The Young Turks
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The Young Turks (TYT) is an American progressive[6][7][8] news commentary show on YouTube that additionally appears on selected television channels. TYT serves as the flagship program of the TYT Network, a multi-channel network of associated web series focusing on news and current events. TYT covers politics, lifestyle, pop culture, science, sport and other social topics.[9][10] The program was created by Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz and Dave Koller. Uygur is Turkish-American and named the program after the Young Turks movement of the 20th century. Currently co-hosted by Uygur and Ana Kasparian,[11] it is also often accompanied by various other in-studio contributors. The Young Turks began as a radio program that premiered on February 14, 2002, on Sirius Satellite Radio before launching a web series component in 2005 on YouTube; it was later carried on Air America.
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Also known as | TYT |
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Directed by | Jesus Godoy[2] |
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Country of origin | United States |
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Producer | Jayar Jackson[3] |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 120 minutes (including ads) |
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Release | February 14, 2002 (2002-02-14) – present |
In addition to being carried on the TYT Network and YouTube, it is also currently available on Amazon Prime Direct, iTunes, Hulu, Roku, on Pluto TV through a 24-hour feed and on social media platforms Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.[12][13] It has spawned two spin-off television series, one that aired on Current TV[14] from 2011 to 2013 and a second that debuted on Fusion in 2016 as a limited-run program developed to cover the 2016 United States presidential election. The Young Turks also served as the subject of a documentary, entitled Mad as Hell, which was released in 2014.[15] The network also has a channel on YouTube TV.[12] For most of its existence TYT relied on small grassroots financial contributions from its viewership to sustain itself as an independent news organization.[16] However, in 2017 TYT sought to expand its media network and hire more staff through various venture capital fundraising efforts that raised $20 million.[17][18]
The Young Turks is the longest-running online news and politics talk show.[9][19][20][21]