Johnny Harris (journalist) explained

Johnny Harris
Birth Date:28 May 1988
Spouse:Isabel Harris
Children:2
Channel Name:johnnymangosteen
Channel Display Name:Johnny Harris
Years Active:2011–present
Subscribers:5.03 million
Views:542 million
Silver Button:yes
Silver Year:2019
Gold Button:yes
Gold Year:2021
Diamond Button:n
Stats Update:December 31, 2023

Johnny Harris (born May 28, 1988)[1] is an American YouTuber, filmmaker, and independent journalist, currently based in Washington, D.C.[2] Harris produced and hosted the Borders series for American news and opinion website Vox.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] He also created three videos for The New York Times.[9] Harris launched the company Bright Trip in 2019, which has video-based travel courses.[10]

Early life and education

Harris was raised as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in a small town in Oregon. He graduated from Ashland High School, in Ashland, Oregon. He served a two-year mission in Tijuana, Mexico and identified as a devout Mormon but has since left the church after the birth of his first son.[11]

Harris holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Affairs from Brigham Young University (2013) and a Master of Arts in international peace and conflict resolution from American University (2016).[12]

Career

Borders

From 2017 to 2019, Harris produced and hosted Borders, a documentary short film series on Vox that profiled sociopolitical issues in various border regions worldwide.[13] It was twice nominated for an Emmy Award.[14] The series was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, George Floyd riots, and budgeting considerations.[15] [16]

Season! rowspan="2"
EpisodesOriginally airedLocation(s)
First airedLast airedProducer
16 May 22, 2017October 14, 2017Vox Media Inc.Various
25July 11, 2018August 15, 2018Hong Kong
35November 22, 2018December 18, 2018Colombia
45June 26, 2019July 24, 2019India
5United States

YouTube

Harris's YouTube channel was set up in June 2011. Since the cancellation of Borders, Harris has continued to produce videos on international affairs, history, and geography with creative visual graphics, which he has published on his own channel.[17]

He has partnered with The New York Times as well as the World Economic Forum in producing videos.[18]

Harris has 5.05 million YouTube subscribers.[19] Some of his notable videos tackle topics such as wars, foreign relations, the metric system, Western Asia, North Korea, and the Pacific islands, and the history of colonization in the United States.

Harris has been criticized for biased reporting and misinformation for some of his videos by other YouTubers.[20] [21] [22] [23]

Freelance

On November 9, 2021, Harris was credited as the video producer on an opinion piece published to The New York Times, titled "Blue States, You're the Problem".[24] It later won an Emmy Award.[25]

CSIS.org

In his YouTube piece entitled "How to Start a War With a Flash Drive",[26] published on Feb 14, 2024, Johnny communicated that he used to work at the think tank called Center for Strategic and International Studies. He indicated that he had spent two years there during a previous interview.[27]

Personal life

Harris is married to Isabel "Izzy" Harris, with whom he has two sons.[28]

Harris is diagnosed with dyslexia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

His father-in-law is the captain of a ballistic missile submarine (SSBN).

