82-532: Vice News (stylized as VICE News ) is Vice Media 's alternative current affairs channel, producing daily documentary essays and video through its website and YouTube channel. It promotes itself on its coverage of "under-reported stories". Vice News was created in December 2013 and is based in New York City, though it has bureaus worldwide. The channel originally launched to mixed reception in 2013. In
164-466: A Canadian media crew , who helped him flee the city after conducting a quick interview. Later that day however, Ponomarev falsely or unknowingly told media that Ostrovsky was still being held. In 2015, Ostrovsky reported and produced the video investigation Selfie Soldiers: Russia Checks in to Ukraine , in which he traces a Russian soldier's online presence to confirm that he had fought in Ukraine. In
246-690: A 5% stake. Following the announcement, Smith explained: "We have set ourselves up to build a global platform but we have maintained control." In 2013, Vice Media premiered a new 30-minute news program for HBO titled Vice , executive produced by Bill Maher . In 2014, the second season of the show won a Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series or Special in the 66th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards . In 2014, Vice Media launched its news channel, Vice News , which almost immediately gained global attention for its coverage of protests and conflict in Ukraine and Venezuela . As of October 2014,
328-547: A Peabody Award for public service journalism in April 2018. On April 27, 2023 it was first announced that Vice Media was restructuring and downsizing its news division due to budget problems. This action included the cancellation of Vice News Tonight and other programs and the layoffs of dozens of employees. In a tweet made by the Vice Union, they criticized the company for repeated layoffs and expressed disappointment over
410-513: A burgeoning subculture with the advent of collectives such as Godspeed You! Black Emperor , Dummies Theatre , Bran Van 3000 and later Arcade Fire . They changed the name to Vice in 1996, and as the magazine became more successful, the company began to find it difficult to scale their operations while based in Canada. Following an investment of $ 4 million by Canadian investor Richard Szalwinski, Vice relocated to New York City in 1999. In 2001,
492-733: A cameraman going there. In 2012, Vice Media continued to expand its coverage focused around news and current events. With the end of VBS.tv, Vice began releasing films like UK's Scariest Debt Collector , Swansea Love Story, World's Scariest Drug and Inside the Superhuman World of the Iceman through their main website and YouTube channel, as well as new series like Slutever , Fringes , Love Industry and High Society . In mid-August 2013, Rupert Murdoch 's 21st Century Fox invested US$ 70 million in Vice Media, resulting in
574-499: A creative services agency, to expand their capabilities for work around their platforms. During this time, Santiago Stelley was the director of content of VBS.tv (2006–2010) and creative director of Vice Media (2010–2012). In January 2008, co-founder Gavin McInnes left Vice Media due to "creative differences" with the company, and founded the website streetcarnage.com . He later co-founded Rooster , an advertising agency, and became
656-591: A documentary in which he elaborately traced and followed the social media presence of a Russian soldier who had been deployed to eastern Ukraine for the War in Donbas at a time when Russia was denying the existence of any Russian military presence in the Ukrainian mainland. For his work with VICE Media , Ostrovsky won an Emmy Award in 2013, while his series Russian Roulette was nominated for two Emmys. He also received
738-463: A far-right activist, founding the Proud Boys . According to Columbia Journalism Review , Vice has altered shots during the editing process in pursuit of more entertaining or impressive scenes. In a 2011 documentary on Libya, a voiceover from the reporter claims that he had gone to the frontlines amidst an offensive, while in contrast a source claims the reporter did not make the trip, with only
820-849: A future where its owners and executives stopped trying to turn it into a leprechaun's pot of gold and just allowed it to be a good website. [...] Instead of protecting it as responsible stewards, they treated it more or less the way Paul Cicero treated the Bamboo Lounge in Goodfellas , fattening themselves at its expense until there was nothing left to rob, and then burning it to the ground". In April 2024, Vice Media sold Refinery29 to Essence magazine owner Sundial Media Group. Later that month, Vice Media announced it had restructured its global production business, now called Vice Studios Group, into five units: Pulse Films, UnTypical (formerly Vice Studios), Vice Studios LatAm, Vice Studios Canada and
