Tips for Video Journalists: Johnny Harris Explains It All

#PressFreedomCon2019
Johnny Harris, Senior Video Journalist at Vox and creator of "Vox Borders"'s full workshop on "The Power of Visuals" at the 3rd International Freedom of the Press Conference in Israel, initiated by The Jerusalem Press Club.

[@yellow.phonexr8287]

I wasn’t interested in pursuing Journalism until Johnny Harris

[@uk6728]

Me tho

[@Journal_Haris]

Same

[@suzankadel5484]

me too

[@MrRightZM]

Me too

[@Aditya.S1]

Same, actually the so called news instilled the wrong understanding of journalism

[@AmeliaHeldt]

This is SO informative, I can’t believe this is just out on the net for free

[@surajkumar-gx6gf]

😂😂

[@FoodXBert]

Exactly 💯

[@nkanyisoinnocentkhwane3752]

24:00 Visuals are gold 49:40 Johnny Harris cine signature 57:00 Visual Anchors ⚓ 1:03:42 Give audience a story promise 1:06:00 Bridges/Context with B-roll 1:14:30 Write to the visuals

[@leea3531]

Harris is a genius . A lot people just haven’t found his videos

[@americancrimejournal]

Agree. I'm one of those. The very first video I watched (or listened to first as it played while I was driving)... it wasn't a subject or even matter I really was invested in or interested in. Then something got me hooked and it was just so real.

[@rahulmukundan1245]

Yes

[@SpricesExist]

Harris' videos have superb editing, sound, and music They're also generally well researched

[@johnpauldiodati9421]

His videos are good and informstive but the dude seems to love China and communists.

[@tayonotes]

This is Gold for me personally. His breakdown just totally created a pathway for what I will like my channel to be. Thank you!!!

[@prajjwal_mishra]

This is pure gold. I'd pay to get access to such insights. Sad to see so few views on this video. Very valuable insights by Johnny Harris and his experiences.

[@bsauce4879]

ikr

[@mgrein93]

Looks like you can pay for his insights now ;-) Patreon supporters get a look behind the scenes and the scripts, and he said he plans to go into more detail on his website "Bright Trip" in the future

[@commander-fox-q7573]

Crazy how then a 6 minute video was considered too long and now a 6 minute video is considered too short

[@aaronboyle789]

I’ve been following Johnny Harris for a while and this is absolutely incredible!!! So much Great Content!

[@ConradRichardson]

Agreed!

[@exzelzo]

I'm a simple guy, I see Johnny Harris - I press like

[@timfletcher7547]

The strange thing is that I have no connection to journalism, but I share his obsession with Switzerland and thought "why not?"

[@charliepmaxwell]

This is so so informative! Thanks to you all and Johnny for making this available for free. Learned a lot and am excited to put it to use!

[@d3r3kyasmar]

Thankful for Johny Harris in everything he do.

[@MisbahuelHamza]

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this. Thank you for sharing it with us, free of charge.

[@AdilNazer]

KZbin should work on its algorithm.

[@emanuele.gualandri]

This video is gold

[@abcdefg91111]

It might get more views. It just got recommended to me . And i am so thankful

[@user-wm2ex3qj7s]

Jonny Harris is genius, i like his work

[@uniquechannelnames]

Hey good to see you bro, cant believe this ha s such little fews. Of all the KZbinrs I've seen and watched, ever since watching your Borders Series to now your own channel, I just believe you can be one of the great journalists of this generation. Your video's asthetics have alwats been amazing. Sry for fanboyingout lol, but all I'm saying is I'm rooting for you hard man becauseof the important stories you bring to the world in an engaging way in such an aesthetic way. Much love brother!

[@LeoPetri]

Thank you for posting this presentation! Really amazing to have watched it

[@NeverMindCedric]

What I believe would be a great addition is, if it is possible having subtitles what the questions were he answered from the audience. Best regards, I enjoyed listening to it.

[@aninjaguardian]

Damn Johnny's out doing seminars and workshops. Gotta respect him for it, the man knows his stuff.

[@gogolaygo1903]

The last time i sat through a 90 minutes lecture was in uni lol... and i'm not even in journalism. This applies to all forms of storytelling, not a minute went by that i didn't learn something. Fascinating...

[@DangArif]

This is GOLD! I learned a lot. Thanks!

[@stratospheric-tv]

Really, really great stuff! Huge thanks to Johny for being so incredibly generous with his knowledge and insight and for the Jerusalem Press Club for sharing it all with us.

