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Vice News (stylized as VICE News) was Vice Media's alternative current affairs channel, producing daily documentary essays and video through its website and YouTube channel. It promoted itself on its coverage of "under-reported stories".[1] Vice News was created in December 2013 and was based in New York City, though it had bureaus worldwide.

Key Information

The channel originally launched to mixed reception in 2013. In 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.

In May 2023, Vice Media filed for bankruptcy and Vice News fired most of its employees.[2] The YouTube channel of Vice News was taken over by Vice co-founder Shane Smith and began uploading podcasts held by Smith, featuring right-leaning guests.[3] Previously, Vice had been described as progressive and left-leaning.[4]

History

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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, 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.[5]

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.[6] Vice News has primarily targeted a younger audience composed predominantly of millennials, the same audience to which its parent company appeals.[7]

In November 2014, Vice News launched its French-language version.[8][9]

In October 2015, Vice hired Josh Tyrangiel to run a daily Vice News show for HBO.[10] 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."[11] Tyrangiel named Ryan McCarthy, formerly an assistant editor of The New York Times, as editor-in-chief of Vice News.[12]

In May 2016, it 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.[13] In an interview given the previous week, Vice Media founder Shane Smith called Tyrangiel "a murderer," foretelling a "bloodbath" in digital media.[14] That June, Tyrangiel touted various new hires he had brought aboard as part of his team.[15]

In December 2016, it 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.[16]

On May 15, 2023, Vice Media formally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as part of 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.[17] In February 2024, Vice Media announced it would shutter the vice.com website and cut hundreds of jobs.[18] The YouTube channel of Vice News was taken over by Vice co-founder Shane Smith and began uploading podcasts held by Smith, featuring right-leaning guests.[3]

Reporters

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Vice News had more than 100 members of its reporting and editorial staff in 35 bureaus around the world including New York City, Toronto, London, Berlin, Mexico City, São Paulo, Los Angeles, Istanbul, Moscow, Beijing, and Kabul.[19][20] 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.[21][22]

Programming and content

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Since its creation, Vice News has covered emerging events and widespread issues around 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 the world.[23]

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 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.[24]

Television series

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  • Vice on City: A weekly television series on City, a Canadian television network, of documentaries that highlight Vice News reporting.[25]
  • Vice: A newsmagazine television series on Showtime
  • Vice News Tonight: A daily evening news broadcast on Vice TV

Reception

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As of October 2023, the Vice News YouTube page had 8.7 million subscribers and over 3 billion views in total.[26] In August 2014, Vice News was described by The Guardian as one of the fastest growing channels on YouTube.[27]

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 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."[28]

"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 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."[29]

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 is more affiliated with entertainment than hard-hitting news.[29]

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".[29][30]

Awards

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Vice News has won four Peabody Awards for its documentary programs, The Islamic State[31] and Last Chance High[32] in 2015, Charlottesville: Race and Terror in 2017,[33] and Losing Ground in 2020.[34] In 2020, Emily Green of Vice News jointly won 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.[35]

In 2021, Vice News won the Rory Peck Award for "Uyghurs Who Fled China Now Face Repression in Pakistan",[36] the Lorenzo Natali Media Prize for "Rohingya Brides Thought They Were Fleeing Violence. Then They Met Their Grooms.",[37] the Online Journalism Award for "The Story of...",[38] 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".[39] In 2022, Vice News won the Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award for "The Shockwave".[40]

From 2018 to 2021, Vice News received more News & Documentary Emmy Award nominations each year than any other organization.[41] In 2021, Vice News received 23 nominations for News & Documentary Emmy Awards, winning four.[42]

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Vice News is the news division of Group, a multimedia company originating from a punk zine founded in in 1994 by Shane Smith, , and , which evolved into a global brand emphasizing immersive, youth-oriented on under-reported stories, drugs, , and international conflicts. Launched in late 2013 as a digital video platform, it expanded into television series on and , producing short-form dispatches and in-depth documentaries that garnered critical acclaim for on-the-ground reporting in volatile regions. The outlet achieved significant recognition, including multiple Emmy Awards and Peabody Awards for programs such as its coverage of the Islamic State and Charlottesville unrest, establishing it as a disruptor in traditional news with a focus on visual storytelling and millennial audiences. However, Vice News has faced persistent criticism for prioritizing sensationalism and entertainment over rigorous fact-checking, alongside a left-leaning bias evident in story selection and framing that aligns with progressive viewpoints while marginalizing conservative perspectives. By 2023, Vice Media's rapid expansion fueled by led to overvaluation and mismanagement, culminating in filing, massive layoffs including most of Vice News staff, and a sale to firms, drastically reducing its operations and website publishing though some content persists via TV and . This collapse highlighted broader challenges in , where ideological echo chambers and unsustainable growth models undermined long-term viability despite early innovations in accessible, edgy reporting.