902-461: A goal of reaching 20,000 subscribers within a year. Vice began as a print magazine and website focused on arts, culture and news topics. It was Founded in 1994 in Montreal , Quebec , Canada. As of April 2017, the magazine's editor-in-chief was Ellis Jones. The magazine switched to a quarterly publication schedule in 2018, though issues still generally explored a single theme. The publication
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#1732771947529984-550: A half-hour newsmagazine known as Vice , with Bill Maher as executive producer. The initial season saw international coverage for the season one finale that had Vice play an exhibition basketball game in North Korea with Dennis Rodman and the Harlem Globetrotters . The show was renewed for a second season, which aired in 2014 and won an Emmy award for Outstanding Informational Series or Special. The show
1066-616: A new investigation into a $ 135,000 settlement from a case the company paid in 2016 to a former employee who alleged she was fired after turning him down, and the suspension of Mike Germano, who had served as chief digital officer. Germano founded Carrot Creative, which was acquired by Vice in 2013; he was accused of pulling a former colleague onto his lap at a company party, as well as telling his former strategist Amanda Rue he originally did not want to hire her "because he wanted to have sex with her." Vice has also been criticized by current and former employees for featuring work by Terry Richardson ,
1148-415: A news documentary unit. Vice Studios Group will be led by Jamie Hall and Danny Gabai as co-presidents. In May, Vice Media announced it will create a joint venture with Savage Venture to relaunch its websites, such as Vice.com, Munchies , Motherboard , and Noisey . In September, Vice Media relaunched its print magazine which had been on hiatus since 2019. Issues will be released quarterly. The company has
1230-526: A photographer facing accusations of sexual abuse by multiple models. In another documentary, a former female employee covering a story about sex workers in a developing country said Vice attempted to "sensationalize and exploit" the women depicted. In one occasion, producers requested her to go undercover as a prostitute, which she refused. She also remarks being oriented to swear more while on camera. In March 2018, Vice Media co-founder Shane Smith announced he would no longer continue as CEO and would take on
1312-419: A possible sale to a consortium of lenders including Fortress Investment Group , which will, alongside Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital, invest $ 225 million as a credit bid for nearly all of its assets. In February 2024, Vice Media announced it would shutter the vice.com website and cut hundreds of jobs. Vice News had more than 100 members of its reporting and editorial staff in 35 bureaus around
1394-482: A possible sale to a consortium of lenders including Fortress Investment Group , which would, alongside Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital, invest $ 225 million as a credit bid for nearly all of its assets. The following month, Vice accepted the consortium's increased offer of $ 350 million prior to the bankruptcy auction. The company drew criticism for generous executive compensation packages while employees dealt with layoffs and unpaid company bills. The sale
1476-704: A result of the deal, Vice Media was valued at $ 5.7 billion. In September 2018, Disney wrote down its investment in Vice by $ 157 million. Disney acquired Fox's stake in Vice when its acquisition of 21st Century Fox completed in March 2019. On 23 December 2017, The New York Times reported that there had been four settlements involving allegations of sexual harassment or defamation against Vice employees. In addition, over 20 other women stated that they had experienced or witnessed sexual misconduct , including unwanted kisses, groping, lewd remarks and propositions for sex at
1558-500: A set of stairs and thrown into an empty, damp room … I was punched and kicked in the ribs and fell over to the ground." Immediately prior to his detention, Ostrovsky had been investigating Russian citizens' involvement in the pro-Russia armed groups of eastern Ukraine, something separatist forces were trying to hide at that early stage of the conflict, according to a video deposition he made for VICE News following his release. He had also attended several press conferences of Ponomarev where
1640-748: A seven-year partnership. In August 2019, it was reported that the company was laying off staff as part of a shift towards news that would involve merging Viceland and Vice News. In April 2023, it was announced that Vice Media was restructuring and downsizing its news division. A month later, Vice filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and agreed to be acquired by a consortium led by Fortress Investment Group for $ 350 million in June. In February 2024, CEO Bruce Dixon announced additional layoffs and that Vice.com would cease publishing content. Vice has since partnered with other media companies, such as Savage Ventures, to distribute its content. Voice of Montreal
