In our last deep dive of season 4, we explore the world of YouTube drama channels alongside one of the category’s most prominent creators, Kristi Cook AKA Spill Sesh.

We first give some background on Kristi and her channel before looking at the history of drama channels and how they operate. We finish by exploring the relationship between drama channels and traditional media, how they impact each other, and share our opinions on what the future of internet culture reporting looks like.

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Timestamps:

2:52 Intro

3:58 Who is Spill Sesh & the background on her channel

11:55 The history & origins of drama channels

24:17 Why drama channels became so popular 

37:35 Why people lost trust in drama channels

46:40 The role of drama channels vs. traditional media

57:22 The future direction of drama channels

Resources:

https://centennialworld.com/def-noodles-labels-himself-comedian-minimises-importance-internet-culture-reporting/ 

https://centennialworld.com/def-noodles-twitter-permanent-suspension-future-internet-culture-reporting/ 

https://centennialworld.com/tea-channel-spill-sesh-reveals-identity-after-five-years-anonymity-kristi-cook/ 

https://centennialworld.com/youtube-beauty-drama-community-mourn-death-here-for-the-tea/