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Leaving Institutions To Go Independent
- Johnny left institutional journalism (Vox and a canceled Fox show) and launched his own YouTube channel as a full-time job.
- He risked losing institutional support but gained creative freedom to make personal, ranty, and varied videos.
Freedom Comes With Lost Editorial Push
- Running your own channel removes institutional rigor and oversight, which increases freedom but also removes daily editorial push.
- Johnny misses being surrounded by journalists who pushed him to go deeper on stories.
Getting Ground Footage Remotely
- Johnny described sourcing ground footage remotely for a Liberia video by asking a friend to connect him with someone on the ground.
- He received videos from that local contact and felt the energizing connection to real-world visuals again.