Hugh Atkin is an Australia

Australia

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n lawyer and notable producer of Internet viral videos. Atkin began producing videos for YouTube

YouTube

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 in 2007, and his videos have appeared on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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's Unleashed website.

Atkin studied law and arts at the University of Sydney

University of Sydney

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. While he was a student, he began to create and post videos on Australian and American politics, as well as current events. One popular video posted during the 2007 Australian federal election depicted Kevin Rudd

Kevin Rudd

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 in a mock propaganda

Propaganda

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 film based on material produced by the Communist Party of China

Communist Party of China

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 during the rule of Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong

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. He appeared on ABC television political program Insiders on 16 March 2008 as part of the "Talking Pictures" segment.

Atkin has created several popular YouTube videos related to the 2008 US President election

United States presidential election, 2008

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. His video entitled "Barack Roll", including Barack Obama

Barack Obama

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 in a parody of the Rickrolling

Rickrolling

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 internet meme, has been watched over 5.3 million times since it was uploaded on 9 August 2008, and was also highlighted on blogs for the New York Times, The Politico

The Politico

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, Comedy Central

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, Andrew Sullivan

Andrew Sullivan

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 and Sports Illustrated

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.

He previously worked as a lawyer for Mallesons Stephen Jaques

Mallesons Stephen Jaques

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, an Australian commercial law firm, and is currently employed as a Tipstaff

Tipstaff

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 at the Supreme Court of New South Wales

Supreme Court of New South Wales

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External links

• The Margins of Error - Atkin's blog and website
• Atkin's YouTube channel