The News2Share cofounder, Ford Fischer, is revolutionizing news coverage.
0:00 - News2Share: primary source documentary platform
4:30 - How CNN used Ford’s Jan 6 footage
6:50 - Impact of primary source footage on policing
8:20 - Why you should film the police
10:08 - Covering the "Take Our Border Back" convoy
13:05 - What makes a clip go viral?
13:45 - The Jan. 6 to Border Convoy pipeline
14:45 - Ford’s Jan. 6 observations
17:27 - The vague and shifting standards of video platforms
22:55 - Selective media coverage of extremism under Biden vs. under Trump
25:02 - Charlottesville deep dive
36:35 - FOSTA/SESTA protests
38:55 - Police aggression towards journalists
41:37 - Ford vs. his competition
46:18 - Avoiding ideological motivation
50:30 - Errol Morris’ influence on Ford
54:40 - Context and struggle for control
56:42 - Alternative media: pros & cons
59:23 - Ford’s politics
1:00:53 - Will 2024 election inspire violence?
https://reason.com/podcast/2024/04/24/ford-fischer-why-you-should-surveil-the-state/
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You've probably seen footage and images of the January 6 riot at the Capitol captured by today's guest, videographer Ford Fischer. A decade ago, Fischer cofounded New2Share, a radical experiment in decentralized video journalism. He and his colleagues gather long-form footage from all sorts of breaking news events, including protests organized by radicals across the political spectrum. They upload it to YouTube and elsewhere, and then let viewers draw their own conclusions. His coverage has been licensed worldwide and appears regularly on networks ranging from CNN to Fox News to NBC. Fischer's YouTube and Facebook channels routinely get demonetized and in other sorts of trouble because of the controversial nature of his work. Reason's Nick Gillespie talked with him about why he started News2Share, what he hopes to accomplish by offering something truly unique in an age of 24/7 news coverage, and how his training as a Reason intern informs his worldview.