History

Founding and Early Years

Vice Media, the parent company of Vice News, was founded in October 1994 in , , as Voice of Montreal, an alternative punk magazine by , , and Shane Smith, who initially funded the venture through government grants aimed at youth employment programs. The publication, which rebranded to Vice in 1996, focused on countercultural topics including drugs, music, fashion, and urban grit, adopting a raw, immersive "gonzo" style that blended with personal narrative to appeal to disaffected youth. By the early 2000s, Vice had expanded internationally, opening offices in cities like New York and , while shifting from print to multimedia formats amid growing trends. Vice News emerged as a distinct division in December 2013, when formalized its news operations to produce dedicated international reporting separate from its lifestyle and content. This move capitalized on Vice's established reputation for on-the-ground, unfiltered coverage, particularly in conflict zones and under-reported regions, building on earlier video experiments like the HBO series VICE, which premiered in April 2013 and featured long-form documentaries on global issues. The division aimed to target a digitally native audience, emphasizing short-form videos under five minutes to suit mobile viewing, with an initial staff including correspondents dispatched to hotspots like and Gaza. The Vice News website officially launched on March 10, 2014, alongside a dedicated YouTube channel that quickly amassed subscribers through daily dispatches and explanatory journalism on topics such as protests in Venezuela and the rise of ISIS. Early content prioritized experiential reporting over traditional desk-based analysis, with teams producing raw footage from remote bureaus in over a dozen countries, though this approach drew criticism for potential sensationalism in prioritizing visuals over depth. By mid-2014, Vice News had released hundreds of videos, establishing itself as a pioneer in video-first news for millennials, while securing initial funding through Vice Media's partnerships, including ad revenue from pre-rolls and sponsored segments.

Launch and Digital Expansion

Vice News launched in March 2014 as a dedicated digital news division of Vice Media, initially targeting audiences in the United States and United Kingdom through a website and YouTube channel focused on video journalism. The service emphasized immersive, on-the-ground reporting of underreported global stories, producing content in formats ranging from brief dispatches to longer documentaries, with an initial output of multiple videos daily. This launch built on Vice Media's prior digital video experiments, such as the 2006 VBS.tv platform, but positioned Vice News as a standalone brand prioritizing millennial engagement via social media distribution over traditional broadcast models. The platform's digital strategy leveraged YouTube's algorithm and free access to drive rapid audience growth, achieving over 1 million subscribers by early and establishing itself as one of the platform's fastest-expanding news channels at the time. involved deploying small teams of reporters to conflict zones and marginalized communities, yielding high-engagement videos on topics like the and urban unrest, which amassed hundreds of millions of views in the initial years. By October 2014, Vice News announced expansion into seven additional markets—including , , and —with localized language editions to scale its online presence and adapt content to regional audiences. This period marked Vice News's pivot toward scalable digital infrastructure, including investments in production facilities in and partnerships for global distribution, which facilitated subscriber growth to 1.6 million and over 300 million video views within 18 months of launch. The approach contrasted with legacy media by forgoing paywalls and emphasizing shareable, raw aesthetics to capture younger demographics, though early reception highlighted debates over journalistic rigor amid its stylistic flair.

Television Era and Peak Growth

The television era for Vice News began with its integration into HBO's programming slate, building on Vice Media's initial 2013 weekly documentary series VICE on the network, which introduced the brand's immersive style to a broader cable audience. In 2015, Vice Media and HBO announced a multi-year content partnership that expanded the weekly series from 14 to 35 episodes annually, committed $50 million to Vice's news operations, and paved the way for a dedicated daily newscast. This deal marked a pivotal shift from Vice News's digital-first origins, launched in 2014, toward linear , enhancing its production capacity and distribution reach amid rising demand for millennial-targeted, on-the-ground reporting. Vice News Tonight debuted on HBO on September 26, 2016, as a half-hour nightly program airing four days a week, focusing on global investigations and field reporting with a raw, unfiltered aesthetic. The show's premiere drew 255,000 viewers, building on lead-in programming, and quickly averaged around 600,000 nightly viewers by 2018, with the weekly VICE counterpart reaching 1.7 million. HBO executives reported "hundreds of thousands" of viewers in the initial weeks, crediting the format's appeal to younger demographics underserved by traditional broadcasts. This period aligned with Vice Media's valuation surge, including a $450 million from TPG in 2017, fueled partly by television-driven credibility and audience expansion. Critical acclaim underscored the peak, with Vice News Tonight securing multiple News & Documentary Emmy Awards, including five in 2019—tying CBS's 60 Minutes for the most among programs—and four in 2020 as the most-awarded nightly newscast. It earned nine Emmy nominations in 2018 alone, outpacing other nightly newscasts, for segments on topics like immigration policy and international conflicts. These honors, alongside HBO's promotional push including a dedicated Vice channel on HBO Now, amplified Vice News's influence, positioning it as a disruptor in television journalism during the mid-2010s before advertising challenges eroded sustainability.

