminal trials is often unscientific.
PERM Fake Job Ads defraud Americans to secure green cards fo
A 2007 clip in which immigration attorneys describe how they help employers run classified ads designed not to find qualified American applicants, so they can secure green cards for H-1B workers.
CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protests
Footage of CNN reporter Omar Jimenez and his crew being arrested live on air while covering the Minneapolis protests after the killing of George Floyd.
House Hippo Commercial
A one-minute Canadian public-service spot about a house hippo, a hoax that makes the point that you should not believe everything you see on television.
Reality has a well-known liberal bias - Stephen Colbert at the White House Correspondents' Dinner
A one-minute clip of Stephen Colbert at the White House Correspondents' Dinner delivering the line that reality has a well-known liberal bias.
George Carlin on Conspiracies
A one-minute George Carlin clip on conspiracies, making the point that powerful people with shared interests need no formal conspiracy.
Boston bomb scare suspects press conference about Hair.
Press conference footage in which the suspects in the 2007 Boston Mooninite bomb scare answer questions about 1960s and 1970s hairstyles.