“An inventive, extremely popular new medium for journalism.” -Kevin Fallon of NYU Alumni Magazine

“A great example of how the media can present an extremely deep and complex issue in a fun and simple way to entice people to read more.” -Lauren Rabaino of Mediabistro

“Thumbs up” -Andy Revkin of the New York Times

“One of the hottest viral videos on the Internet…” -Nina Mandell of NY Daily News

“The intent is to bring people in, to create an easily digestible package that compels news consumers to dig into the real meat of the story.” -Explainer.net

“The talented animators and composers behind “My Water’s On Fire Tonight (The Fracking Song)” make a tune about energy regulation a hip-shaking experience.” -Valerie Lapinski of Time Magazine

“I know—it’s awesome” -Brian Walsh of Time Magazine

“A totally smart and catchy music video about fracking that is what fans of conflations (i.e. moi) might call ‘edutainment.’” -Vanessa Silverton-Peel of The Maddow Blog

“The video is noteworthy as an intricate explainer about an important topic that’s gotten more complicated of late. It’s also noteworthy as a collaboration among different reporters, different institutions, different media, and different fields of journalism.” -Megan Garber of Nieman Journalism Lab

“They’re Singing ‘The Fracking Song’ All Over the World” -Indian Country Today Media Network

“Have you been curious what all the hubbub on “fracking” is about? Here is a fabulous music video explaining it”  -Eric Umansky of ProPublica

“”What the frack is going on?” This creative and comprehensive video, “My Water’s On Fire Tonight (The Fracking Song),” seeks to explain fracking — the controversial natural gas drilling technique formally known as hydraulic fracturing — in a concise and entertaining way.” -The Huffington Post

“One of the first widely-received works of its kind” -Mallary Jean Tenore of Poynter

“It may be fun to say, but fracking is hard on the environment and local water safety, and that’s the message behind this video, which has now gone viral and has over 200,000 views on YouTube.” -Dean Kuipers of The Los Angeles Times

“Not everyone will want to dig into an investigation immediately. A video like The Fracking Song eases people in and helps them understand the big, surface-level issues before digging into the investigation article-by-article.” -PhillyEcoCity

“If the idea of flammable groundwater doesn’t exactly make you want to bust a move on the dance floor, nobody will blame you – but “Fracking – The Music Video” might make you change your mind.” “A song that packs a surprising amount of information in just over two and a half minutes through rap and a funk-laden chorus.” -Brianna Lee of PBS

“One warning: You will get the song stuck in your head, so be prepared. We’ve got reporters walking around singing, “packing and cracking, kidnapping, hijacking … we decide how we divide, bleach this district, redraw the lines.” And then there’s my personal favorite line: “one man, one vote, that’s ridiculous!”" -Christina Leonard of AZCentral.com

“Visually and musically it’s something like YoGabbaGabba! meets DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince meets, maybe, Eminem— with guitar solo by Slash.” -Liz Cox Barrett of Columbia Journalism Review