[@victorfernandez0079]

This is super awesome guys! Thank you so much

[@SudhirPatil]

Thank you for this❤💖

[@TheThinkersBible]

This is simply and directly presented yet very powerful. The discussions around journalistic ethics are important. Hopefully the journalists asking those questions are aware that they themselves need to ask themselves the same questions and are making the same tradeoffs as Johnny Harris even though they’re in a different mode of journalism than he is. And hopefully they will have the same standards of accuracy and integrity that they are holding him to.

[@TheKnowledgeSubway]

What a mind blowing video if someone is going to start as a KZbinr or a Video Content Creator. Thanks a ton.

[@martinbenitez13]

I want to create a documentary-style series on KZbin, and this opportunity couldn't have come at a better time

[@AkshayPallikkara]

One and half hours of packed information with zero ads

[@heyJordanParker]

That was more than excellent!

[@ameiyee9346]

This is so educational.

[@richbrookshire]

This is a masterclass 💛

[@AllPurposeBaked]

This should be behind a $300 paywall and he gave it away for free. It’s a goldmine of information. Fantastic human being right here.

[@Ladendonotclick]

Nice... you helped evolve my Channel. " I'm not the best at anything I'm just driven" as a content creator I would say this video is a must to watch for anyone that's thinking of starting their own Channel. Thank you from Laden a up-and-coming KZbin content creator

[@GeorgeNicola]

For those who want to hear just the "scripts"part is here: 55:05

[@shotsontaylor]

This was very good insight into his process.

[@cachebar1599]

I've noticed from myself that I have no patience with videos with an intro that's longer than 40 seconds. You have 40 seconds to tell me why I should listen to you. I just found out about your work and have been binge-ing your videos ever since.

[@3zam656]

Wow. Really your analysis is great and I love this kind of video where someone explains why something has succeeded and make a great reach.❤❤ Looking for more videos like this and I hope that youtube algorithms also will help and recommend more videos like your analysis of the explainer videos of john harris.❤❤ Also, your presentation is great and the animatoin of it is smooth 😲and I love it❤ and hope that the youtube algorithms will recommend me more videos with great hooks in the beginning like yours. Please KZbin Algorithms don't let me down.

[@stianchrister]

wild how they're supposedly so rigorous, but his videos are full of logical holes.

[@nicopico1998]

He is a legend

[@martinharris4416]

What an amazing video

[@bhuvaneshs.k638]

He's the best

[@kobold0190]

How dare those people to walk around during the presentation? 🤯 and even onto the stage?!?

[@christopherllobrera8574]

Same question

[@samuelvelero]

I would say the stage ones are photographers

[@romualdasstanenas8925]

The best educational platform in the world. Yep. Excellent!

[@phannhatanh4692]

- They change the normal model to a new one in which they hire curious people and let them know their job, the facilitator/ editor helps them to surround with what they are not good at -> new creators can wear many hats - Aesthetic matters even in the news. It hooks people in and watches for a long time because it's compelling and fun to watch - The process: Sign up form to ask people what they should cover -> research already and have enough information instead of reading through the internet - Formula : visual anchor and bridge

[@bastianrivero]

Dope

[@miguelhernandez6733]

I submitted a subtitles and never got uploaded. Anyway, good video

[@kassie04]

Holy grail tier video

[@zackfair4332]

Funny that I discovered vox in 2017 through the Syria video and it's until now their only video that's on my liked videos playlist

[@elliothartleyuk]

Learned a lot. Congrats to Johnny for doing this!

[@noran5604]

Hi .I watch your clips .fantastic .informative .i request you to watch Entire history of the Persian Achaemenid Empire (550-330) History Time Best wishes .from Iran

[@SocPro]

43:50 - What Production Takes?

[@owlnyc666]

I would like to see VOX news on Cablevision 😉

[@owlnyc666]

How can I incentivize KZbin?

[@owlnyc666]

The question I have to ask myself is whether I would pay five dollars a month to watch Vox News?😉🤔

[@owlnyc666]

What were the causeS of the collapse, hyperinflation in Venezuela? 🤔😉

[@owlnyc666]

A picture is worth a thousand words, a video, video anchor is worth 1,000,000,000 words?🤔

[@saisiddhartha5375]

Wtt....

[@dicksonwells4836]

I need a similar educational video like this. Please leave a link for me to watch

[@riverdeep399]

Johnny Harris' channel is a good place tow start. :)

[@togasurf]

I'm not a vloger. But I use vlog format for my documentary films- Tony 2020

[@jsmedia7328]

This is like finding a pieces of gold nugget

[@VisualsbyAnthony]

Hey there! Since this video is all about video journalism, I couldn't help but wonder if anyone here is running a channel similar to Harris, where they explain various cases or if there are any content creators in this space (documentaries/journalism). I'd love to lend a hand - I'm a video editor myself, so if you need any assistance, feel free to drop a comment below.

