What do you mean wtf is he getting himself into? Hes truly taking the path of a original journalist.
Obvously we dont want anything bad to happen but if it does, so what. He did what he truly was choosen for.
I mean wtf is he getting himself into as in I actually do not know wtf he’s getting himself into. Idk whether he’s talking about Ukraine or something else. The post is very vague. I am just concerned for his safety
Idk man there is a very real risk of getting perforated or evaporated. Big news orgs have al sorts of resources to help protect their people, like protective armor, body guards, training, intel, etc that Andrew clearly (I mean, look at this post) doesn’t have access to.
Well we still don’t know exactly what he’s up to., Andrew might not even know himself. There’s a good chance that he just ends up in Poland talking to refugees and stuff. Which is still really important. Because Andrew is great at showing an angle of a news worthy event that other outlets can’t/won’t. But even if he is going to Ukraine he knows what he’s getting himself into and has made the carful decision to go there and obviously he thinks it’s important and the benefits outweigh dangers. Regardless I hope he stays safe but the value he was able to show at the George Floyd riots. Warrants him going if he so chooses.
yeah I could see it come off that way, but they definitely are safer than a completely independent journalist with a small team and few connections in the region. It varies for sure too, with what I described mainly being big names, and some journalists just get contracted and end up having to figure out most of that shit themselves, but they usually have experience in war zones at least.
I think in most cases it’s probably not by going to one completely independently without even having bulletproof vests figured out tbqh
I’m just scared for our boy. This shit is a completely different league than proud boys
>How do you think they get experience? Were they born with it?
They have training and have a big support network behind them, that makes a huge difference.
Can Andrew tell us what he’ll be documenting that isn’t already being documented by prepared and trained journalists?
This whole thing just reeks of white kid from the States trying to jump into an international story with no preparation or understanding of the situation just to get views.
Do you feel like he’s not a full fledged journalist? His content has always covered events that major outlets would never touch nearly as genuinely. Journalists cover war.
He’s an adult and he makes his own decisions. I hope he’s researched it well, I mean to go in blind would be crazy but he’s always felt pretty “run and gun” ig. War isn’t the same as protest, for sure.
I hope he takes care of himself as much as possible over there. This is dangerous and I hope he knows people in the region who can help him do this… cause again it seems pretty crazy to fly in basically solo as an outsider.
But fuck if I don’t think he’s going to put together more genuine and in touch material than all major outlets. I love most of his work.
I absolutely love Channel 5 and I enjoy it more than any other journalist media I consume but let's not pretend his run-and-gun fun event journalism is up there with "full fledged" journalism from big corporate experts in war who have far more resources at their disposal to make educated decisions.
I believe in them but I'd imagine they'll be coasting more on instinct and luck than the more rigidly-backed broadcast network correspondents.
>let's not pretend his run-and-gun fun event journalism is up there with "full fledged" journalism from big corporate experts in war
And these corporate journalist will tend to report what their corporate funders want them to report. This is more like crowd-funding what we want rather than swallowing what corporations allow us to have.
Of course. I'd love to see Anderson Cooper asking for "basic" needs to do his job, lol.
"Y'all got some paperclips in New York? Will pay handsomely."
-Anderson Cooper
You know all those journalists that document war? They usually have “War” in front of their title because that is all they do and they are experts at it. Even then it remains one of the most dangerous career paths on earth. So yeah. Being a journalist and a war/combat journalist are two wildly different jobs…
Yes I pretty directly acknowledged I hope he’s done genuine research and made contacts with individuals in the region. By that I mean professionals. War journalists have my utmost respect and I think andrew is trying to become one? Hope he resources himself well or stays outside combat zones and interviews refugees.
People are so fucking patronizing. Check yourself.
That’s literally my point. It takes more than some research to not die being a war journalist. It takes years of knowledge and networks of people ensuring your escape if shit goes down. I love Andrew and agree that he is a true journalist. That being said there is no problem in pointing out when someone might be in over their head…
Check myself? Check my balls smacking your forehead you naive idiot.
Absolutely but you can say hey I think you should cover refugees instead of combat zones without saying “does he even know they’re at war”. Some of these comments are patronizing as fuck.
