Hey everyone! Just wanted to flag to all the data archivists out there that now would be a good time to start ripping and archiving government media from youtube and other sources.
I’m a (sometimes) freelance journalist currently working on a story about the elimination of federal HIV prevention programs and have noticed a lot of data being scrubbed from federal agency websites. Strangely, it appears that whoever is in charge of deleting info from federal websites forgot that many of these agencies have youtube channels with a ton of insightful discussions and interviews.
I know I can rip and archive these myself but I wanted to flag for the community and anyone interested in preserving publicly funded research and communication to rip as much media as possible before it’s wiped from the internet.
If i’m being histrionic feel free to let me know but I don’t see the harm in tracking down and archiving the myriad digital media output intended to be accessed freely by the public.