James Newman — Scriptwriter

Portfolio

131 work samples. Each credit shows where it came from.

How The USA and USSR Divided Korea in 1945

The Korean War by Indy Neidell98.9K historical views

Historical credit

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Videos reported in the source portfolio: 131The work samples shown above.
Views reported for the portfolio: 54.6MThe source’s total for this person’s listed videos, from an unknown date. It counts public views of those videos, not views this person generated, and is not a live figure.
Channels associated: 4Channels linked to this profile in the source record. An association is not a confirmed working relationship.

Reviews

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World War Two

Historical review

Working with James Newman was a pleasure. He’s a gifted writer and storyteller whose scripts aren’t just engaging on paper, but work brilliantly in practice. His scripts are thoughtfully crafted, with a clear understanding of how language flows. He also managed writers, planned content, coordinated with historians, and reviewed videos — always with professionalism and precision.

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The Korean War by Indy Neidell

Historical review

James has contributed creative, engaging scripts that show a strong sense for storytelling and spoken language. His writing brings historical topics to life and fits well with our on-screen format. He understands how to structure scripts that are both informative and easy to present, which really supports the overall production.

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Skills & specialties

Content specialties

EducationFilm & AnimationPeople & Blogs

Creative styles

AnimationCinematicDocumentaryTalking head

Languages (historical self-report)

English

About

An experienced researcher and scriptwriter who has worked with some of the largest channels across the history, military history, and politics fields. Have written both long form and content for YouTube Shorts/Instagram/TikTok. Able to tailor writing for both the academic and entertainment sides of contents. Hold a BA in Politics and Modern History and an MA in history.