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Vice is nowhere remotely close to journalistic professionalism. I'd argue they bait trolls.
by newswriter99 10y ago
Vice is nowhere remotely close to journalistic professionalism. I'd argue they bait trolls.
- sbarre 10y agoAre you thinking of Vice from 15 years ago when it was just a magazine? Things have changed, you should look at what kind of reporting they are actually doing these days, it might surprise you (in a good way).
- weberc2 10y agoI still see lots of partisan clickbait articles from Vice. Hopefully my sample isn't representative, but I doubt it's an anomaly.
- burger_moon 10y agoThe article that appeared below the OP article was about an internet feud between Nikki minaj and Meek Mill. So you're right, I am surprised but not in a good way.
- sbarre 10y agoMeh, Vice covers a wide spectrum of topics, all aimed at youth.. Some is heavy, some is not.. Find a mainstream (non-topic-specialized) publication that doesn't do that, and I'll be surprised.
- tormeh 10y agoThe Economist?
- astrodust 10y agoThese days The Economist and Teen Vogue have more in common than most are prepared to admit. It's disappointing that the only publications willing to tackle heavy issues are things like Vogue, The Rolling Stone and Vice Magazine. The rest seem content to sit back and take a more academic approach if they take one at all. USA Today, like CNN, is utterly worthless.
- newswriter99 10y agoRolling Stone lost all credibility after publishing that fake rape story.
- astrodust 10y agoOne story, all credibility, huh? You must live in a world where nobody is credible. The New York Times has suffered hits to its credibility, fake photographers, plagiarism and such, but that doesn't necessarily negate all the work done by their talented staff. There's still good work being done there despite those setbacks. It's a fallacy to instantly discount everything as without merit, putting it on the same level as Breitbart. Like always you need to regard things with a critical eye.
- baobrain 10y agoI would highly recommend checking out the Columbia school of journalism's analysis.[0] While other publications have had lapses in journalistic integrity, rolling stones case is especially egregious. Along every step of the way, the writer and her editors violated the basics of journalistic integrity, like not fact checking and trusting one side. [0]http://www.cjr.org/investigation/rolling_stone_investigation.php http://www.cjr.org/investigation/rolling_stone_investigation...
- Chris2048 10y ago> One story, all credibility, huh? Yes. The "story" made specific criminal accusations. > You must live in a world where nobody is credible. Publications are held to a different standard. > New York Times... but that doesn't necessarily negate all the work It just means you can no longer trust the publication. > putting it on the same level as Breitbart Here we go. Tell me what's wrong with Breitbart?
- phaemon 10y ago> Here we go. Tell me what's wrong with Breitbart? Every story they run on climate change is a pile of innumerate, scientifically illiterate crap? Those are the only stories I see from them as they get quoted for amusement value sometimes on the Sea Ice forums. But maybe their sports coverage is good or something. Who knows.
- I_HALF_CATS 10y agoVice has no journalism code of ethics. They have no official fact-checking process. I tried fact-checking Vice and it didn't go so well: https://notvice.com/fact-checking-vice-a-fiction-2d4821001163 https://notvice.com/fact-checking-vice-a-fiction-2d482100116...
- jagermo 10y agoVice killed its professionalism for me when they posted the "We are with John McAfee now, suckers" piece without removing the GPS coordinates of the selfies. (https://www.wired.com/2012/12/oops-did-vice-just-give-away-john-mcafees-location-with-this-photo// https://www.wired.com/2012/12/oops-did-vice-just-give-away-j...) In my opinion, Vice is nothing more than a clickbait machine that got somehow famous for being "edgy".