Johnny Harris

Johnny Harris is an American News YouTuber and independent journalist. He was a Senior Video Producer at Vox from 2014 to 2020, where he created his documentary series Vox Borders.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzwfWzGmCnw After leaving the company, he continued his work on his personal YouTube channel, creating long-form videos about various subjects in the areas of domestic and foreign affairs.
==Personal life==
Harris was raised in a Mormon family, living in a small town in Oregon. Though, him and his wife, have since rejected Mormonism. He holds a BA in international relations from Brigham Young University and an MA in international peace and conflict resolution from American University. He works on Vox.
==Controversy==
On March 12, 2021, Tom Nicholas uploaded Johnny Harris: A Story of YouTube Propaganda,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dum0bqWfiGw a response to Harris’ How China Became So Powerful,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dum0bqWfiGw&t=230s Nicholas described this video as “frankly alarming,” especially because of “the behind-the-scenes reasons,” why it was made.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dum0bqWfiGw&t=105s In his video, Harris discussed “stakeholder capitalism,” which involves corporations considering their impact on people and the environment.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dum0bqWfiGw&t=326s At the end of his video, Harris announced that he partnered with the , who pioneered stakeholder capitalism.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw-FLc7Z01Q&t=903s
Harris watched Nicholas’s video, and commented that it raised “useful points about ethics and journalism in a YouTube context.” He argued that he may disagree with Nicholas about “where the ethical line is in journalism.” Harris also stated that the video was the product of him having read a pre order copy of Stakeholder Capitalism, (a book by Peter Vanham and Klaus Schwab, the founder of the WEF)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw-FLc7Z01Q&t=917s and pitching the WEF on sponsoring a video. Harris stated that the WEF “didn’t have any creative or editorial influence,” over his video.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dum0bqWfiGw&lc=Ugy_PTOyWJtbYepZcdN4AaABAg
Nicholas replied asking Harris how he obtained an advance copy of Stakeholder Capitalism, saying that it seemed “unlikely [the WEF were] sending out advance copies of books to YouTubers.” He pointed out that an amended version of the video script appeared on the WEF website, and that it features Harris and Peter Vanham as authors.https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/01/after-the-rise-of-the-west-and-asia-we-need-a-better-form-of-capitalism Nicholas stated that it might “seem convenient” that he happened to approach the WEF asking if they wanted to sponsor a video at just the right time for it to launch alongside the Davos Agenda PR campaign, a campaign where the WEF had specifically been looking to expand its reach on YouTube. After Harris confirmed that the WEF paid for his video, Nicholas asked why Harris did not use the “Contains Paid Promotion” banner required by YouTube’s terms of service and many countries.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dum0bqWfiGw&lc=Ugy_PTOyWJtbYepZcdN4AaABAg.9L-xFUxieeS9L00SMWNHvv
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