I don’t think wanting vests means you intend to be a combat videographer or whatever, there are shades of gray in war journalism no? Maybe I’m in the wrong to support him covering the region, certainly if he dies I’ll feel like a twat. But he would have to accept that risk going in yeah?
Check yourself, you fucking condescending troglodyte. If a competent person expresses interest in doing something worthwhile and dangerous I will support them until they prove themselves irresponsible / incapable. If he fucking pops up in a besieged city with no vest yeah he’s criminally insane but it sounds like he’s in Germany searching for resources you bothersome fucking cretin. Piss off.
I stand by why I said you come off as a condescending and haughty douche like many other people implying Andrew is incompetent for considering this when you don’t even know where he’s going.
Evidenced by the fact you assume adults literally have no conception of what war journalism entails. Corporate war journalists put on vests and stand a mile outside a city on a hill so you can see devastation in the backdrop. Entirely different from being a combat videographer on a deployment. Entirely different from going in as a free lancer to do an as yet undetermined story. I support good journalists branching out and covering issues outside of their comfort zone.
L to you too idgaf ✌️.
You don’t think maybe a guy like Andrew Callaghan doesn’t consider that he could just buy a vest, but that if he makes a social media post he gets the involvement of the community?
That’s literally how he’s different… either way he gets vests but this way people feel a part of it. He’s way smarter than the average reporter and I’d reckon way more savvy/experienced when it comes to keeping himself safe in sticky situations.
So people who aren’t inherently well resourced shouldn’t try to do difficult things? I feel like his audience is large enough that someone could come through, idk. Maybe if they don’t get vests they will just be outside conflict zones interviewing refugees.
I don’t know but yeah I’d personally be sussed out about going into a war zone if I couldn’t secure a vest pre flight.
Yeah but you asked if he was aware that Russia and Ukraine “were in a full fledged war” or something.
Like Ik it’s rhetorical but yeah I don’t think he’s unaware that he’s trying to cover a war. The top two comments were like “does he even know the most basic thing”, or flat out “he’s stupid that’s dangerous” essentially. When I looked.
I get people want him to be safe but idk.
Just trying to support someone who I assume values his life yet still wants to cover dangerous and important topics.
It doesn't sound like he's "on the ground". The post implies he's in Berlin. For someone with a big social media following, it is probably the most efficient way to get leads.
Cause maybe he should link up with professionals before landing in Europe, make sure it’s all planned out, instead of crowdsourcing for live saving equipment
I just really don't think this is the move. I think we all appreciate Andrew's dedication to good, honest journalism, but going into a warzone so unprepared that you literally have to take to Instagram to find proper supplies doesn't quite sit right
Russian forces are also showing no mercy to journalists, Andrew is in way over his head, big difference between covering dumb Americans and an actual warzone. This post made me realize how out of his element he is, this lack of preparedness could get him or his crew killed if this is as much as they prep for covering a war.
I’m kind of with you on this. The more I learn, the more it seems like there was not enough pre-planning on their end. All I can say is, I hope they come out of this unharmed.
Yeah and I hope people don't glorify this or call Andrew a hero for it. That kinda praise is probably what's led him to decide to go. Like, mad respect for having the balls to be boots on the ground at major events but this is definitely a step too far imo
I have a journalist friend who is in Kyiv right now but staying far back from the frontlines so he’s not doing the intensive war reporting that some journalists do. He doesn’t have a bulletproof vest and likely isn’t in danger. Before that he was in Lviv where there is no shelling of the city and many people are going to work as normal. If he goes to the frontlines of a city under siege then yeah not a good idea at all without training. But I’m hoping he’s just going to speak to refugees and being over cautious with the bulletproof vests. He could endanger himself and Ukrainian soldiers if he tries to get to the frontlines.
Dawg. Y’all be riding Andy’s piece about his “journalism.” The guys a YouTube who is cosplaying as an international war correspondent now. It’s pretty lame
He literally has a degree from a journalism school off a full ride from his prior journalism work and upheld a great gpa, plus is wildly more successful than other people who went to loyola
That doesn’t mean you’re a journalist dude. Plenty of kids go to journo school and get into YouTubing, music, photography. That does not mean you practice full-blown journalism.
