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Why Saudi Arabia is Building a $1 Trillion City in the Desert
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Why Saudi Arabia is Building a $1 Trillion City in the Desert
  • Published_at:2024-12-18
  • Category:Education
  • Channel:Johnny Harris
  • tags: Johnny Harris Johnny Harris Vox Vox Borders Johnny Harris Vox Borders Vox politics journalism news geopolitics Bedouin Desert Saudi Arabia Neom oil Red Sea Magna UAE United Arab Emirates Sand Dune Middle East kingdom futuristic city construction human rights Saud Arabian Peninsula petroleum Persian Gulf Riyadh Jeddah Mecca Medina Saudi economy Saudi Vision 2030 Bedouin tribes Bedouin nomads Bedouin desert life Neom project Neom construction Neom smart city
  • description: Why Saudi Arabia is Building Megacities in the Sand Try Rocket Money for free: https://RocketMoney.com/JohnnyHarris Check out Christophe's video on Tunnel Vision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkL_BXs-n9E Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Yk3e8i9VyehknReTSwbq2s_UVEiMOon5Go4f9D-SgJo/edit?usp=sharing I traveled to Saudi Arabia to visit the Bedouin and to learn how the development of Neom will affect their way of life. Special thanks to: • Drew Binsky • Sara Omar • Salem awad Alatawy • The Bedouin people who shared their way of life with me MORE CHANNELS: Check out my new channel with Christophe Haubursin - Tunnel Vision https://www.youtube.com/@christophe Check out my channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party https://youtube.com/@SearchParty The music for this video, created by our in house composer Tom Fox, is available on our music channel, Chromatic! Follow the link to hear this soundtrack and many more: https://youtu.be/Kr2X0Fo889U Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, my scripts, and extended interviews over at https://www.patreon.com/johnnyharris Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us to cover? Submit to the Tip Line: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpNs1ykIwd7KNkwntN897X_SX9hJ8WiTH_erlLU_bQp2GGLg/viewform?usp=sharing I made a poster about maps - check it out: https://store.dftba.com/products/all-maps-are-wrong-poster Custom Presets & LUTs [what we use]: https://store.dftba.com/products/johnny-iz-luts-and-presets Watch my videos ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/johnnyharris -- VIDEO CHAPTERS -- 0:00 INTRO 3:22 THE DESERT 8:04 NEOM 16:54 DESERT PEOPLE 22:21 DESERT KINGDOM 26:21 DESERT FUTURE AI Disclosure: Occasionally, we use AI to create some of the imagery in our videos, which our (very talented) animators then spend weeks developing into what you see in the final video. When AI is used to generate any imagery that may appear onscreen, we'll add this to the video description. We're learning as we go about AI usage and transparency, and appreciate your thoughts. About: Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways. - press - NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007358968/covid-pandemic-us-response.html Vox Borders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLrFyjGZ9NU NPR Planet Money: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1072164745 - where to find me - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnny.harris/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johnny.harris Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnnyHarrisVox - how i make my videos - Tom Fox makes my music, work with him here: https://tfbeats.com/ I make maps using this AE Plugin: https://aescripts.com/geolayers/?aff=77 All the gear I use: https://www.izharris.com/gear-guide - my courses - Learn a language: https://brighttrip.com/course/language/ Visual storytelling: https://www.brighttrip.com/courses/visual-storytelling
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