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No, but declining readership is a good mark. 10% cut before pandemic (Feb): https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/vice-media-layoffs-250-employees-1203125890/

No, but declining readership is a good mark. 10% cut before pandemic (Feb): https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/vice-media-layoffs-250-employees-1203125890/ https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/vice-media-layoffs-250... Vice cancelled from HBO: https://www.businessinsider.com/hbo-canceled-vice-news-tonight-vice-other-networks-2019-6 https://www.businessinsider.com/hbo-canceled-vice-news-tonig... More cuts (Nov): https://www.wsj.com/articles/vice-media-to-shrink-workforce-by-as-much-as-15-as-growth-stalls-1541632597 https://www.wsj.com/articles/vice-media-to-shrink-workforce-... Many of the famous projects at vice, featuring war coverage, projects involving psychedelics and cutting edge mental health treatment among a few, are not nearly as prevalent now. Further many of the arguably top journalists to join in Vice’s history have gone (many, but not all)

sacks2k 6y ago
"projects involving psychedelics and cutting edge mental health treatment among a few, are not nearly as prevalent now. Further many of the arguably top journalists to join in Vice’s history have gone (many, but not all)" These projects are why I started reading/watching Vice in the first place. I think the pandemic is going to be used by companies like Vice as an excuse for a failing business model.
dirtydroog 6y ago
Disney wrote off its investment in Vice: https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/5/8/18537617/disney-vice-write-off-400-million https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/5/8/18537617/disney-vice-wri...
dillondoyle 6y ago
FWIW Vice news is now on Showtime... I actually really enjoy their video reporting they do 2 15 minute stories and it's usually pretty unique and interesting reporting.