1722-399: A unified Vice News division consisting of Vice News , the weekly HBO Vice show, and the daily Vice News Tonight . Vice News creates content daily, distributing written articles and video on its website and YouTube channel. In 2015, the channel won two Peabody Awards for its video series The Islamic State and Last Chance High . In 2013, HBO aired the first 10-episode season of
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#17327719475291804-495: A warehouse space in Williamsburg that had been occupied by the independent arts spaces and concert venues 285 Kent , Death by Audio and Glasslands , among others. Vice and the building property owners facilitated the clearance of the building and the displacement of the existing creative tenants. Vice spent US$ 20 million to renovate the 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m ) building as part of an eight-year lease, facilitating
1886-569: A way that traditional media has not. "Its videos may fail every rule in the BBC impartiality book, but they are brilliantly edited and, often, utterly compelling. Vice News has found young, fearless foreign correspondents to serve a youthful audience who are bored stiff by traditional outlets but are quite prepared to watch videos on their mobile phones." "Vice's brand image marketing as an edgy, hip outlet have helped drive its popularity with young people", says media critic Charles Johnson. "Mainstream media
1968-574: A younger audience composed predominantly of millennials , the same audience to which its parent company appeals. In November 2014, Vice News launched its French-language version. In October 2015, Vice hired Josh Tyrangiel to run a daily Vice News show for HBO . Tyrangiel had recently left Bloomberg Businessweek , where he was reported to be "a divisive figure who was both admired and despised during his six years there." Tyrangiel named Ryan McCarthy, formerly an assistant editor of The New York Times , as editor-in-chief of Vice News. In May 2016, it
2050-412: Is a Canadian-American digital media and broadcasting company. As of April 2024, Vice Media encompasses four main business areas: Vice Studios Group (film and TV production); Vice TV (a joint venture with A&E Networks , also known as Viceland ); Virtue (an agency offering creative services); and Vice Digital (digital content). It was cited as the largest independent youth media company in
2132-490: Is an American journalist and documentary producer. He is best known for his coverage of the Russo-Ukrainian War in 2014 and 2015, when he was dispatched by VICE News to cover the events that unfolded in Ukraine as the country came into conflict with neighbouring Russia prior to and after Crimea's annexation by the latter. His other reports have covered Uzbek child labour , North Korean internment camps ,
2214-658: Is more affiliated with entertainment than hard-hitting news. In a 2013 opinion piece for U.S. News & World Report , editor of the New York-based Foreign Policy Association Robert Nolan, stated that Vice's North Korea reporting was "more Jackass TV series than journalism". Vice News has won four Peabody Awards for its documentary programs, The Islamic State and Last Chance High in 2015 , Charlottesville: Race and Terror in 2017 , and Losing Ground in 2020 . In 2020, Emily Green of Vice News jointly won
2296-517: Is not trusted by a lot of people, and rightly so, so they [Vice] step in and fill in", he says. "People see a sense of fun behind it. Jon Stewart is very popular, but he's an entertainer. Vice is something similar." Rick Edmonds, media and business analyst at the Poynter Institute , critiques Vice News' reporting as "raw and tasteless sometimes" and more akin to personal essays than balanced journalism. Other critiques mention that its work
2378-511: The 2015 Europe migrant crisis , and the Arab–Israeli conflict . In April 2014, Ostrovsky was abducted by pro-Russia separatists after they identified him as a person of interest at their checkpoint in the Ukrainian city of Sloviansk ; he was held hostage at a detention centre and tortured for three days before being released as the separatists retreated in the face of a Ukrainian military offensive . Later, in 2015, he filmed Selfie Soldiers ,
2460-597: The AIB Media Excellence Awards and the Lovie Awards . In 2017 CNN hired Ostrovsky to its expanded investigations unit which also includes veteran investigative journalist Carl Bernstein . In 2018, Ostrovsky joined media start-up Coda Media as Investigations Editor and began contributing to PBS Newshour . On April 21, 2014, while producing "Russian Roulette", a series of reports for Vice News in eastern Ukraine, Ostrovsky's vehicle
