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.
Homeschooling: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on homeschooling, focusing on how little regulation exists in many US states.
I Got Bribed By Casinos, But I Exposed Them Instead
Coffeezilla recounts being offered a $20k bounty to expose a Counter-Strike skin casino, then investigates and finds a different story.
Sponsored Content: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
A Last Week Tonight segment on sponsored content in local news.
Gerrymandering: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
A Last Week Tonight episode segment in which John Oliver explains gerrymandering, how lawmakers reshape voting districts to shift political power.
Crypto CEO Accidentally Describes Ponzi Scheme
Coffeezilla reacts to Sam Bankman-Fried's explanation of yield farming on the Odd Lots podcast, arguing he effectively described a Ponzi scheme.
Music on Reality TV is Insanely Manipulative
Tantacrul analyzes how stock music in reality TV uses blunt, repeated tropes to manipulate viewers, comparing it to nature documentaries.
Hypernormalisation | Full Documentary | Adam Curtis
Adam Curtis's 2016 BBC documentary arguing that politicians, financiers and technologists retreated into a simplified, fake version of the world because reality became too complex.
KGB defector Yuri Bezmenov's warning to America (1984)
A short clip of former KGB defector Yuri Bezmenov in 1984 describing Soviet ideological subversion of Western societies.
Cicret Bracelet DEBUNK
Captain Disillusion debunks the Cicret Bracelet, a crowdfunded wearable that claimed to project a touchscreen onto the wrist.
David Bowie Criticizes MTV for Not Playing Videos by Black Artists | MTV News
A 1983 interview clip in which David Bowie questions MTV VJ Mark Goodman about why the channel played so few videos by black artists.
Marketing to Doctors: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
A Last Week Tonight segment on how pharmaceutical companies spend billions marketing drugs to doctors.
The CIA is a Terrorist Organization
A Second Thought video arguing that the CIA is responsible for serious crimes, coups and unrest around the world, with historical examples and further reading.
KGB defector Yuri Bezmenov's warning to America
A clip of a 1984 interview with KGB defector Yuri Bezmenov describing Soviet ideological subversion and demoralization of a target society, uploaded with a politically charged framing.
Sinclair's script for stations
A short compilation of dozens of local news anchors at Sinclair-owned stations reading the same scripted promo about biased and fake news.
Дворец для Путина. История самой большой взятки
Alexei Navalny's team investigation into a vast palace allegedly built for Putin, including the history of the bribes behind it.
America's Great Divide: Steve Bannon (first interview) | FRONTLINE
The full, long-form FRONTLINE interview with Steve Bannon, recorded in 2019 for the documentary series on the Obama-to-Trump era.
Navy pilots recall “unsettling” 2004 UAP sighting
A 60 Minutes segment in which Navy pilots Dave Fravor and Alex Dietrich recount their 2004 encounter with the 'tic tac' UAP during training with the USS Nimitz group.
"Pyramid UFO" - NEW FOOTAGE. It's Just Bokeh, not a Pyramid
Mick West shows new night-vision reference footage indicating the Navy's supposed flying pyramid UFO is just an out-of-focus light, likely a plane near LAX, rendered triangular by bokeh.
Why your 'Carbon Footprint' Is A Lie | Climate Town
Climate Town argues that the personal carbon footprint idea shifts blame to individuals and traces it to oil company marketing, urging collective and political action.
We Went To North Korea To Get A Haircut
Two Australian YouTubers travel to North Korea and get a haircut while examining how Western media sensationalizes stories about the country.
Martin Shkreli on Drug Price Hikes and Playing the World’s Villain
A VICE interview with Martin Shkreli about the 5000 percent price hike on a drug for AIDS-related infections and his role as the world's villain.
Patents: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on patents and patent trolls, explaining how stockpiled patents and lawsuit threats burden businesses.
Jordan Peterson | ContraPoints
ContraPoints' long-form video response to Jordan Peterson, critiquing his ideas including his use of the term postmodern neo-Marxism.
Former KGB Agent Yuri Bezmenov Explains How to Brainwash a Nation (Full Length)
A long interview with former KGB agent Yuri Bezmenov describing what he calls ideological subversion, a process of demoralizing a nation.