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What? Why on earth does Vice have 3000 employees? I thought publishing companies long since switched to having all their content creators freelance. Edit: I t
by resolutebat 3y ago
What? Why on earth does Vice have 3000 employees? I thought publishing companies long since switched to having all their content creators freelance.
Edit: I thought OP was exaggerating, but nope, per this random website they have/had at least 2,300.
https://rocketreach.co/vice-media-profile_b5c6f6cef42e0cd9 https://rocketreach.co/vice-media-profile_b5c6f6cef42e0cd9
- doctor_eval 3y agoThat alone explains what’s happening.
- sfgunn 3y ago[flagged]
- resolutebat 3y agoThere are many labels I could apply to Vice, but I'm reasonable sure "propaganda darling" of the "real owners of this country" would not be near the top. Were you thinking of Fox or New York Times or something?
- user90131313 3y agoI assume it was that high to get more funding? like a VC startup style? no other reason make sense
- _delirium 3y agoVice Media Group is a conglomerate with a bunch of other stuff besides the magazine/website. An ad agency [1], a tv/film studio [2], another film studio [3], etc. It seems like they’ll be keeping a lot of that too. The linked message implies they’re shutting down the ad-supported journalism part of the company and doubling down on contract work. [1] https://www.virtueworldwide.com/ https://www.virtueworldwide.com/ [2] https://studios.vice.com/ https://studios.vice.com/ [3] https://www.pulsefilms.com/ https://www.pulsefilms.com/