

1787: Sound of Freedom, Tim Ballard & Underground Railroad: Anna Merlan and Tim Marchman of Vice News
Jul 13, 2023
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Anna Marlin and Tim Ballard: Former Employees of OUR
02:41 • 3min
The Pro-Trafficking Pro-Pedophilia Constituency Is Zero
06:08 • 2min
Tim Ballard and Oh, You Are
08:14 • 2min
The Rise and Fall of OUR
10:37 • 2min
Tim Ballard and Oh, You Are
13:02 • 4min
The Importance of Clarifying the Record
16:50 • 2min
Liliana's Story Is an Argument for the Need for a Border Wall
18:49 • 3min
The Importance of Reporting as Fact
22:02 • 3min
The Importance of Faking Rescues
24:39 • 2min
The Importance of Fairness in Missions
26:25 • 3min
The Misrepresentation of Sex Workers
29:47 • 2min
Tim Ballard and OUR's Efforts Might Create Demand for Trafficking Victims
31:46 • 3min
The Killing of a Trafficker
34:17 • 2min
The Differences Between the Truth and the Movie
36:02 • 2min
Inside a Mysterious Antisex Trafficking Group
37:40 • 2min
The Elizabeth Elizabeth Smart Organization and Tim Ballard
39:32 • 1min
The Importance of Aftercare in Anti-Trafficking
41:01 • 5min
The Role of Sexual Exploitation in Thailand
46:14 • 2min
The Fallout Between Elizabeth Smart and Tim Ballard
48:27 • 2min
How to Find Out if an Organization Is Spending Too Much on Its Operations in Central America
50:06 • 2min
The Story of Ouar's International Operations
52:20 • 2min
The Mormon Church Cares About Financial Transparency and Informed Consent
54:32 • 2min
The Investigation of Tim Ballard
56:21 • 3min
The Importance of OUR in the Making of a Power Broker Celebrity
59:01 • 3min
The Importance of Sound of Freedom
01:02:18 • 2min
The Importance of Bringing Home the Gravity of Child Abuse
01:04:34 • 3min
The Importance of Accountability in Our Community
01:07:09 • 3min
Tim Ballard Steps Away From Ouur
01:10:20 • 2min
Operation Underground Railroad and Anti-Trafficking
01:12:49 • 2min
The Importance of Direct Hands-on Work With Survivors
01:14:31 • 3min
Anti-Trafficking Group With Long History of False Claims Gets a Solid Moment
01:17:47 • 5min
Tim Ballard's Reporting on the Lilyana Situation
01:22:59 • 2min
The Sound of Freedom: A Reporter's Guide
01:25:11 • 4min
The False Storyline of Indiana Jones
01:29:03 • 3min
The Critics of Sex Trafficking
01:32:12 • 2min
The Importance of Awareness
01:33:52 • 3min
The Third Wave of Stranger Danger
01:36:30 • 4min
The Stranger Danger Hype
01:40:02 • 2min
The Misrepresentations in the Movie Sound of Freedom
01:41:43 • 2min
The Story of Earl Buchanan
01:43:24 • 3min
The Case of Tim Ballard and Damian Moore
01:45:58 • 4min
Tim Ballard and Jim Cavissel Interviewing Steve Bannon
01:49:51 • 2min
The Story of Monte Cristo by Tim Ballard
01:51:38 • 4min
The Sound of Freedom
01:55:49 • 2min
Paul Hutchinson: A New Name for the Movie
01:57:33 • 3min
The Earl Buchanan Abduction
02:00:12 • 4min
The Seven-Year Gap Between 2006 and 2013
02:03:46 • 2min
The Story of Sound of Freedom
02:06:06 • 4min
The Movie Is a Merger of Stories
02:10:33 • 4min
The Falsehood of the Paul Doomed Story
02:14:16 • 2min
Who Knew the Story Line Was False?
02:16:27 • 2min
The Importance of Human Trafficking
02:18:37 • 4min
The Cost of Crowdfunding a Movie
02:22:12 • 5min
The Story of Ballard Verastigian Cavenis
02:26:56 • 3min
The Ballads Attorney's New
02:29:29 • 2min
The LDS Church's Promotional Movies
02:31:01 • 2min
Tim Ballard's Resignation From Ouar
02:33:19 • 2min
Elizabeth Smart's Disagreement With Tim Baller
02:35:06 • 2min
The True Hero Isn't Tim Ballard
02:37:15 • 2min
The Disorganized Volunteer Program at Ouar
02:39:37 • 3min
The Importance of Mormon Stories in the Outreach Department
02:42:20 • 4min
The Disturbing Truth About OUR
02:46:30 • 2min
The Importance of an HR Staff in Non-Profits
02:48:03 • 2min
The Politics of Aftercare
02:50:21 • 4min
What Made Me Leave OUGR?
02:54:17 • 5min
The Disappointment of Tim Ballard From Operation Underground Railroad
02:59:41 • 4min
The Fear-Mongering Effect of Tim Ballard on Human Trafficking
03:03:12 • 4min
Tim Ballard and the Rise of the Mormon Church
03:06:43 • 3min
The Negative Costs of Tim Ballard's Film Sound of Freedom
03:09:17 • 2min
Mormon Stories and the Open Stories Foundation
03:11:21 • 4min
The Art of Flundering Media Rights
03:15:27 • 4min