| Johnny Harris | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | |||
| Nationality | United States | ||
| Occupation | Filmmaker, Journalist, YouTuber | ||
| Spouse(s) | Iz Harris | ||
| Relatives | Oliver Harris, Son;Henry Harris, Son; | ||
| YouTube information | |||
| Channel | |||
| Years active | 2011-present | ||
| Subscribers | 1.03 million (2021) | ||
| Total views | 51,316,798 (2021) | ||
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Johnny Harris is an American filmmaker, journalist and YouTuber, currently based in Washington, D.C.[1] Harris produced and hosted the Borders series for Vox.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Harris launched the company Bright Trip in 2019 to help people travel smarter with video-based travel courses.[8]
VOX Portfolio Data. Weighted Average Market Cap $467.11B. Price / Earnings Ratio 106.51. Price / Book Ratio 3.97. Distribution Yield 0.66%. Next Ex-Dividend Date N/A. Number of Holdings 113. Vox Media cuts hundreds of freelance journalists as AB 5 changes loom Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, who authored Assembly Bill 5, speaks at a San Diego news conference in August.
Early life and education[edit]
Harris was raised in a Mormon family, living in a small town in Oregon[citation needed]. He and his wife, Iz Harris, have since rejected Mormonism.[9]
He holds a BA in international relations from Brigham Young University and an MA in international peace and conflict resolution from American University.[1]
Career[edit]
Vox Borders[edit]
Borders is a documentaryshort film series that profiled sociopolitical issues in various borders around the world. It was twice nominated for an Emmy Award.[10] It ran from 2017 to 2020.
Vox Journalist Aaron Rupar
YouTube[edit]
Vox Correspondents
Harris's YouTube channel was set up in June 2011. Since the cancellation of Borders, Harris has continued to produce videos on international affairs, history and geography with creative visual graphics, which he has published on his own channel.
As of April 16, 2021, Harris has more than 1 million subscribers.[11]
Vox Journalist Carlos Maza
Borders series[edit]
Harris was the host of the documentary series Borders for Vox, which aired between 2017 and 2019. The series investigated international relations and their impact on people. Only 4 seasons were aired, as season 5 was canceled in 2020.[12]
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| Season | Episodes | Originally Aired | Country/Places/city | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Producer | |||
| 1 | 6 | May 22, 2017 | October 14, 2017 | Vox Media Inc. | Various |
| 2 | 5 | July 11, 2018 | August 15, 2018 | Hong Kong (China) | |
| 3 | 5 | November 22, 2018 | December 18, 2018 | Colombia | |
| 4 | 5 | June 26, 2019 | July 24, 2019 | India | |
| 5 | - | Release cancelled | United States | ||
Personal life[edit]
Harris and his wife, Iz, have two boys, Oliver and Henry.[13] Henry is autistic.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ ab'Johnny Harris'. Vox. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^Schmidt, Christine (27 August 2018). 'Explanatory video + engagement = How Vox's Borders series is humanizing the map and building local source networks'. Nieman Lab. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^Scott, Caroline (30 August 2017). 'Why Vox has been crowdsourcing for its latest international documentary series'. journalism.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^Scott, Caroline (23 August 2018). 'How Vox expanded its network by crowdsourcing for its latest documentary series'. journalism.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^Llewellyn, Tom (15 September 2020). 'Vox Borders cancelled: Why has the popular documentary series been axed?'. Reality Titbit. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^Schochet, Max (11 March 2020). 'Behind the scenes of the Vox web series 'Borders''. Storybench. Northeastern University School of Journalism. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^'Alumnus Spotlight: Johnny Harris'. BYU Political Science Blog. Brigham Young University. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^'Bright Trip Inc. Launches Travel Industry's First Video-Based Travel Courses'. PRWeb. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
- ^Addressing your assumptions about us | leaving the mormon church, therapy, working together. YouTube. Feb 3, 2021.
- ^'Vox Earns 3 News and Documentary Emmy Award Nominations'. Vox Media. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^'Johnny Harris YouTube Page'. YouTube. Retrieved 26 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^Harris, Johnny (September 14, 2020). 'VOX BORDERS IS CANCELED'. YouTube.
- ^ abWho Are We?!. YouTube. Feb 4, 2018.
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