Ford Fischer

Ford Fischer is an independent journalist[1][2] and filmmaker.[3][4] He is the editor-in-chief of New2Share, a company which has White House press credentials.[5][6][7] It is a platform for raw video journalism related to political activism.[8]

Fischer co-founded News2Share with Trey Yingst in 2014 when they were both students of American University.[9]

Fischer reported on the violence at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. His footage was featured in Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman[10][11] and ProPublica's Documenting Hate.[12][13]

Fischer's channel News2Share was demonetized, so that it would no longer receive ad revenue from YouTube as part of YouTube's restricted monetization policies.[7][1] Fischer was banned from posting content on Facebook for three days as he tried to share an article about his censorship on YouTube.[14]

Early career

Fischer started reporting on politics when he went to Masconomet Regional High School. He filmed local politics in the town of Boxford, Massachusetts for Boxford Cable TV. He received a degree in Film and Media Arts from American University.[6]

Fischer was an intern with Reason (magazine) in the summer of 2014.[15][16]

References
  1. "Journalist, teacher get caught up in YouTube's struggles with hate speech". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  2. Bromwich, Jonah Engel (2018-05-19). "Death of a Biohacker". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  3. Chamberlain, Samuel (2018-08-06). "Filmmaker describes Antifa violence at Berkeley protest". Fox News. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  4. Re, Gregg (2019-06-05). "YouTube ends monetization of conservative commentator Steven Crowder's channel, several others after left-wing outrage". Fox News. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  5. "YouTube Finally Bans Supremacist Videos After 14 Years. What Took So Long?". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  6. Waters, Wendall. "A witness in Charlottesville: Boxford native reported live from the scene". Tri-Town Transcript. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  7. "Journalist's account demonetized after YouTube targets hateful content". Washington Examiner. 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  8. Taibbi, Matt; Taibbi, Matt (2019-06-07). "YouTube, Facebook Purges Are More Extensive Than You Think". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  9. "College student Trey Yingst skips classes ... to report from conflict zones". Poynter. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  10. Beck, Chris. "Interview With Ford Fischer, a Journalist Who Documents American Turmoil". Splice Today. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  11. Movie credits for BlacKkKlansman.
  12. "Documenting Hate: Charlottesville - Credits". FRONTLINE. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  13. "Documenting Hate: New American Nazis - Credits". FRONTLINE. Retrieved 2020-01-12..
  14. "Facebook bans journalist Ford Fischer from posting links as he attempted to share YouTube censorship article". Reclaim The Net. 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  15. "Muscular Content Moderation Is a Really Bad Idea That's Impossible To Implement Well". Reason.com. 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  16. "Ford Fischer". Reason.com. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
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