Financial Decline and Bankruptcy

Vice Media experienced mounting financial pressures in the years preceding its 2023 bankruptcy, marked by repeated revenue shortfalls and operational cutbacks. In December 2022, the company was projected to miss its annual revenue target of $700 million by over $100 million, reflecting broader challenges in the digital advertising market where Vice's model depended heavily on ad to a millennial . These issues compounded earlier difficulties, including a 2019 of approximately 250 employees—about 10% of its workforce—as Vice grappled with slowing digital growth and the unsustainability of its rapid expansion into print and television. By early 2023, Vice's news division, including Vice News, faced intensified scrutiny amid the company's overall contraction. Just prior to the bankruptcy filing, Vice announced around 100 layoffs, targeting non-essential roles while attempting to preserve content production, though this occurred alongside controversial retention bonuses totaling $1 million for select executives. The decline stemmed from structural vulnerabilities: Vice's pivot to high-cost linear TV programming, such as its partnership that ended in 2023, failed to offset evaporating digital ad dollars, as platforms like Meta and reduced payouts and audiences fragmented. Overleveraged from prior valuations peaking at $5.7 billion, the company accumulated debt exceeding $800 million, outpacing its operational cash flows. On May 15, 2023, Vice Media LLC filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, listing assets and liabilities each between $500 million and $1 billion. The filing facilitated a sale to a of lenders, led by , for approximately $350 million, a fraction of prior valuations and contingent on assuming significant liabilities. This restructuring effectively wound down Vice News operations, with the newsroom folding as part of broader cost eliminations, underscoring the unit's inability to generate independent profitability amid Vice's pivot away from original . The highlighted causal factors like mismanaged growth—fueled by hype-driven investments rather than scalable —and a market shift disfavoring ad-dependent media without diversified income streams.

Programming and Content

Digital and Online Formats

Vice News initially launched its digital platform in March 2014, emphasizing video-centric content tailored for online distribution, including short-form daily news segments and longer documentary-style essays focused on underreported global stories. This format prioritized immersive, on-the-ground reporting with minimal narration, aiming to engage younger audiences through raw footage and first-person perspectives shared via the Vice.com website and channels. The core online distribution relied heavily on , where Vice News uploaded content in formats ranging from 5-10 minute explainers to 20-40 minute investigations, achieving an average video watch time exceeding 7 minutes by fostering sustained viewer engagement. By October 2015, the channel had accumulated over 300 million views and 1.6 million subscribers, reflecting rapid growth driven by algorithmic promotion of provocative, visually dynamic videos on topics like conflict zones and cultural subcultures. Complementary formats included text articles with embedded videos and interactive elements on Vice.com, alongside bite-sized clips optimized for platforms like , , and to drive traffic and virality. Following Vice Media's bankruptcy filing in May 2023 and subsequent acquisition, digital production contracted significantly; the nightly show Vice News Tonight was canceled in April 2023 as part of news division streamlining. In February 2024, Vice Media announced it would cease original publishing on Vice.com, laying off several hundred staff and pivoting to a "studio model" that licenses content for distribution on third-party social platforms and partner sites rather than maintaining a proprietary online hub. Despite reduced output, the Vice News YouTube channel persisted with archival uploads and sporadic new videos, sustaining approximately 9.25 million subscribers and over 3.4 billion total views as of October 2025, though upload frequency dropped markedly post-restructuring. This shift marked a departure from Vice News' earlier digital-first ethos, prioritizing syndication over direct online control amid financial pressures.

Television Series and Broadcasts

Vice Media entered television broadcasting through a partnership with , launching the documentary news series Vice on April 5, 2013. The program featured immersive, on-the-ground reporting on international conflicts, social issues, and cultural phenomena, airing quarterly episodes with correspondents like Shane Smith and Ben Anderson. It received critical acclaim, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series or Special in 2014 for its second season. renewed the series for six seasons but declined to continue after the 2018 season, citing shifts in programming strategy amid Vice's broader financial pressures. In October 2016, Vice News premiered Vice News Tonight as a daily 30-minute newscast on HBO, marking the first nightly news program on a premium cable network in over two decades. The show emphasized rapid-response journalism with field reports from global hotspots, such as Venezuela's political crisis and U.S. domestic unrest, often bypassing traditional studio formats for mobile production units. It garnered Peabody and Emmy recognition for innovative coverage, including segments on the 2016 U.S. election and opioid epidemic. However, HBO canceled the series on June 10, 2019, after three seasons, effectively ending the seven-year collaboration as Vice Media grappled with declining ad revenue and overvaluation. Following the HBO split, Vice News Tonight relaunched in 2020 on (formerly , rebranded in 2018), airing Wednesday and Thursday nights with a focus on in-depth investigations and on-location reporting. The network, a with A&E Networks launched in February 2016, hosted Vice's linear TV output, including news-adjacent documentaries, but struggled with low viewership ratings averaging under 100,000 households nightly. Amid Media's 2023 filing and subsequent asset sale, the program was axed effective May 25, 2023, as part of news division cuts eliminating over 100 positions. This marked the end of Vice News's regular broadcast slate, shifting remaining content to digital and on-demand platforms.