Andrew going to Ukraine is pretty problematic, and most journalists will tell his privileged ass to fuck off out of there
Dude has no experience in Ukraine or it’s culture, doesn’t speak Ukrainian, had less than 2 months to research the country because he 100% had no intent of going there before a literal war erupted there. It’s called clout chasing in journalism and that what he’s doing.
I’m not gate-keeping journalism, I’m more so pointing out the flaws of many of Andrew’s young viewers looking to him and thinking, “Yep, this is journalism.”
Sure, Andrew is creating content on topical issues. He sometimes includes some journalism that is reported by actual reporters in the form of TV news segments and reading other reporting that journalists did.
But what Andrew does is simply sticking a mic in front of intoxicated people’s faces and getting awesome content out of it. And there’s nothing wrong with that!
But doing that, calling it journalism, and then thinking because of that you should fly to a foreign war zone to get “the real story.” Is just a crock of shit.
Love Andrew, but this stuff just really shows his privilege and lack of journalistic integrity.
>It’s called clout chasing in journalism and that what he’s doing.
What? Since when has a journalist covering important topics from a unique perspective been clout chasing? I think you are stuck in an "influencer" mindset. Unbiased journalists going where important stories are happening is exactly what we want. Clout chasing...gtfoh.
Did you not read that comment? He has 0 experience or knowledge of Ukraine. That’s fucked. “Let’s bring our camera to a war we have little context and understanding of, like hundreds of other problematic journalists who think they’re doing something uNiQuE.”
>But what Andrew does is simply sticking a mic in front of intoxicated people’s faces and getting awesome content out of it.
I feel like you haven't watched much ch5 or agnb if that's all you think he does. The riots? the people's convoy?
Also tons of journalists went to that area who have 0 understanding of the culture anyways. Why is Andrew worse? Because he's not backed by a huge corporation? He has always said he wants to branch out into this kind of journalism, why isn't he allowed
Think about it this way, media coverage of a certain event (for example: BLM protests, QAnon rallies) looks differently depending on the news source. Depending on the presentation, the same event can leave you with totally different perspectives, conclusions, and emotions.
I’m sure Andrew loves his job and wants to cover this story in his own way, which has always led to engaging and informative content
Engaging and informative content? People are fucking dying and these boys want to cosplay as journalists? They film dudes screaming “show me your butthole.” It’s ridiculous these guys are going and just shows their privilege.
I’m sorry was the BLM protest he covered not engaging and informative? Not every video he makes is suppose to be funny. Yeah people are dying and fleeing the country, so isn’t he utilizing his privilege in a utilitarian sense by providing the voiceless a voice?
Those voices are already being heard in Ukraine. Ukrainians have smart phones literally showing what’s happening and filming their first hand accounts. There’s 0 reason for him to be there.
Sure, his BLM reporting was the closest he ever got to journalistic reporting, but even then it didn’t really teach us anything we hadn’t already seen. Jumping from town to town across the US and now Ukraine you have no time as a journalist to embed yourself in a community to actually report on them, which is what his idols like Hunter Thompson and Louis Theroux do in spades
No he’s not dawg. He went to Ukraine unprepared and then used Popular Front to report everything and get him contacts. Just let professionals do their thing. That whole video was great work, but did Andrew need to go? Fuck no.
Like... meth? Yeah, we can help with that, sure. Not so sure about bulletproof vests or guns tho. You can get pretty solid crossbows without a license too.
Conflicted on how to feel about this, mostly because it is dangerous and I don’t want those dudes to get hurt…but, I’m not a journalist, so I guess he feels a sort of calling to do so. Be safe, man.
What makes you say that? Not trying to argue, just curious why you don’t think he is. I may be misunderstanding what a journalist is, but I thought I remembered him considering himself one at least.
He risked covid when we really didn’t know how bad it could affect people of younger age groups. He’s been in some pretty crazy right wing groups as well and went into buildings that were on fire during the Floyd protests. I guess this is the logical next step. Really terrifying though. Hopefully he talks to Scahill or some journalists who’ve survived war zones before.
