Johnny Harris, an Emmy-winning journalist and YouTube creator, teams up with his business partner Iz Harris, a savvy CEO, to share their journey of building a successful news empire on YouTube. They discuss winning an Emmy with the NY Times, leaving Vox, and lessons learned in journalism. Fascinating insights on crafting compelling visual narratives, the significance of clarity in communication, and their innovative production processes reveal secrets to their viral success. Plus, they touch on the ethical challenges of sponsorship in the fast-evolving content landscape.

Johnny Harris is an Emmy-award winning journalist known for his incredible work on his self-named channel as well as with Vox and the New York Times. You can check it out here. We discussed him leaving the Mormon church, identity, journalism, online criticism & what it takes to make it. Timestamps 00:00 – Intro 00:48 – The "Johnny" Effect 05:36 – What Johnny Learned From the Mormon Church 12:06 – Johnny’s Regrets from the Church 14:30 – An Inconvenient Paradox 17:26 – Johnny on Leaving the Church 19:57 – Independent Journalism 22:40 – Online Criticism 38:15 – Seasons of Work & Seasons of Rest 54:38 – Johnny’s Daily Routine 1:03:45 – Online Validation 1:10:43 – Johnny’s Advice for Creators 1:22:04 – Concluding Thoughts ~~~~~~~ ⁠⁠⁠My Newsletter 🍦⁠⁠⁠ Support this podcast by ⁠⁠⁠shopping Cœur⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠My instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Check out this podcast on YouTube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠The subreddit for this podcast

Video journalists Cleo Abram and Johnny Harris discuss the shift towards independent journalism, the impact of social media on news consumption, and the challenges and opportunities in the creator-led media landscape. They explore ethics in journalism, the evolution of independent creator journalism on YouTube, and the importance of transparency in advertising while maintaining journalistic credibility.

Sometimes we get it in our heads that we need certain things to grow our channel. But honestly, there are a lot of things that contribute to channel growth that creators overlook - that are far more effective in the long run. We are going to talk about those things today.  Links in This Episode (So Many) Discovery Call: https://videocreators.com/seven-signals/discovery-call/  Viva La Dirt League: https://www.youtube.com/@VivaLaDirtLeague Ryan George: https://www.youtube.com/@RyanGeorge The Comments Section with Brett Cooper: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCommentsSection Dude Perfect: https://www.youtube.com/@dudeperfect Jordan B Peterson: https://www.youtube.com/@JordanBPeterson  Johnny Harris: https://www.youtube.com/@johnnyharris  CaseyNeistat: https://www.youtube.com/@casey Van Neistat: https://www.youtube.com/@vanneistat Colin and Samir: https://www.youtube.com/@ColinandSamir Stephanie Wittek: https://www.youtube.com/@stephwittek Joshua Weissman: https://www.youtube.com/@JoshuaWeissman  Primal Branding: https://www.amazon.com/Primalbranding-Create-Zealots-Company-Future/dp/1451655312  Building a Story Brand: https://www.amazon.com/Building-StoryBrand-Donald-Miller/dp/B0B31R6M6Y/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3J2QFGNWWGFL1&keywords=story+brand+donald+miller&qid=1671556718&s=books&sprefix=story+brand+%2Cstripbooks%2C116&sr=1-1 Storyworthy: https://www.amazon.com/Storyworthy-Engage-Persuade-through-Storytelling/dp/1608685489  Power Tip: Steps for using Story: https://videocreators.com/steps-for-using-story-to-build-a-deep-and-lasting-connection-with-your-audience-feat-matthew-dicks-ep-279/   JOIN THE POD SQUAD AFTER-PARTY IN VOLLEY: We love answering questions, hearing your feedback, and discussing each podcast episode with you and hundreds of other creators in our video chat Volley space. Join us here: https://videocreators.com/podsquad LEAVE A VOICE MESSAGE: Have comments, reactions, questions, a YouTube tip to share, or just want to say hi? Leave a voice message for us and we may use it in an upcoming podcast episode. https://www.speakpipe.com/videocreators

Travel vlogging duo Iz & Johnny Harris discuss challenges of balancing work and travel, transitioning gear for vlogs, media organization tips, storytelling importance in filmmaking, and their journey with music production.