"Mom, Dad, checking in," one person who appears to be a U.S. service member tells the camera. "I’m good, okay? No need to worry about me." Surrounded by snow and ice, she continues: "It’s freezing out ...

Turning long-form podcasts and interviews into short-form social media clips has become a lucrative career for some. But others say it is a race to the bottom. Clips have conquered the internet, as in ...