References

Citations

Notes and References

  1. At the time 10:14 he reveals the date of his birth
  2. Web site: Johnny Harris . . July 24, 2019 . December 26, 2020 . July 12, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210712153543/https://www.vox.com/authors/johnny-harris . live .
  3. News: Schmidt . Christine . Explanatory video + engagement = How Vox's Borders series is humanizing the map and building local source networks . December 1, 2020 . . August 27, 2018 . May 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210526085733/https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/08/explanatory-video-engagement-how-voxs-borders-series-is-humanizing-the-map-and-building-local-source-networks/ . live .
  4. News: Scott . Caroline . Why Vox has been crowdsourcing for its latest international documentary series . December 1, 2020 . . August 30, 2017 . May 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210526085736/https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/why-vox-has-been-crowdsourcing-for-its-latest-international-documentary-series/s2/a709444/ . live .
  5. News: Scott . Caroline . How Vox expanded its network by crowdsourcing for its latest documentary series . December 1, 2020 . . August 23, 2018 . November 12, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191112095117/https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/vox-continues-to-expand-its-network-crowdsourcing-for-its-latest-documentary-series/s2/a726572/ . live .
  6. News: Llewellyn . Tom . Vox Borders cancelled: Why has the popular documentary series been axed? . December 1, 2020 . Reality Titbit . September 15, 2020 . May 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210526085733/https://www.realitytitbit.com/documentaries/vox-borders-cancelled . live .
  7. News: Schochet . Max . Behind the scenes of the Vox web series "Borders" . December 1, 2020 . Storybench . Northeastern University School of Journalism . March 11, 2020 . June 27, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210627165204/https://www.storybench.org/behind-the-scenes-of-the-vox-web-series-borders/ . live .
  8. News: Alumnus Spotlight: Johnny Harris . December 1, 2020 . BYU Political Science Blog . . March 9, 2016 . May 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210526085743/https://byupoliticalscienceblog.com/2016/03/09/alumnus-spotlight-johnny-harris/ . live .
  9. News: Harris . Johnny . Cottle . Michelle . September 21, 2022 . Opinion Inside the Completely Legal G.O.P. Plot to Destroy American Democracy . en-US . The New York Times . September 21, 2022 . 0362-4331 . November 20, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221120174528/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/21/opinion/republicans-democracy-elections-bannon.html . live .
  10. Web site: Bright Trip Inc. Launches Travel Industry's First Video-Based Travel Courses. April 13, 2021. PRWeb. December 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191223234736/http://www.prweb.com/releases/bright_trip_inc_launches_travel_industrys_first_video_based_travel_courses/prweb16787906.htm. live.
  11. Why I Left The Mormon Church. YouTube. June 11, 2021. June 11, 2021. March 18, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220318200905/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTMsfOcHiJg. live.
  12. Web site: Johnny . Harris . June 6, 2022 . Johnny Harris . LinkedIn.
  13. Web site: Borders . October 9, 2022 . . December 5, 2017 . en . June 24, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240624160626/https://www.vox.com/a/borders . live .
  14. Web site: Vox Earns 3 News and Documentary Emmy Award Nominations . . February 11, 2021 . en . July 26, 2018 . May 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210526085726/https://www.voxmedia.com/about-vox-media/2018/7/26/17619222/vox-news-documentary-emmy-award-nominations . live .
  15. Harris . Johnny . September 14, 2020 . Vox Borders is Canceled . YouTube . February 23, 2021 . September 20, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230920194441/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wILAAYhKQnY&t=201s . live .
  16. Web site: September 15, 2020 . Vox Borders cancelled: Why has the popular documentary series been axed? . October 20, 2022 . Reality Titbit . en-US . May 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210526085733/https://www.realitytitbit.com/documentaries/vox-borders-cancelled . live .
  17. Web site: Johnny Harris – YouTube. May 21, 2021. www.youtube.com. March 17, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220317090922/https://www.youtube.com/user/johnnymangosteen. live.
  18. Web site: How China Became So Powerful. www.youtube.com. January 28, 2021. June 21, 2023. June 24, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240624160647/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw-FLc7Z01Q. live.
  19. News: Johnny Harris YouTube Page . YouTube . January 18, 2023 . November 20, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221120212413/https://www.youtube.com/@johnnyharris . live .
  20. Web site: Johnny Harris: Faulty YouTube Journalism . . 12 July 2024 . 10 December 2023 . July 11, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240711071810/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-hGnlr42jQ . live .
  21. Web site: How Johnny Harris Rewrites History . . 12 July 2024 . 18 August 2022 . June 24, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240624160838/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAeoJVXrZo4 . live .
  22. Web site: Johnny Harris Is Wrong About Inflation . . 12 July 2024 . 30 December 2022 . July 11, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240711071812/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSCPqhYUoOY . live .
  23. Web site: Economist Fact-Checks Johnny Harris . . 12 July 2024 . 23 June 2023 . July 11, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240711071810/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyCaXPcDvng . live .
  24. News: Harris. Johnny. Appelbaum. Binyamin. November 9, 2021. Opinion Blue States, You're the Problem. en-US. The New York Times. November 10, 2021. 0362-4331. March 17, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220317135834/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html. live.
  25. Web site: September 30, 2022 . The New York Times Wins 5 Emmy Awards . October 7, 2022 . The New York Times Company . en-US . October 7, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007144749/https://www.nytco.com/press/the-new-york-times-wins-5-emmy-awards/ . live .
  26. Web site: How to Start a War With a Flash Drive. Feb 14, 2024. 25:52 min. Feb 14, 2024. YouTube.
  27. Web site: The reason we talk about history is because it affects people today. Feb 14, 2024. July 12, 2021. February 14, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240214233050/https://www.euruni.edu/blog/johnny-harris-youtube-influencer-film-producer/. live.
  28. Who Are We?!. YouTube. February 4, 2018. February 4, 2021. March 18, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220318201121/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_F8rXMgCaY. live.

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