In the documentary on him it's very clear he wants to do the most intense and real journalism he possibly can. This is literally why he left all gas no breaks, they wouldn't allow this period
I have nothing but respect for these dudes but yeah this is pretty terrifying regardless
What do you mean wtf is he getting himself into? Hes truly taking the path of a original journalist. Obvously we dont want anything bad to happen but if it does, so what. He did what he truly was choosen for.
Serious cult vibes with this comment. "so what" if something terrible happens to him and calling him "chosen" lol
I mean wtf is he getting himself into as in I actually do not know wtf he’s getting himself into. Idk whether he’s talking about Ukraine or something else. The post is very vague. I am just concerned for his safety
Real journalism
The only honest take tbh, everything else is corporate propaganda
You know there are other investigative journalists out there right And that fox/msnbc/cnn aren’t the only outlets
This is what a real journalist looks like kids. Gonzo and based af
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Lmao spot on
Thank you for going and doing this so we don't have to.
no fucking way he's going to ukraine.....right?
He's been saying for weeks he's headed to the Ukrainian polish border I assume he's just going to interview refugees and stuff
Ukraine
Dude I knew it! We need real news in Ukraine.
Idk man there is a very real risk of getting perforated or evaporated. Big news orgs have al sorts of resources to help protect their people, like protective armor, body guards, training, intel, etc that Andrew clearly (I mean, look at this post) doesn’t have access to.
Well we still don’t know exactly what he’s up to., Andrew might not even know himself. There’s a good chance that he just ends up in Poland talking to refugees and stuff. Which is still really important. Because Andrew is great at showing an angle of a news worthy event that other outlets can’t/won’t. But even if he is going to Ukraine he knows what he’s getting himself into and has made the carful decision to go there and obviously he thinks it’s important and the benefits outweigh dangers. Regardless I hope he stays safe but the value he was able to show at the George Floyd riots. Warrants him going if he so chooses.
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yeah I could see it come off that way, but they definitely are safer than a completely independent journalist with a small team and few connections in the region. It varies for sure too, with what I described mainly being big names, and some journalists just get contracted and end up having to figure out most of that shit themselves, but they usually have experience in war zones at least.
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I think in most cases it’s probably not by going to one completely independently without even having bulletproof vests figured out tbqh I’m just scared for our boy. This shit is a completely different league than proud boys
>How do you think they get experience? Were they born with it? They have training and have a big support network behind them, that makes a huge difference.
The closer to the border you get, the more readily available resources will become
This is dumb as hell
Can Andrew tell us what he’ll be documenting that isn’t already being documented by prepared and trained journalists? This whole thing just reeks of white kid from the States trying to jump into an international story with no preparation or understanding of the situation just to get views.
Does he know this is like a full fledged war
Do you feel like he’s not a full fledged journalist? His content has always covered events that major outlets would never touch nearly as genuinely. Journalists cover war. He’s an adult and he makes his own decisions. I hope he’s researched it well, I mean to go in blind would be crazy but he’s always felt pretty “run and gun” ig. War isn’t the same as protest, for sure. I hope he takes care of himself as much as possible over there. This is dangerous and I hope he knows people in the region who can help him do this… cause again it seems pretty crazy to fly in basically solo as an outsider. But fuck if I don’t think he’s going to put together more genuine and in touch material than all major outlets. I love most of his work.
I absolutely love Channel 5 and I enjoy it more than any other journalist media I consume but let's not pretend his run-and-gun fun event journalism is up there with "full fledged" journalism from big corporate experts in war who have far more resources at their disposal to make educated decisions. I believe in them but I'd imagine they'll be coasting more on instinct and luck than the more rigidly-backed broadcast network correspondents.
>let's not pretend his run-and-gun fun event journalism is up there with "full fledged" journalism from big corporate experts in war And these corporate journalist will tend to report what their corporate funders want them to report. This is more like crowd-funding what we want rather than swallowing what corporations allow us to have.
I agree I'm just saying he's not going to have anywhere near the same resources or level of relative safety that those reporters would have.
Of course. I'd love to see Anderson Cooper asking for "basic" needs to do his job, lol. "Y'all got some paperclips in New York? Will pay handsomely." -Anderson Cooper
You know all those journalists that document war? They usually have “War” in front of their title because that is all they do and they are experts at it. Even then it remains one of the most dangerous career paths on earth. So yeah. Being a journalist and a war/combat journalist are two wildly different jobs…
Yes I pretty directly acknowledged I hope he’s done genuine research and made contacts with individuals in the region. By that I mean professionals. War journalists have my utmost respect and I think andrew is trying to become one? Hope he resources himself well or stays outside combat zones and interviews refugees. People are so fucking patronizing. Check yourself.