Notable Documentaries and Investigations

Vice News gained recognition for its immersive documentaries on global conflicts and domestic social issues, often employing on-the-ground reporting in high-risk environments. The 2014 documentary The Islamic State, filmed by Medyan Dairieh during a three-week embed within the group's territory in and , featured candid interviews with militants and showcased their propaganda operations, daily governance, and military tactics. This report, which aired on , earned a 2015 Peabody Award for its unprecedented access and unsettling portrayal of the jihadist organization's structure. Another landmark production, Last Chance High (2014–2015), followed students at an alternative high school in Chicago's Austin neighborhood, exposing challenges in educating youth expelled from traditional systems due to behavioral issues and underlying trauma from and . The series highlighted overcrowded facilities, inadequate counseling, and high rates, contributing to discussions on juvenile justice reform; it received a 2015 Peabody Award for documentary excellence. Similarly, Russian Roulette, a 2014 series on the conflict, documented frontline combat and separatist activities, earning Emmy nominations for its raw depiction of geopolitical tensions. The Investigations by VICE series, debuting in 2019 and distributed on platforms like , pursued in-depth probes into environmental and criminal networks, such as a 2019 episode tracing fires to driven by , agribusiness expansion, and lax enforcement under Brazilian policies. An investigative segment Undercover in Guyana (year not specified in primary sources but Emmy-winning) exposed corruption and rings through covert operations, securing a News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Research in News. Additional Emmy-recognized work included Handle With Care: Investigating the For-Profit Foster Care System from VICE News Tonight (2017), which scrutinized private agencies profiting from child placements amid abuse allegations and placement instability. These efforts, while praised for boldness, drew scrutiny for stylistic risks in volatile settings, yet their awards affirm journalistic impact on underreported topics.

Business and Operations

Funding, Investments, and Valuation

, the parent company of Vice News, secured its first major external investment in August 2013 when provided $70 million for a 5% stake. This infusion supported expansion amid growing digital and print operations. Subsequent funding included a $450 million equity investment from TPG Capital in June 2017, which established a peak valuation of $5.7 billion. In May 2019, Vice Media obtained $250 million in financing from a consortium including , , Monroe Capital, and 23 Capital, marking its first significant post-TPG capital raise. This was followed by $135 million in September 2021 from existing investors and Lupa Systems, founded by . Overall, raised approximately $1.5 to $1.66 billion across multiple rounds, comprising equity, late-stage, and instruments.
Funding RoundDateAmountLead InvestorsValuation/Notes
Equity InvestmentAugust 2013$70 million5% stake acquired
Late-Stage EquityJune 2017$450 millionTPG Capital$5.7 billion valuation
Debt FinancingMay 2019$250 million, , et al.Debt round
Late-Stage Equity/DebtSeptember 2021$135 millionExisting investors, Lupa SystemsBridge financing
Valuation declined sharply post-2017 amid mounting losses and trends affecting linear TV revenue. Disney, an earlier minority investor via its 2016 Viceland channel deal, wrote down its stake by $157 million in September 2018, signaling early distress. By June 2023, amid Chapter 11 filing on May 15, 2023, the enterprise value fell to $225–350 million, culminating in a $350 million asset sale approval to a Fortress-led consortium including on June 23, 2023. This restructuring converted debt to equity, with Fortress emerging as majority owner. In August 2025, Vice secured a $75 million from Western Alliance Bank to support ongoing operations. Despite these measures, persistent unprofitability—evident in 2022 revenue of $600 million with no —underscored challenges in monetizing youth-oriented content.

