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Hundreds of Vice Staffers Are Losing Their Jobs

And the media outlet will no longer be publishing on Vice.com

(Newser) - Vice Media, which filed for bankruptcy last year , is undergoing a major restructuring that includes laying off "several hundred" employees, CEO Bruce Dixon said Thursday. The media outlet currently employees about 900 people, the New York Times reports. Those affected will be notified early next week. The outlet will...

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Another Major Media Outlet Goes Bust

Vice files for bankruptcy

(Newser) - Vice filed for bankruptcy as expected Monday morning, the latest large media company to go under. In this case, it appears that a group of Vice lenders including Soros Fund Management and Fortress Investment Group will attempt the buy the company with a credit bid of $225 million, reports CNBC...

Vice Founders Apologize for 'Boys' Club' Culture

They issue statement after harassment claims surface

(Newser) - The co-founders of Vice Media have apologized for allowing a "boys' club" culture of sexual harassment to flourish at the company. Shane Smith and Suroosh Alvi spoke out after a New York Times report found that the company had reached settlements including at least four harassment or defamation cases,...

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MTV Banks on Vice Video

Online VBS.tv sticks with mag’s ‘raw’ aesthetic, is a training ground for TV content

(Newser) - MTV has put its hippest foot forward with VBS.tv, the online video channel run by Vice magazine’s editors. The web presence, originally pitched as “‘60 Minutes’ meets ‘Jackass,’” is a toehold in youth web programming, the Times reports. “Our aesthetic is raw,...

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