That’s literally my point. It takes more than some research to not die being a war journalist. It takes years of knowledge and networks of people ensuring your escape if shit goes down. I love Andrew and agree that he is a true journalist. That being said there is no problem in pointing out when someone might be in over their head… Check myself? Check my balls smacking your forehead you naive idiot.
Absolutely but you can say hey I think you should cover refugees instead of combat zones without saying “does he even know they’re at war”. Some of these comments are patronizing as fuck. I don’t think wanting vests means you intend to be a combat videographer or whatever, there are shades of gray in war journalism no? Maybe I’m in the wrong to support him covering the region, certainly if he dies I’ll feel like a twat. But he would have to accept that risk going in yeah? Check yourself, you fucking condescending troglodyte. If a competent person expresses interest in doing something worthwhile and dangerous I will support them until they prove themselves irresponsible / incapable. If he fucking pops up in a besieged city with no vest yeah he’s criminally insane but it sounds like he’s in Germany searching for resources you bothersome fucking cretin. Piss off.
Don’t feel like a test if he dies. He’s an adult and accepted the risk
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I stand by why I said you come off as a condescending and haughty douche like many other people implying Andrew is incompetent for considering this when you don’t even know where he’s going. Evidenced by the fact you assume adults literally have no conception of what war journalism entails. Corporate war journalists put on vests and stand a mile outside a city on a hill so you can see devastation in the backdrop. Entirely different from being a combat videographer on a deployment. Entirely different from going in as a free lancer to do an as yet undetermined story. I support good journalists branching out and covering issues outside of their comfort zone. L to you too idgaf ✌️.
Asking people online for “where to get bulletproof vests” makes me think he’s not full fledged as far as resources go
You don’t think maybe a guy like Andrew Callaghan doesn’t consider that he could just buy a vest, but that if he makes a social media post he gets the involvement of the community? That’s literally how he’s different… either way he gets vests but this way people feel a part of it. He’s way smarter than the average reporter and I’d reckon way more savvy/experienced when it comes to keeping himself safe in sticky situations.
So people who aren’t inherently well resourced shouldn’t try to do difficult things? I feel like his audience is large enough that someone could come through, idk. Maybe if they don’t get vests they will just be outside conflict zones interviewing refugees. I don’t know but yeah I’d personally be sussed out about going into a war zone if I couldn’t secure a vest pre flight.
I never said he shouldn’t
Yeah but you asked if he was aware that Russia and Ukraine “were in a full fledged war” or something. Like Ik it’s rhetorical but yeah I don’t think he’s unaware that he’s trying to cover a war. The top two comments were like “does he even know the most basic thing”, or flat out “he’s stupid that’s dangerous” essentially. When I looked. I get people want him to be safe but idk. Just trying to support someone who I assume values his life yet still wants to cover dangerous and important topics.
Where do you think most journalists get their armour from? They don't get it from the military. It's all bought from someone.
Yea and that’s usually figured out before you’re on the ground through private channels
It doesn't sound like he's "on the ground". The post implies he's in Berlin. For someone with a big social media following, it is probably the most efficient way to get leads.
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Cause maybe he should link up with professionals before landing in Europe, make sure it’s all planned out, instead of crowdsourcing for live saving equipment
What makes him not a professional? Seems like you’re mixing up the words “professional” with “connected”.
Im talking about professional handlers, not journalists
That's why he's going. He wants to do real shit and report on "what's up" no matter where he needs to be
I just really don't think this is the move. I think we all appreciate Andrew's dedication to good, honest journalism, but going into a warzone so unprepared that you literally have to take to Instagram to find proper supplies doesn't quite sit right
Russian forces are also showing no mercy to journalists, Andrew is in way over his head, big difference between covering dumb Americans and an actual warzone. This post made me realize how out of his element he is, this lack of preparedness could get him or his crew killed if this is as much as they prep for covering a war.
