YouTube Channel Ethics Statement
Channel Goals & Approach
My YouTube channel explores the technological aspects of immersive audio production as a passion project alongside my full-time role leading an academic digital media department at a large research university. Although my academic research connects to these areas, this channel represents my personal interests and viewpoints, not my professional role.
I've committed to releasing one video per week as a personal discipline to maintain consistent progress while balancing my academic responsibilities. I typically invest about 10 hours weekly in video production. I work alone trying to continuously improve different aspects of the process - whether that's learning color grading, perfecting my scripting workflow, or upgrading my equipment setup.
Sponsorships & Financial Transparency
Because of my academic position, I don't accept paid sponsorships or commercial partnerships to avoid potential conflicts of interest. My recommendations are therefore always independent of financial incentives. I also cannot take on freelance or contract work for the same reason.
If you feel you could benefit from my help, please reach out. I've had many one-on-one conversations with viewers over the years and always provide this guidance for free. Just understand that I'll need to work these discussions into my regular schedule, which can sometimes take time.
Product And Software Reviews
I sometimes review products or software I'm genuinely excited about. While I may receive free access to software or hardware for evaluation, this never guarantees coverage or influences my opinion. I focus my limited time on products that truly interest me and that I believe can help my viewers.
If I don't like a product or if creating a thorough review would require more time than I can dedicate, I simply don't make a video about it - which is also why you'll primarily see positive reviews on my channel.
How You Can Support This Channel
If you find value in what I create, the best support is subscribing, watching, and hitting the like button when videos are helpful. Comments are especially valuable - YouTube rewards engagement, and there's nothing that helps a growing channel more than active discussion.
And if you'd like to support the channel financially, you can join on YouTube or Patreon. Running this channel involves significant costs, and these memberships help offset expenses while keeping my content independent.
AI Tools & Content Creation
Those familiar with my academic work know I research generative AI in education and take a technology-forward approach. I use AI tools to enhance my productivity in research, script editing, and creating supplementary visuals for my videos.
However, every opinion, analysis, and recommendation you hear is entirely my thinking and expertise. The ideas, perspectives, and conclusions are strictly human-generated content. My use of AI mirrors how I teach my students to use it - as a productivity tool while maintaining intellectual ownership.
Thank You
Thank you for taking the time to understand how I approach my channel. While this doesn't cover every scenario, it should give you a clear picture of how highly I value integrity and my relationship with anyone who takes time to engage with my content.
Ultimately, I just want to keep having fun making videos that are genuinely useful. I took inspiration from Tom Buck's ethics statement in writing this - and if you're a creator yourself, feel free to use this as inspiration for your own. It's ethical to steal from my ethics statement!
