Jordan

you know, even though the young Turks gave me a lot of Liberty, the bottom line is if you really want to do it the way you want to do it and the way you, your vision, uh, only you can do it, only you can do it.

you know, even though the young Turks gave me a lot of Liberty, the bottom line is if you really want to do it the way you want to do it and the way you, your vision, uh, only you can do it, only you can do it.

you know, even though the young Turks gave me a lot of Liberty, the bottom line is if you really want to do it the way you want to do it and the way you, your vision, uh, only you can do it, only you can do it.

So, uh, for a variety of reasons, uh, I started status coup in 2018 and it was very difficult because although I had somewhat of a following from the young Turks, uh, YouTube had changed its algorithm. So basically a lot of these social platforms are, yeah, constantly tweaking their algorithms.

So, uh, for a variety of reasons, uh, I started status coup in 2018 and it was very difficult because although I had somewhat of a following from the young Turks, uh, YouTube had changed its algorithm. So basically a lot of these social platforms are, yeah, constantly tweaking their algorithms.

So, uh, for a variety of reasons, uh, I started status coup in 2018 and it was very difficult because although I had somewhat of a following from the young Turks, uh, YouTube had changed its algorithm. So basically a lot of these social platforms are, yeah, constantly tweaking their algorithms.

And the way that YouTube had changed its algorithms was essentially to elevate what they called authoritative news. They put CNN and Fox News in that category, which I disagree with. And de facto suppressing, hiding independent news or not authoritative news. So everything I was doing at the Young Kirk's, which was getting a lot of eyeballs, it was like halved.

And the way that YouTube had changed its algorithms was essentially to elevate what they called authoritative news. They put CNN and Fox News in that category, which I disagree with. And de facto suppressing, hiding independent news or not authoritative news. So everything I was doing at the Young Kirk's, which was getting a lot of eyeballs, it was like halved.

And the way that YouTube had changed its algorithms was essentially to elevate what they called authoritative news. They put CNN and Fox News in that category, which I disagree with. And de facto suppressing, hiding independent news or not authoritative news. So everything I was doing at the Young Kirk's, which was getting a lot of eyeballs, it was like halved.

Not because people stopped liking it, just because people weren't seeing it. So that was a real struggle because it kind of gets in your head like, oh, is public sentiment shifting? People don't want stories about Flint or other communities I was covering. So it was really an uphill climb. I was lucky. We got, at the beginning, a small investor, like 50 grand, which...

Not because people stopped liking it, just because people weren't seeing it. So that was a real struggle because it kind of gets in your head like, oh, is public sentiment shifting? People don't want stories about Flint or other communities I was covering. So it was really an uphill climb. I was lucky. We got, at the beginning, a small investor, like 50 grand, which...

Not because people stopped liking it, just because people weren't seeing it. So that was a real struggle because it kind of gets in your head like, oh, is public sentiment shifting? People don't want stories about Flint or other communities I was covering. So it was really an uphill climb. I was lucky. We got, at the beginning, a small investor, like 50 grand, which...

Really went out the door right away just to buy equipment and bring on a cameraman. And from there, I just did it bootstraps. We did a GoFundMe to just get the money to go on the ground. So we went to Flint many times. I remember going to Virginia, one of those first stories. There were...

Really went out the door right away just to buy equipment and bring on a cameraman. And from there, I just did it bootstraps. We did a GoFundMe to just get the money to go on the ground. So we went to Flint many times. I remember going to Virginia, one of those first stories. There were...

Really went out the door right away just to buy equipment and bring on a cameraman. And from there, I just did it bootstraps. We did a GoFundMe to just get the money to go on the ground. So we went to Flint many times. I remember going to Virginia, one of those first stories. There were...

Virginians literally protesting by climbing up trees on their properties and doing tree sit-ins to stop fossil fuel companies from cutting down their trees to put a pipeline through. And it was very scrappy. I mean, the mic we were using was terrible. The audio was terrible. The camera wasn't great. Didn't have any marketing or real budget for advertising.

Virginians literally protesting by climbing up trees on their properties and doing tree sit-ins to stop fossil fuel companies from cutting down their trees to put a pipeline through. And it was very scrappy. I mean, the mic we were using was terrible. The audio was terrible. The camera wasn't great. Didn't have any marketing or real budget for advertising.

Virginians literally protesting by climbing up trees on their properties and doing tree sit-ins to stop fossil fuel companies from cutting down their trees to put a pipeline through. And it was very scrappy. I mean, the mic we were using was terrible. The audio was terrible. The camera wasn't great. Didn't have any marketing or real budget for advertising.

But, you know, the more we went, we were starting to get paid signups for membership. And it's just been kind of like a roller coaster from there. There's been stories that really hit and you grow from those stories. You know, for example, like we were on the ground last year covering the United Auto Workers strike.

But, you know, the more we went, we were starting to get paid signups for membership. And it's just been kind of like a roller coaster from there. There's been stories that really hit and you grow from those stories. You know, for example, like we were on the ground last year covering the United Auto Workers strike.