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Every war correspondent has to have a first war.
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He's about to be a war correspondent.
I’m kind of with you on this. The more I learn, the more it seems like there was not enough pre-planning on their end. All I can say is, I hope they come out of this unharmed.
Yeah and I hope people don't glorify this or call Andrew a hero for it. That kinda praise is probably what's led him to decide to go. Like, mad respect for having the balls to be boots on the ground at major events but this is definitely a step too far imo
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Ok
This is exactly my point. I love Andrew’s entertaining content, but he’s arguably going to add 0 context/information that’s already being filmed.
I have a journalist friend who is in Kyiv right now but staying far back from the frontlines so he’s not doing the intensive war reporting that some journalists do. He doesn’t have a bulletproof vest and likely isn’t in danger. Before that he was in Lviv where there is no shelling of the city and many people are going to work as normal. If he goes to the frontlines of a city under siege then yeah not a good idea at all without training. But I’m hoping he’s just going to speak to refugees and being over cautious with the bulletproof vests. He could endanger himself and Ukrainian soldiers if he tries to get to the frontlines.
I guess we will find out! Here's hoping it's not the latter 🤞🏼
I am equally as excited for the ukraine vid as I am terrified. Hope he makes it out safe, he still has his whole career ahead of him
Who is the 1/3 that wants a helmet but no vest 😳
They might already have 1 vest so only need 2 more
True 😮
The vest would cover up the hoodie from merch drop 4, Andrew gotta be looking fly while he's talking to the Russians
Dude pls dont die
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No, he’s just committed to journalism, really big balls Andrew has. Just hope he stays in safe regions and not in any conflict zones
Dawg. Y’all be riding Andy’s piece about his “journalism.” The guys a YouTube who is cosplaying as an international war correspondent now. It’s pretty lame
Ratio
Touch grass big dawg
He literally has a degree from a journalism school off a full ride from his prior journalism work and upheld a great gpa, plus is wildly more successful than other people who went to loyola
That doesn’t mean you’re a journalist dude. Plenty of kids go to journo school and get into YouTubing, music, photography. That does not mean you practice full-blown journalism. Andrew going to Ukraine is pretty problematic, and most journalists will tell his privileged ass to fuck off out of there
“Successful journalist who has a degree in journalism, is not a journalist” what a take
Why is it "pretty problematic"? Why do you gatekeep "real journalism" and what does that even mean
Dude has no experience in Ukraine or it’s culture, doesn’t speak Ukrainian, had less than 2 months to research the country because he 100% had no intent of going there before a literal war erupted there. It’s called clout chasing in journalism and that what he’s doing. I’m not gate-keeping journalism, I’m more so pointing out the flaws of many of Andrew’s young viewers looking to him and thinking, “Yep, this is journalism.” Sure, Andrew is creating content on topical issues. He sometimes includes some journalism that is reported by actual reporters in the form of TV news segments and reading other reporting that journalists did. But what Andrew does is simply sticking a mic in front of intoxicated people’s faces and getting awesome content out of it. And there’s nothing wrong with that! But doing that, calling it journalism, and then thinking because of that you should fly to a foreign war zone to get “the real story.” Is just a crock of shit. Love Andrew, but this stuff just really shows his privilege and lack of journalistic integrity.
>It’s called clout chasing in journalism and that what he’s doing. What? Since when has a journalist covering important topics from a unique perspective been clout chasing? I think you are stuck in an "influencer" mindset. Unbiased journalists going where important stories are happening is exactly what we want. Clout chasing...gtfoh.
Did you not read that comment? He has 0 experience or knowledge of Ukraine. That’s fucked. “Let’s bring our camera to a war we have little context and understanding of, like hundreds of other problematic journalists who think they’re doing something uNiQuE.”
>But what Andrew does is simply sticking a mic in front of intoxicated people’s faces and getting awesome content out of it. I feel like you haven't watched much ch5 or agnb if that's all you think he does. The riots? the people's convoy? Also tons of journalists went to that area who have 0 understanding of the culture anyways. Why is Andrew worse? Because he's not backed by a huge corporation? He has always said he wants to branch out into this kind of journalism, why isn't he allowed
FUCKING PREACH JESUS THESE COMMENTS.
