Axios: Google is funding The Young Turks “to launch an online course called TYT Academy that focuses on the creation of digital-first local news.”
Axios' Newsletter: 3. Scoop: Google's next news investment:
Why it matters: The investment is part of YouTube's $25 million commitment to news efforts, which is part of the $300 million Google News Initiative that was announced in 2018.
Our thought bubble: The videos, which have already been posted online for about two months for this course, appear to be non-partisan, but it's notable that YouTube is investing in a course from TYT, which has a progressive bent.
Link to the videos in question uploaded, but unlisted, so far: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qyKqVCxL_0&feature=youtu.be&list=PLTpcK80irdQjRsozuZvvF3HAQXHQRU8Qy
"Progressive bent" is putting it lightly as to the truth of how steeped in partisanship and thus how untrustworthy TYT is. I've randomly chosen a video to take a listen. Tell me if you think this appears "to be non-partisan", as noted by Axios:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHUYh86JueE&list=PLTpcK80irdQjRsozuZvvF3HAQXHQRU8Qy&index=5 – 1:32 onwards:
And also pay attention to the power dynamics in the story you're doing. Is the institution dominated by straight, white dudes? Your story should reveal that kind of inequity, not reflect it. Find knowledgeable sources among groups that have been disenfranchised by the institutions you're covering. They know stuff.
This matters as Google is funding a nakedly partisan organization to create an educational video series on journalism. This may end up being used in classes and so forth.
Submitted February 11, 2020 at 09:47AM by Resmuh
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