2542-692: The Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award in 2016 and again in 2023. Currently, he is a special correspondent for PBS NewsHour . Ostrovsky started his career in documentary filmmaking in 2007 after spending six years as a print reporter in Russia, where he covered Russia for The Moscow Times and then Georgia , Armenia and Azerbaijan for the French news agency Agence France-Presse . In 2007, Ostrovsky produced an exclusive report for BBC Newsnight investigating government-sponsored child labor in
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2624-734: The Islamic State ; protests in Ferguson, Missouri ; the Syrian Civil War ; the militarization of America's police forces and Central American refugees fleeing street gangs borne in American prisons to cross the American border; global warming and the evidence of the melting of Antarctica's glaciers ; and the build-up of military forces of Russia with Scandinavians assisted by the American military. As of October 2023,
2706-715: The North Korean and Iranian regimes, and the Syrian Civil War through their own YouTube channel and website. After the creation of Vice News as a separate division, its reporting increased with worldwide coverage starting immediately with videos published on YouTube and articles on its website daily. In December 2013, Vice Media expanded its international news division into an independent division dedicated exclusively to news and created Vice News. Vice Media put $ 50 million into its news division, setting up 34 bureaus worldwide and drawing praise for its in-depth coverage of international news. Vice News has primarily targeted
2788-599: The North Korean practice of sending workers abroad. In a report for the UK's Independent newspaper he described how a "North Korean labour force tens-of-thousands strong, put in place across Asia," helped finance the regime in Pyongyang through contracts with Western firms. In 2013, VICE Media hired Ostrovsky as a producer for the second season of VICE on HBO, where he helped the program earn an Emmy as an "Outstanding Informational Series." In early 2014, he helped launch
2870-829: The Online Journalism Award for "The Story of...", and two Edward R. Murrow Awards for "Say Her Name: Investigating the Death of Breonna Taylor" and "Life Under Bombs: On the Frontlines of Fighting in Azerbaijan". In 2022, Vice News won the Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award for "The Shockwave". From 2018 to 2021, Vice News received more News & Documentary Emmy Award nominations each year than any other organization. In 2021, Vice News received 23 nominations for News & Documentary Emmy Awards, winning four. Vice Media Vice Media Group LLC
2952-556: The Snapchat Discover platform. The first program planned under the new deal was Hungry Hearts with Action Bronson , starring the titular rapper. That same month, Vice announced a wide range of content deals which would make its programming available in more than 80 territories by the end of 2017. In June 2017, Vice secured a $ 450 million investment from private-equity firm TPG Capital to increase spending on scripted programming and ongoing international expansion. As
3034-596: The 2011 documentary Page One: Inside the New York Times . In a 2014 Time column, Carr said that Vice had since grown into a strong news entity. In August 2014, Carr published a New York Times column further reversing his earlier criticism of Vice, saying: "Being the crusty old-media scold felt good at the time, but recent events suggest that Vice is deadly serious about doing real news that people, yes, even young people, will actually watch." On 2 July 2014, Vice Media announced that it would be relocating into
3116-676: The Azimuth Music Festival in Saudi Arabia , less than two years after Vice paused all work in Saudi Arabia following the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi . Vice's brand was not used on marketing material, and contractors had to sign non-disclosure agreements regarding Vice's involvement. Vice opened a commercial and creative office in Riyadh in 2022. On 2 October 2020, Vice Media Group appointed Nadja Bellan-White as
3198-545: The Russian Timber Group, a company owned and operated by the wealthy British Hambro family, which was paying the North Korean regime to use its workers in Russia. He revisited those camps with VICE Media founder Shane Smith in 2011, and co-produced a separate report for VICE's documentary news series on HBO about the escape of defectors from North Korea in 2013. Ostrovsky has reported extensively on
3280-589: The Vice Films brand. Distributed by Netflix The MTV series The Vice Guide to Everything , which premiered in December 2010, was a weekly news magazine featuring short video segments on various global issues, hosted by Shane Smith and roster of correspondents. The segments sought to cater to a younger audience with a more condensed, entertaining approach to the news. The series aired until 2011. Simon Ostrovsky Simon Ostrovsky ( Russian : Симон Островский ; born ( 1981-02-02 ) February 2, 1981)