[@tshabalala7]

Johnnylism

[@ziad.mp4]

Big fan of Johnny, but I'm bummed that he spoke in an active occupation state

[@dwebb1935]

Re: the topic of researching Chinese encroachment on Hong Kong: I wonder if your sources ever revealed to you the number of businesses here in Hong Kong that jumped on the tourist bandwagon and sought to encourage mainland Chinese tourism to Hong Kong, for the sake of Hong Kongers' own quick monetary gain. And the number of locals here who have not hesitated to sell their own real estate to Chinese mainlanders looking to live in Hong Kong, simply because those foreign investors were cash rich. So these people who are lamenting the encroachment of mainland China in HK essentially sold out their own city, and stood to profit from it. I hope that gives context to your sources and your fact-finding.

[@dwebb1935]

www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1269772/big-mac-loses-prime-slot-make-chain "The Big Mac has been priced out of Hong Kong's most exclusive shopping strip to make way for yet another retailer eyeing the wallets of cashed-up mainlanders. Despite McDonald's being the world's largest chain of hamburger restaurants, it still could not afford the rents in Causeway Bay's Russell Street, and has been forced to move out. Operated by McDonald's Corp, the restaurant opened on the first floor of 8 Russell Street in 2006." Story in SCMP from 2013

[@SocPro]

55:15: How to select the topic of your video out of millions of ideas? Choose a story that actually needs a visual. Reject everything else

[@unknown-fs3hj]

Johnny I wanna meet you someday

[@UnderstandingOthers789]

Note to self: watch this later

[@Ali_Abidi]

9:00

[@hswigart111]

i disagree KZbin should be a free for all 42:00

[@Me-hg7dl]

1:05:42

[@ankitgautam2059]

2:10

[@sr.g7543]

Ohara send here

[@japotishvideos6610]

Johnny is my favourite youtuber. He inspired me to make my own videos...I just posted a video on maps and the Japan sea if anyone is interested :)

[@user-eu9ht5me5j]

apart from Vox being heavily left-leaning, I do enjoy their contents.

[@onee]

I have a tip for journalists (interviewers). Just shut up and listen. Too many journalists nowadays feel the need to talk the entire time. While in reality people are interested in the person who is being interviewed, not the interviewer. Unless you do it in a "narrator" style kinda like Johnny Harris.

[@rawbebaba]

First tip, when a group of billionaires tells you they'd like to sponsor a video for you, you say hell yeah and produce a video that they want you to where you get to pretend they are gonna save the world

[@md.muzahedulislamrifat5982]

Make videos about HOW ISRAEL OCCUPIED PALISTINE

[@jonawontdoit]

What the heck hes at IDC

[@harshitguy]

Full sappot harris bhai👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨⚛️🛐🔯🕉️👉🏿👈🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿❤️

[@AmpersandVibe]

Yaa . man bhai

[@preenan5123]

harris bhai proud of you

[@yashtiwari6702]

Harris bhai zindabad

[@Mike-wi6ho]

i swear this video is just basic knowledge broken down into millions of words

[@ChristianThueringer]

fully agree!

[@shotgunwillieUS]

Great stories. Great teaching. But VOX needs to learn more about fact checking. 😳🤡🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@korpakukac]

Wonder how different this would be since Vox cancelled him

[@auwei]

sorry but that you get the same money per kilick is fair as it is, not theire fault they create content effortlss compared to you!

[@mapperofalthistory03]

Lol didn’t wonder that he for israel

[@mapperofalthistory03]

Now he lost his neutrality in journalism

[@TheContrariann]

Without providing sources and credits its just plagiarism with fancy graphics

[@jeremybarriga9266]

CHUMP

[@nanduvasanthakumar4692]

FUCK KZbin ALGORITHM!!!

[@sfbluestar]

Johnny Harris' work is good but has too much pre-positions: China=bad; capitalism=bad; poor=victim; people=good, government=bad... His videos are too predictable.

[@rudrapratapsinha8880]

Yes

[@TheThinkersBible]

Well unfortunately quite often those things actually are true. Johnny tends to focus on the stories you don’t hear on mainstream news, stories that the protagonists in those scenarios find uncomfortable. There are always stories about how nice China is as a market of 1 billion people and how capitalism is all about individual merit - the other sides of the story are the areas that genuinely need correction and without this kind of reporting the abuses that happen never get corrected. All the corrections to those abuses and other problems happen because they’re reported on in a way that makes it clear they’re important issues to address.

[@bethr8756]

What in the world is he talking about?