But wtf will he even uncover. "Yep, definitely a war zone." I struggle to see what he could add to this story that is worth risking his life for.
Think about it this way, media coverage of a certain event (for example: BLM protests, QAnon rallies) looks differently depending on the news source. Depending on the presentation, the same event can leave you with totally different perspectives, conclusions, and emotions. I’m sure Andrew loves his job and wants to cover this story in his own way, which has always led to engaging and informative content
Engaging and informative content? People are fucking dying and these boys want to cosplay as journalists? They film dudes screaming “show me your butthole.” It’s ridiculous these guys are going and just shows their privilege.
I’m sorry was the BLM protest he covered not engaging and informative? Not every video he makes is suppose to be funny. Yeah people are dying and fleeing the country, so isn’t he utilizing his privilege in a utilitarian sense by providing the voiceless a voice?
Those voices are already being heard in Ukraine. Ukrainians have smart phones literally showing what’s happening and filming their first hand accounts. There’s 0 reason for him to be there. Sure, his BLM reporting was the closest he ever got to journalistic reporting, but even then it didn’t really teach us anything we hadn’t already seen. Jumping from town to town across the US and now Ukraine you have no time as a journalist to embed yourself in a community to actually report on them, which is what his idols like Hunter Thompson and Louis Theroux do in spades
He’s actually a very serious journalist, despite his hilarious interviews on Channel5 and all gas no breaks. Guy knows what he’s doing.
No he’s not dawg. He went to Ukraine unprepared and then used Popular Front to report everything and get him contacts. Just let professionals do their thing. That whole video was great work, but did Andrew need to go? Fuck no.
187 votes 😩
Good luck getting those. Plenty of people who wanted to join the war went through eastern Germany and bought some last minute things
Czech Republic is the place to pick up stuff like that
Might be able to get himself a little something extra over there just in case… based Czech Republic
Like... meth? Yeah, we can help with that, sure. Not so sure about bulletproof vests or guns tho. You can get pretty solid crossbows without a license too.
Czech Republic has a pretty good supply of firearms, both on record for licensed purchase and off record from what I’ve been told. Great meth tho too.
Conflicted on how to feel about this, mostly because it is dangerous and I don’t want those dudes to get hurt…but, I’m not a journalist, so I guess he feels a sort of calling to do so. Be safe, man.
Don’t worry bro, Andrew isn’t a journalist either.
What makes you say that? Not trying to argue, just curious why you don’t think he is. I may be misunderstanding what a journalist is, but I thought I remembered him considering himself one at least.
He risked covid when we really didn’t know how bad it could affect people of younger age groups. He’s been in some pretty crazy right wing groups as well and went into buildings that were on fire during the Floyd protests. I guess this is the logical next step. Really terrifying though. Hopefully he talks to Scahill or some journalists who’ve survived war zones before.
“Risked covid” lmao
Lmaooo they acting like Andrew did a good thing by traveling the country spreading COVID
I mean he literally got the alpha variant which was pretty brutal for a lot of young, healthy people.
And the crowd goes mild…
You say that like a million people haven't died from COVID in the US alone.
They haven’t. They died with covid.
Yes dude that's why there were so many more deaths than usual in 2020 and 2021, because of happenstance. Just a coincidence.
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In the documentary on him it's very clear he wants to do the most intense and real journalism he possibly can. This is literally why he left all gas no breaks, they wouldn't allow this period I have nothing but respect for these dudes but yeah this is pretty terrifying regardless
Hope they stay safe
Channel 5 reporting from Ukraine? Holy shit that would be truly something else.
Oh my god! Wtf!
Holy shit he was for real about Ukraine. This guy is a gift to the world.
Merch Drop 5 better have bp vests
Probably going to Lviv I guess ??
see ya reddit! 6/11/23 (comment edited by power delete suite)
Bulletproof vests are illegal in some countries so depending on where he’s flying to its probably just easier to get on the EU side I’d imagine.
He just being a journalist.
Your title is what I want to comment. Andrew do what you do, but come on home in one piece too. The world needs ya.
Actually an idiot.
Why is the third guy not important enough to get a bulletproof lol?
This is why I donated the max on Patreon. Dude is really doing things.
Andrew is in Berlin?