3362-507: The Vice News YouTube page had 8.7 million subscribers and over 3 billion views in total. In August 2014, Vice News was described by The Guardian as one of the fastest growing channels on YouTube. Lara Pendergast, deputy online editor at the UK magazine The Spectator , suggests that Vice News gets its strength and popularity by getting younger audiences to become more and more interested about international news in
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3444-592: The ad industry's keyword blacklist of 25 terms. On 3 May 2019, Vice Media announced that it raised $ 250 million in debt from George Soros and other investors. In October, Vice Media announced that it was acquiring Refinery29 . The deal, worth a reported $ 400 million, valued the combined company at $ 4 billion. In May 2020, Vice Media announced they were laying off more than 150 staff due to financial difficulties. In June 2020, Vice Media launched an investigation into allegations of subsidiary Refinery29's toxic work environment . In March 2020, Vice Media organized
3526-401: The affected employees, implying a divergence from the company's past identity as a respected media organization. Vice 's U.S cable television network, operated by Vice Media, primarily features documentary-style programs targeted toward millennials . Originally known as Viceland , branded TV networks operate under partnership with local cable and free-to-air television providers in
3608-888: The co-founders bought Vice back and moved to new offices in Williamsburg, Brooklyn . In 2006, on the advice of creative director Spike Jonze , Vice began expanding into digital video, launching new video service VBS.tv as a joint venture with MTV Networks . VBS gained a fan base with shows like The Vice Guide To Travel , Epicly Later'd , Toxic and Hamilton's Pharmacopeia . In 2007, Vice Media began expanding its digital video operation, launching new channels, such as Motherboard (tech), Noisey (music), and The Creators Project, an arts/technology site founded in partnership with Intel . Vice Media would later launch sites around electronic music culture ( Thump ), global news ( Vice News ), food ( Munchies ) and sports ( Vice Sports ). Additionally, Vice Media launched Virtue Worldwide,
3690-402: The company faced problems with turning an annual profit and finding a buyer. Bruce Dixon and Hozefa Lokhandwala were appointed co-CEOs on 27 February, a few days after Dubuc's departure. It was announced in April 2023 that Vice Media was restructuring and downsizing its Vice News division due to budget problems. This action included the cancellation of Vice News Tonight and other programs and
3772-496: The company's new current affairs division, VICE News, with his investigation into allegations of corruption at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and coverage of the 2014 crisis in Ukraine. His series of unvarnished video dispatches from Ukraine titled "Russian Roulette" won VICE News widespread acclaim and recognition as a burgeoning player on the media landscape. The series was nominated for two Emmys, won two Webby Awards in 2015,
3854-440: The company. In a statement provided to The New York Times , Vice co-founders Shane Smith and Suroosh Alvi said, "from the top down, we have failed as a company to create a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone, especially women, can feel respected and thrive." In January 2018, Vice's COO/CFO Sarah Broderick sent a memo to staff on 2 January 2018 announcing President Creighton had volunteered to go on temporary leave whilst
3936-480: The cotton industry of Uzbekistan , which a US embassy cable published by Wikileaks credited with reigniting the global campaign against Uzbek cotton. Ostrovsky traced the supply chains of multinational garment retailers like Topshop , Walmart and H&M to Uzbekistan, leading many Western cotton buyers to eventually boycott the country. In 2009, Ostrovsky exposed the use of North Koreans in work camps in Russia for BBC Newsnight , and linked their operations to
4018-418: The documentary, he investigates pictures that the soldier uploaded to his social media account and, by figuring out the locations in all of the pictures, tracks him from Ukraine's Donbas to his hometown in Russia's Buryatia . Selfie Soldiers departs from other such investigations into soldiers' social media posts when Ostrovsky re-enacts the pictures himself to establish clearly that he has personally visited
4100-454: The editor of BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat claimed the BBC was "playing catch-up" to Vice News. Vice Media has routinely advocated for their "immersionist" brand of journalism in the pursuit of more authentic and interesting stories. Their founders and editors have regularly garnered controversy from the likes of The New York Times ' David Carr , who bristled in an exchange with Shane Smith in
4182-409: The environment, economics and pop culture, while eschewing the use of live TV anchors. In November 2015, Vice and A&E Networks announced Viceland , a then-upcoming cable network that would feature Vice-produced content. On 14 March 2017, Vice announced an expanded original programming deal with Snap Inc . The new deal built on Vice's previous deal to serve as a 2015 global launch partner on