Organizational Structure and Staff

Vice News operates as a specialized division within Group, structured around core functions of editorial oversight, multimedia production, field reporting, and . The organization historically featured a in , New York, supporting teams for , documentary filmmaking, and short-form video content, with reporting lines flowing upward to Vice Media's global content leadership. International operations relied on a network of bureaus established in over 30 locations worldwide to facilitate on-the-ground coverage in regions like the , , and . Key staff roles within Vice News included bureau chiefs, senior producers, managing editors, and correspondents specialized in conflict zones and underreported stories, enabling rapid deployment for immersive reporting. For instance, positions such as Bureau Chief, Latin American Bureau Chief, and Head of News Programming for underscored a emphasis on regional expertise and autonomous field units. Leadership at the divisional level reported to Vice Media executives responsible for news and entertainment, including figures like Jesse Angelo, who oversaw global news operations as President until leadership transitions in 2023. Under Vice Media's broader hierarchy, Vice News staff collaborated with cross-divisional units in publishing and creative services, reflecting an integrated model where news content fed into Vice's , television, and studio outputs. This setup prioritized agile, youth-oriented teams over traditional silos, with producers and editors handling both sourcing and in-house. However, following the 2023 , the division's structure contracted sharply, with most dedicated news personnel laid off and operations consolidated under Vice Media's pared-down framework of two primary segments: Publishing, News, and Creative Services, alongside Vice Studios Group. As of mid-2025, Vice Media's overarching executive team, led by CEO Adam Stotsky since June, provides strategic direction for residual news activities, supported by roles like Chief Communications Officer Emily Spence for brand and output coordination. Vice News-specific staffing remains minimal, with content generation largely ad hoc or founder-driven, such as Shane Smith's involvement in select programming, amid the parent company's shift toward licensed content deals over in-house .

Post-Bankruptcy Restructuring

Following its Chapter 11 filing on May 15, 2023, Vice Media Group, parent of Vice News, pursued a structured asset sale to facilitate amid mounting debts exceeding $500 million and declining ad revenue. The filing enabled a court-supervised , culminating in the acquisition of select assets—including Vice's digital brands, studios, and content —by a led by and for approximately $350 million, a fraction of the company's prior $5.7 billion valuation. This transaction, approved by the U.S. for the Southern District of New York, allowed Vice to emerge from in July 2023 under new ownership, with the assuming operational control and shedding non-core liabilities. The restructuring profoundly impacted Vice News, which had already seen its flagship Emmy-winning program canceled in 2022 as part of pre-bankruptcy cost-cutting. Post-acquisition, Vice Media consolidated into two primary divisions: Vice Studios for content production and licensing, and Vice Digital for branded content distribution, leading to the elimination of standalone functions. By late 2023, Vice News operations were effectively dismantled, with teams dispersed or laid off, shifting the brand toward opportunistic, partner-driven content rather than independent reporting. Further downsizing occurred in February 2024, when announced the cessation of all original publishing on Vice.com, including Vice News archives and new dispatches, affecting hundreds of remaining staff across the organization. Chief Executive Bruce Dixon outlined a pivot to a "studio model," wherein Vice News content would be licensed to third-party platforms such as the and for distribution, relinquishing direct editorial control and digital infrastructure. This move, framed as adapting to a fragmented media landscape, resulted in approximately 250 additional layoffs, leaving Vice News with minimal in-house capacity for or investigations. As of 2024, Vice News persists as a diminished , reliant on external partnerships for visibility, with no indications of restored independent operations or significant hiring. The reflects broader challenges in , where Vice's prior emphasis on viral, youth-oriented proved unsustainable against platform algorithm shifts and advertiser pullback, prioritizing asset preservation over expansive newsroom revival.

Editorial Style and Approach

Journalistic Methods and Innovations

Vice News distinguished itself through immersive, field-based reporting, dispatching correspondents to global hotspots such as conflict zones in and to capture ground-level perspectives on underreported issues including war, health crises, and environmental challenges. This approach prioritized visceral, firsthand over detached studio analysis, employing a team of over 100 staff across 34 international offices to produce longer-form documentary videos with a strong narrative voice. In production, Vice News adopted cinematic techniques to enhance visual engagement, utilizing tools like the Smoothee for stabilized smartphone footage, the Filmic Pro app for manual control of exposure and audio, and Karma systems for aerial and dynamic shots, thereby differentiating its output from conventional broadcast news aesthetics. These methods enabled compact crews to generate high-quality, narrative-driven segments suitable for digital platforms, emphasizing mobility and immediacy in storytelling. A key innovation was the early integration of virtual reality (VR) for immersive journalism; in January 2015, Vice News released "VR: Millions March," a 360-degree video broadcast of a New York protest following Eric Garner's death, filmed with specialized cameras and viewable via the VRSE app on devices like . Collaborating with digital artist Chris Milk and director , this project aimed to place viewers directly within events, fostering deeper and marking one of the first VR news experiences debuted at Sundance. Vice News further innovated broadcast formats with the October 2016 launch of Vice News Tonight on , which eschewed traditional anchor desks in favor of anchorless dispatches combining voiceovers, graphics, and video packages to cover global news, , and for mobile and millennial audiences. This reimagined evening news structure prioritized wide-ranging field reports and in-depth segments without commercial interruptions, adapting documentary techniques to a daily cadence.

