Street journalism from around the world
Real conversations with real people.
We are creators, technologists and leaders making a difference across the African Diaspora and the globe. Over 700 of us. Filmed in 16 countries. We are We Them Media, and this is our video archive of the last five years. Hope you enjoy!
Start with a project
“But against all odds, against all predictions, Nigeria stayed together.”
We started with crypto. Maybe you’ll tell us what comes next.
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Proving Online Income to Get Credit: Cr3dentials | NYC
What happens when you have income, a business, and proof of work, but still cannot get credit?New York
New dark ages for journalism | Arikia Millikan CTRL+X | NYCNew York
Micropayments vs paywalls | Arikia Millikan CTRL+X | NYCNew York
You make money online. So why can’t you prove it?New York
What if the technology built to protect your privacy could also help you get a loan?
What If You Could Get a Loan Without Putting Up Your Crypto?New York
You Can’t Just Copy Western Products for Africa | Elo
The projects.
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ETH Global, New York.
12 piecesFour days at ETH Global, shot solo.
Bitcoin Pizza Day.
18 piecesThe sixth annual Pizza Day, covered in four cities by people who live in them: Maceo across Philadelphia under his Pizza DAO name, Pepperoni Lupin; Lorah in Abuja; Kafani in Lagos; Hamza Khan in Islamabad.
One Question.
3 pieces · 0/150 by Wed 4 NovemberNinety seconds on your phone: they say who they are, ask their question, answer it.
Nigeria desk.
38 piecesFive contributors working independently across Lagos, Abuja, Enugu and Ogun State: Kafani, John Bayode, Gift, Kaspa and WalkwithGod.
Kenya desk.
7 piecesBuilders at Antler and the Bybit event, plus two from the bounty board.
Ethiopia.
5 pieces
Channel 5 Carnival, Denver.
20 piecesAndrew Callaghan’s Carnival tour hits Denver.
Denver Unfiltered.
68 piecesA year of one camera on Colfax, in Purple Haze, at protests and on rooftops.
Colorado DJ and music scene.
9 piecesA week in March 2026 with the producers and DJs of the Denver bass scene: a studio session, a cold night outside a show, and the argument that dance music is the counterbalance to AI.
Philadelphia.
20 pieces
Single dispatches.
51 piecesWork from contributors who filed once, from places the network does not have a standing desk in.
Let’s Talk About ETH: Around The World.
1 pieceWhere We Them Media started.
The newest tapes, straight from the streets.
Length 4:13Streamer University line: in line at 3 AM from Hartford
Length 12:33Streamer University line: the line ends in the rain
Length 20:14Streamer University line: didn’t make it, still popped out
Length 9:44ETHConf: ETH as digital oil, and a school anyone can teach at
Length 4:31ETHConf: AI agents that shop for you
Length 5:19ETHConf: you don’t have to be technical to start in crypto
Length 3:54ETHConf: blockchain en más de 40 universidades argentinas
Length 10:14Global Majority Hub: accidental nation-states, and what comes next
Length 16:49Global Majority Hub: if you have a SIM card, you have a bank account
Length 5:02Streamer University line: 92 degrees and a Knicks prediction
Length 4:19Streamer University line: scared of being seen, and here anyway
Length 3:51Streamer University line: a creator and his cameraman
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