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#17327719475294264-579: The environment, economics and pop culture, while eschewing the use of live TV anchors. Following the violent protests by white supremacists , white nationalists and other groups at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia , Vice News Tonight broke from its normal newsmagazine format to devote an entire episode to a documentary film on the events. The episode aired the same weekend as
4346-587: The establishment of new production facilities with full broadcast capabilities, and received an offer of US$ 6.5 million in tax credits from New York state's Empire State Development. In August 2014, A&E Networks , a television group jointly owned by The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Corporation , made a US$ 250-million investment in Vice Media for an ownership stake of 10%. In November and December 2015, Disney made two additional individual investments of US$ 200 million totalling $ 400 million. On 26 March 2015, HBO announced it would renew its contract to broadcast
4428-848: The first Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting with This American Life and Molly O'Toole of the Los Angeles Times for their collaboration on "The Out Crowd", an investigative podcast episode on the effects of the Remain in Mexico policy. In 2021, Vice News won the Rory Peck Award for "Uyghurs Who Fled China Now Face Repression in Pakistan", the Lorenzo Natali Media Prize for "Rohingya Brides Thought They Were Fleeing Violence. Then They Met Their Grooms.",
4510-615: The following decade, Vice News won a number of awards for its reporting, including four Peabody Awards and the inaugural Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting . Before Vice News was founded, Vice published news documentaries and news reports from around the world through its YouTube channel alongside other programs. Vice had reported on events such as crime in Venezuela , the Israeli–Palestinian conflict , protests in Turkey ,
4592-493: The following regions: The channel is available through cable providers as well as OTT services. Viceland was formerly available as a dedicated channel in Canada, through a partnership with Rogers Communications ; however, this channel was shut down in March 2018 due to low viewership. In August 2018, Vice signed a new content deal with Bell Media to relaunch Vice-branded content in Canada on various Bell-owned properties including Much and CraveTV . In August 2019, it
4674-565: The global CMO, to be in charge of worldwide branding, communications and promotions. It was also announced that Meera Pattni had been promoted to VP Communications, directly reporting to Bellan-White. In April 2021, Van Scott, former ABC News communications executive, joined Vice as VP Corporate Communications to lead communications in the US. Scott would report to Laura Misselbrook, Global SVP Communications, based in London. In April 2021, Vice Media
4756-406: The layoffs of dozens of employees. On 1 May 2023, The New York Times reported that Vice was preparing to file for bankruptcy . According to Deadline , Vice's primary debt-holder, Fortress Investment Group , would likely take control of Vice Media as a result of any Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Two weeks later, on 15 May, Vice Media formally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as part of
4838-407: The loss of entire teams. They described the layoffs as part of a pattern where Vice has let go of many who have significantly contributed to the company's success. The Union also condemned the manner of the layoff announcements, which were made via a livestream without opportunity for dialogue and where the executives scarcely acknowledged the ongoing layoffs. The Vice Union has affirmed its support for
4920-575: The magazine Voice of Montreal in October 1994 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with government funding, to cover music, art, trends and drug culture not covered in print. The magazine was an alternative to the Montreal Mirror , then perceived as too mainstream by the Montreal alternative English-speaking scene. During the 1990s, Montreal's Plateau Mont-Royal / Mile-End neighbourhood was home to
5002-494: The new title of Executive Chairman. Former A+E Networks CEO Nancy Dubuc succeeded Smith as CEO. "Smith will now be focused on creating content and strategic deals and partnerships to help grow the company." On 20 August 2018, Vice's Munchies and Fremantle Media signed a deal with Triple Five Group to gain control of the food hall at American Dream Meadowlands. The food hall was expected to open in April 2019. In November 2018, The Wall Street Journal reported that Vice Media