Political Orientation and Bias

Vice News exhibits a left-leaning political orientation, as assessed by multiple independent media bias evaluators. AllSides rates Vice as "Left," indicating strong alignment with liberal, progressive, or left-wing thought through story selection, framing, and emphasis on issues like social justice and anti-establishment narratives. Media Bias/Fact Check classifies it as Left-Center biased, attributing this to wording choices and editorial decisions that moderately favor left-leaning perspectives, while maintaining high factual reporting standards based on proper sourcing and minimal failed fact checks. Ad Fontes Media similarly scores Vice with a bias of -9.25 (on a scale where negative values denote left skew) and mixed reliability around 39, reflecting occasional analysis-driven opinion blending with news. This bias is evident in Vice's consistent prioritization of stories amplifying countercultural, activist, and marginalized viewpoints, often critiquing traditional power structures such as , , and conservative policies. Coverage of events like the 2014 Ferguson protests and activism emphasized participant experiences and systemic critiques over balanced institutional responses, aligning with progressive framing. Similarly, reporting on international issues, including protests in (2013) and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, adopted immersive, on-the-ground styles sympathetic to dissident narratives, which raters note as selectively highlighting left-aligned angles. Such approaches stem from Vice's roots in millennial-focused, edgy , which privileges experiential storytelling but risks underrepresenting conservative or centrist counterarguments. Following Vice Media's 2023 bankruptcy and acquisition by a creditor consortium, co-founder Shane Smith assumed greater content control, leading to podcasts featuring right-leaning guests and content critiquing and past coverage of figures like —moves described as a "hard-right turn" to appeal to broader audiences amid financial pressures. However, core news operations retain progressive hallmarks, with bias raters observing no fundamental shift in overall left tilt as of late . This evolution reflects market-driven adaptation rather than ideological reversal, underscoring how Vice's has historically prioritized niche left appeal over ideological neutrality.

Reception and Impact

Critical Acclaim and Influence

Vice News has garnered notable recognition within the journalism industry for its documentary-style reporting, particularly through programs like VICE News Tonight, which premiered on HBO in 2016 and earned a Peabody Award in 2017 for its innovative approach to daily news coverage. The series and related investigations have secured multiple News & Documentary Emmy Awards, with VICE Media Group winning 10 such Emmys in 2022, including six for VICE News Tonight episodes covering topics like the return of violence in U.S. cities. Additional honors include a 2020 Peabody Award for a report on Black land loss in the American South, highlighting systemic economic dispossession through on-the-ground footage and interviews. In 2020, Vice News also claimed first place in the National Press Club's journalism contest for news photojournalism and best young journalist categories, recognizing visual storytelling in conflict zones. The outlet's acclaim stems from its emphasis on immersive, youth-oriented journalism that delves into underrepresented subcultures and global issues, such as the 2007 documentary Heavy Metal in Baghdad, which received praise for approaching hard news through cultural lenses amid Iraq's instability. Industry observers have credited Vice News with producing exceptional investigative work that blends raw fieldwork with digital distribution, influencing how outlets engage millennial and Gen Z audiences via short-form videos and on-location reporting. This style earned entries in the Online Journalism Awards, affirming its role in advancing multimedia excellence. Vice News exerted influence by pioneering a gonzo-inflected format that prioritized experiential narratives over traditional desk-bound analysis, contributing to a shift in toward culturally attuned, fast-paced content that resonated with younger demographics skeptical of mainstream outlets. Its HBO partnership amplified reach, with series like winning Emmys for episodes on international crises, setting precedents for cable networks to invest in unfiltered, high-risk . However, this acclaim has been tied to specific high-profile pieces rather than consistent output, as evidenced by targeted awards for standout investigations amid broader operational challenges.

Criticisms of Sensationalism and Reliability

Vice News has been criticized for employing a sensationalist style that prioritizes immersive, high-drama visuals and techniques over detached analysis, often embedding reporters in dangerous or exotic settings to create compelling narratives that border on entertainment rather than objective reporting. This approach, inherited from Vice Media's origins in culture, has led detractors to label its output as "conflict-porn," where events are amplified for shock value with minimal emphasis on verification or broader context, potentially misleading viewers about the scale or nuance of issues covered. For instance, noted in that Vice's edgy curation appeals to a distrustful audience but contrasts with the inherent caution required in serious news, fostering a "" dynamic that elevates style above substantive curation. On reliability, evaluators have rated Vice News as generally factual but with notable lapses, including failed fact checks and selective presentation that undermines credibility. Media Bias/Fact Check classifies it as left-center biased due to story selection favoring progressive viewpoints and wording that aligns with such perspectives, rating its factual reporting as "mostly factual" after a documented failure in verifying claims, though specific details of that instance remain tied to broader patterns of inadequate sourcing. Ad Fontes Media similarly assesses it as skewing left with "generally reliable" status tempered by "other issues," such as opinion-infused analysis masquerading as straight news. Critics, including independent fact-checkers, have highlighted Vice's documentaries—such as those on HBO—as applying reality TV ethics, with staging, unverified anecdotes, and exaggerated claims; a 2015 review of Shane Smith's "gold standard" assertions found multiple factual errors and poor research, deeming the content "fool's gold." These concerns are compounded by accusations of insufficient fact-checking protocols, particularly in fast-paced video dispatches where single examples represent broader phenomena without corroboration, leading journalism professionals to argue that Vice's work often fails traditional standards of verifiability. While Vice's innovative access to underrepresented stories garners praise, the pattern of prioritizing virality and youth appeal has drawn systemic critiques from outlets like New York Magazine, which in 2018 described its documentaries as novel yet vulnerable to old-school journalistic scrutiny for blurring lines between reporting and production values. Independent assessments underscore that, despite occasional rigor, Vice News's reliability suffers from ideological tilt and episodic inaccuracies, eroding trust among audiences seeking empirical grounding over stylized provocation.