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#17327719475295084-418: The rally, 14 August 2017. Charlottesville: Race and Terror garnered critical praise, with Esquire urging readers to "watch it and share it". In addition to featuring the video on its subscription streaming channels, HBO agreed to post the entire video on YouTube. Within two weeks, it had more than 44 million views between HBO and online platforms and received many positive reviews. The episode received
5166-442: The rebel leader had threatened journalists. By April 24, Ostrovsky's detention had garnered considerable global media attention. The security situation around Sloviansk had begun to deteriorate, as Ukrainian forces reached the outskirts of the city and began engaging separatist units with armoured vehicles . By approximately 6:00 PM, Ostrovsky was released by his captors. Approximately "five minutes" after his release, he ran into
5248-400: The weekly Vice documentary series for four years, while expanding the annual broadcast schedule from 14 to nearly 30 episodes. The network also announced Vice would be launching a nightly news program. The show, entitled Vice News Tonight , premiered on 10 October 2016 and was planned to run 48 weeks each year, featuring pre-edited video and graphics segments covering global news, technology,
5330-510: The world including New York City , Toronto , London , Berlin , Mexico City , São Paulo , Los Angeles , Istanbul , Moscow , Beijing , and Kabul . On April 21, 2014, while covering the Russo-Ukrainian War , Vice News reporter Simon Ostrovsky was kidnapped by pro-Russian separatist forces and held for three days before being released in Sloviansk . Since its creation, Vice News has covered emerging events and widespread issues around
5412-492: The world, with 35 offices. The original Vice magazine was founded and based in Montreal and co-founded by Suroosh Alvi , Shane Smith , and Gavin McInnes. Developed from the magazine, Vice Media expanded primarily into youth and young adult-focused digital media. This included online content verticals and related web series , a news division, a film production studio, and a record label , among other properties. Vice re-located to New York City in 2001. Vice News
5494-685: The world. It has several past and ongoing documentary series including: Russian military intervention in Ukraine ; civil war in Iraq ; the Israeli–Palestinian conflict ; the Western Sahara conflict ; the struggles of Afghan interpreters working for the US military in acquiring visas; the prison crisis in the US at Salinas Valley State Prison ; protests against the FIFA World Cup in Brazil ; Venezuelan anti-government protests ; expansion of
5576-461: The world. Every day it publishes a daily news capsule called "News Beyond the Headlines" where it briefly covers four daily stories which did not receive much coverage by other mainstream news outlets but it still considers important. It also publishes daily articles on its website on a variety of world current events, along with maintaining a Vice News Wire where it displays wire reports from around
5658-474: The world. Its five key businesses were listed as: Vice.com (digital content); Vice Studios (film and TV production); Vice TV; Vice News; and Virtue (an agency offering creative services). In September 2021, it was reported that Vice raised another investment round following cancelled plans to go public via special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) . In January 2023, Vice began exploring the possibility of selling itself. On 24 February 2023, Dubuc left as CEO as
5740-442: Was announced that Tyrangiel had been promoted to oversee all of Vice News. As the announcement was made, Tyrangiel promptly laid off some 20 editorial and production staff members. In an interview given the previous week, Vice Media founder Shane Smith called Tyrangiel "a murderer," foretelling a "bloodbath" in digital media. That June, Tyrangiel touted various new hires he had brought aboard as part of his team. In December 2016, it
5822-547: Was announced that Vice News had entered into a partnership with The Guardian newspaper that would include Guardian journalists working at Vice's offices in East London and contributing to the two HBO television programs currently on the air. It will also include allowing The Guardian access to Vice's video production skills with content distributed to its millennial-skewed global audience. On May 15, 2023, Vice Media formally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy , as part of
5904-455: Was closed in August 2023. Lokhandwala resigned as co-CEO in December, leaving Bruce Dixon as sole CEO. On 22 February 2024, CEO Bruce Dixon announced "several hundred" additional layoffs as part of a company restructuring. Dixon also announced that the Vice.com website would no longer publish content, instead partnering with other media companies to distribute its content, and that the company
5986-540: Was criticized by Cambodians for photoshopping images of the victims of the Khmer Rouge Genocide . Some victims had smileys photoshopped onto their faces. Vice later admitted to the images being photoshopped and said that "We regret the error and will investigate how this failure of the editorial process occurred." In March 2021, it was claimed that "VICE Media Group is the world's largest independent youth media company", with offices in 35 cities across
6068-684: Was discussing the sale of Refinery29 . The New York Times highlighted that "over the past half-decade, Vice has had near annual layoffs and mounting losses, and has filed for bankruptcy, making it the poster child for the battered digital-media industry" and that while "some observers hoped its new owners [...] would reinvest" in the company, Fortress Investment Group had instead "decided to make sweeping cuts". Chris Thompson of Defector commented that "admirers of Vice's journalism—Vice News and Motherboard, both of which were largely kerploded during Vice's bankruptcy, had made themselves essential with years of excellent reporting—have long daydreamed about
6150-479: Was founded by Alix Laurent of Images Intercultural which was mandated with promoting Black History Month in Montreal. Gavin was on a welfare work program through that company. The trio eventually borrowed money from their parents to buy out Laurent and subsequently changed the name to Vice to avoid confusion with the Village Voice. Vice Media founders Shane Smith , Suroosh Alvi and Gavin McInnes launched
6232-405: Was imprisoned for three days, during which he was held in a basement, beaten and interrogated. Ostrovsky described the ordeal as "the worst three days of my life" in an account he authored for Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper. In the article, Ostrovsky wrote: "A hat was pulled over my head and taped over my eyes. My arms were pulled tightly behind my back and taped together too. I was led down
6314-657: Was known for broadcasting news programs on HBO ; including the Emmy -winning weekly self-titled documentary series , which premiered in April 2013, and features segments on global issues hosted by co-founders Smith and Alvi, and a rotating cast of correspondents. A spin-off, Vice News Tonight , premiered 10 October 2016 and showcased a nightly roundup of global news, technology, the environment , economics, and pop culture while eschewing traditional news anchors. On 10 June 2019, HBO announced Vice News Tonight' s cancellation, in addition to ending relations with Vice Media, after
6396-637: Was looking to trim its workforce by 10–15%, relying on attrition rather than layoffs. The same month, CEO Nancy Dubuc told an audience at The New York Times Dealbook conference that Vice would return to profitability the following year. In March 2019, it was reported that Vice Media was looking to raise another $ 200 million in funding. On 1 May 2019, Vice consolidated many of its web channels back into one central platform turning them into feature sections. The move included independent Munchies , Noisey , Motherboard , Broadly , Free , Amuse , Tonic , Waypoint , and Vice Sports . Vice also ended its block on
6478-480: Was picked up for two more 14-episode seasons by HBO in May 2014, which aired in 2015 and 2016. The program is currently in its fifth season, which was expanded to a total of 30 episodes. In October 2016, a second Vice News program, a nightly news program called Vice News Tonight , premiered. The program is slated to run 48 weeks each year, featuring pre-edited video and graphics segments covering global news, technology,
6560-410: Was put on hiatus in 2019 and relaunched five years later. Vice News was Vice's current affairs brand. It consisted of ViceNews.com, and two HBO programs; the weekly documentary series Vice , and the nightly news series Vice News Tonight . Vice News focuses on coverage of events that may not be as well covered by other news sources. On 24 May 2016, Vice Media promoted Josh Tyrangiel to oversee
6642-640: Was reported that Vice media is moving Viceland toward news and away from entertainment and other lifestyle programming, and has plans to merge Viceland with Vice News. Untypical , formerly Vice Studios , is the film and TV production division of Vice Media. Since 2007, it has released documentaries and narrative films through the Vice Films label. Its first theatrical release was White Lightnin' in 2009. On 8 December 2014, 20th Century Fox and Vice Media announced they would collaborate to finance, produce, distribute, market and acquire narrative films under
6724-439: Was stopped at a separatist checkpoint in the city of Sloviansk . One of the rebels identified Ostrovsky as a person of interest through a printed image, before taking him captive under the militia of the separatist pro-Russian leader, Vyacheslav Ponomarev , who later said he was holding Ostrovsky for a potential trade. "We need prisoners. We need a bargaining chip," Ponomarev was quoted as telling The Moscow Times . Ostrovsky
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