Controversies

Ethical and Reporting Issues

In 2018, Vice Media secured a significant investment from the Saudi-owned , prompting concerns over editorial independence. Following the deal, senior management repeatedly blocked or unpublished content perceived as critical of , including a Vice World News Investigators documentary on the kingdom's women driving ban and stories related to the 2018 murder of journalist . Insiders reported that reporters grew uncertain about pursuing sensitive topics, with at least five stories killed or altered to avoid offending the Saudi government, exemplifying a where financial ties compromised journalistic autonomy. Vice News' gonzo-style reporting, characterized by immersive, first-person narratives often involving participation in ' activities, has drawn ethical for blurring the line between observer and participant. Critics argue this approach risks influencing or incentivizing sensational outcomes, as reporters sometimes paid for access—such as trips to restricted areas like —or embedded in ways that could compromise objectivity, violating traditional standards of detachment. While proponents view it as innovative , the style has been faulted for prioritizing narrative flair over verifiable detachment, with limited transparency on such inducements. The outlet has faced accusations of infrequent corrections despite documented inaccuracies, particularly in conflict reporting. For instance, Vice News issued retractions for misrepresentations in coverage, such as erroneous claims about Israeli actions in 2015, highlighting lapses in rigor amid a high-volume, youth-oriented production model. This pattern, noted by monitoring groups, underscores broader ethical challenges in maintaining accountability when speed and virality eclipse verification protocols. Additionally, Vice's handling of freelance contributors—who produce much of its on-the-ground reporting—has raised ethical flags regarding fair compensation and credit, with reports of delayed payments, opaque kill fees, and exploitative contracts that undermine the integrity of the reporting process. Such practices, affecting dozens of contributors by 2016, illustrate systemic issues in sustaining ethical sourcing for content.

Cultural and Internal Criticisms

Vice Media faced significant internal criticisms for fostering a environment characterized by and a pervasive "boys' club" . A 2017 New York Times investigation revealed four settlements paid by the company to women alleging or by Vice employees, with more than 20 women reporting experiences of or witnessing it occur. In response, Vice co-founders Shane Smith and issued a public apology in December 2017, acknowledging that the company's early emphasis on an irreverent, edgy image had enabled a where flourished, including open sexist remarks and inappropriate behavior toward female staff. The internal issues extended to executive levels, prompting Vice to fire three employees in December 2017 for and related violations, following reports of a "toxic" environment rife with abusive behavior toward women. In January 2018, the company suspended two senior executives, Chief Business Officer Andrew Creighton and Chief Content Officer Mike Germano, amid allegations of misconduct, including and sending explicit messages; both later resigned. These incidents contributed to broader employee complaints of a degrading atmosphere where women felt manipulated into tolerating to advance professionally, with some alleging that Vice's "non-traditional" policies implicitly excused such conduct. Culturally, Vice News and its parent company drew criticism for embedding , , and puerile humor into its journalistic output, which mirrored and amplified the internal dysfunction. Observers noted that the brand's gonzo-style reporting—often featuring embedded adventures in extreme or countercultural settings—relied on a bro-centric aesthetic that normalized , as seen in content portraying women in objectified roles or indulging in hedonistic excess without critical distance. This approach, while initially celebrated for its irreverence, was faulted for ingraining toxicity from the outset, with early magazine issues and videos exemplifying and that later scandals exposed as reflective of real workplace dynamics rather than mere stylistic choices. Critics argued that Vice's of hipster and subcultural motifs prioritized over substantive , fostering a that undermined journalistic reliability and contributed to the erosion of its cultural influence.

Financial Mismanagement Allegations

, parent company of Vice News, faced allegations of financial mismanagement culminating in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing on May 15, 2023, after amassing unsustainable debts and engaging in extravagant spending while core operations like the struggled with basic payments. Critics pointed to executive overcompensation, including $11 million disbursed to top leaders from May 2022 to May 2023 amid looming insolvency, with specific salaries such as $640,000 for Jonathan Bing and $835,000 for Nadja Bellan-White. One day after laying off over 100 employees in 2023, senior executives received payments exceeding $1 million collectively, exacerbating claims of prioritized self-enrichment over fiscal prudence. Operational excesses included lavish perks like private jet usage and a $24,000 one-way flight, contrasted with the news division's inability to pay freelancers for months or vendors such as and Pacer, leading to service cutoffs. Vice accrued significant unpaid obligations, including a $9.9 million judgment to tech consultancy for accounting and management services rendered without compensation, contributing directly to the bankruptcy trigger. Insiders attributed these issues to strategic missteps under leaders like founder Shane Smith, who rejected a $3.5 billion acquisition offer from in 2016 to pursue aggressive expansion funded by $250 million in 2019 debt from investors including Fortress and , resulting in overvalued assets and integration failures like the Refinery29 acquisition. These practices, described by former staff as a "fucking clown show," reflected broader incompetence in , with peaking at $580 million in 2020 but missing 2022 targets by over $100 million due to unchecked costs and frequent pivots, ultimately forcing a $350 million sale to . While some analyses blamed external factors like declining ad , multiple accounts emphasized internal waste—such as funding a $350,000 for an inactive executive—as the primary causal driver of Vice News' diminished viability within the parent entity.

Awards and Recognitions

Major Honors and Nominations

Vice News has garnered significant recognition in , particularly through the News & Documentary administered by the of Television Arts and Sciences. In 2022, at the 43rd annual ceremony, Vice tied with ABC for the most wins, securing eight awards, including for in categories such as Outstanding Edited Coverage and Outstanding Continuing News Coverage: Long Form. , Vice's flagship nightly program, also received six Emmy wins that year, contributing to its status as a highly awarded newscast. In 2023, Vice again won eight Emmys at the 44th ceremony, with several for segments on topics like health coverage ("Beyond ") and business reporting ("The Price of Purity: Inside the Wellness Industry’s Controversial Supply Chains"). The program has led nomination tallies in multiple years, reflecting its volume of submissions and competitive edge in investigative and on-the-ground reporting. For instance, VICE News Tonight topped the field with 28 nominations at the 44th News & Documentary Emmys, spanning categories from crime and justice to arts coverage. Vice has also earned , prestigious honors for excellence in electronic media. In 2021, it received a 2020 Peabody for "Black Families Fight to Reclaim Land Stolen After the Civil War," praised for illuminating historical dispossession through survivor testimonies and archival evidence. Additional Peabodys followed, including one in 2023 for overall VICE News contributions. Other notable honors include the 2024 Award in Television Reporting for "VICE Special Report: Insider Wagner," recognizing an undercover investigation into the Wagner Group's operations. Vice has received from the of Digital and Sciences, such as the 2024 win for "Breaking the Vote" in Video News & Politics. Nominations have extended to organizations like the Royal Television Society (2024, for "Stealing Ukraine's Children") and the International Documentary Association (2023, for "VICE on Showtime"). These accolades underscore Vice News' emphasis on immersive, field-based journalism, though totals vary by program and year, with often driving the bulk prior to its 2023 cancellation.

Impact on Industry Standards

Vice News pioneered a shift toward immersive, video-centric reporting in , emphasizing firsthand, cinematic-style footage from underreported global hotspots, which altered the visual presentation of news across outlets. This approach, exemplified by series like on from 2016 to 2019, integrated gonzo-inspired narration with high-production-value visuals, influencing competitors such as and Vox to adopt similar short-form, experiential formats targeting younger demographics. By 2015, Vice's experiments with emerging technologies like and reporting set early benchmarks for integration, prompting broader industry adoption of interactive and 360-degree storytelling tools. The outlet's emphasis on authenticity through —often featuring reporters in raw, unfiltered environments—raised the bar for on-the-ground verification in conflict and cultural reporting, earning Peabody and that validated video as a legitimate standard for investigative depth. However, this stylistic innovation also normalized a performative edge, where subjective immersion sometimes supplanted detached analysis, contributing to debates over diminished objectivity in peer outlets mimicking the model. Critics from reviews noted that Vice's mass-scaled "authenticity" production blurred editorial rigor with entertainment imperatives, influencing a generation of digital natives to prioritize viral engagement metrics over traditional protocols. Vice's integration of into editorial workflows, as seen in sponsored content blending seamlessly with news dispatches by the mid-2010s, challenged separation-of-church-and-state norms, paving the way for industry-wide experimentation with branded journalism that eroded advertiser firewalls in cash-strapped . This practice, while innovative for revenue diversification amid declining ad rates, drew scrutiny for altering content priorities, with altering or removing pieces post-advertiser pressure, setting precedents critiqued for compromising . Ultimately, News' 2023 operational wind-down underscored the unsustainability of its high-cost, hype-driven standards, accelerating a post-2020 industry pivot away from video-heavy models toward leaner, platform-dependent distribution, as evidenced by parallel struggles at and others.

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