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1. www.theverge.com › 24094310 › vice-media-layoffsHow Vice became ‘a fucking clown show’ - The Verge

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   Apr 1, 2024 · Vice Media’s overall business had been rickety for years before it filed for bankruptcy in May 2023 and sold itself to Fortress, an investment management firm. According to sources, while...

2. www.forbes.com › sites › mollybohannonThe Fall Of Vice Media In Big Numbers - Forbes

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   May 2, 2023 · Amid reports of Vice Media preparing to file for bankruptcy, here’s a look at some of the momentous—and inglorious—milestones the maverick digital company has reached since it launched in ...

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4. www.semafor.com › article › 03/19/2023Shane Smith made more than $100 million from Vice | Semafor

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   Mar 20, 2023 · After Vice raised $500 million in 2014, its CEO and co-founder Shane Smith remarked to a friend that he’d become “post-economic.” Brash, decadent, and charming, Smith was the burly, bearded face of Vice Media through its decade of apparent prosperity, from the late aughts until the late 2010s.

5. pitchbook.com › news › articlesWhat Vice’s bust says about the future of digital news

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   May 18, 2023 · This week, media brand Vice Media filed for bankruptcy. Its downfall is not only a blow to its backers but also underscores the challenges of turning a profit on digital content in an era of rampant disruption.

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6. www.reuters.com › business › media-telecomVice Media files for bankruptcy as ad business suffers

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   May 15, 2023 · May 15 (Reuters) - Vice Media Group, popular for websites such as Vice and Motherboard, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday to engineer its sale to a group of lenders, capping years of...

7. www.npr.org › 2023/05/15 › 1173260377Vice Media, once worth $5.7 billion, files for bankruptcy - NPR

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   May 15, 2023 · Vice Media, the edgy digital media startup known for its provocative visual storytelling and punchy, explicit voice, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy early Monday. A group of Vice lenders is set...

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   Is Vice Media a post-economic business?

   • On an episode of the Joe Rogan podcast in 2014, Smith called himself “post-economic.” In a very different way, Vice Media is now post-economic, too. Vice was once promised to become the brash young voice of news. But wild expenses, shady deals, and founder Shane Smith’s greed kept the newsroom from ever being a sustainable business.

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   Why did Vice media file for bankruptcy?

   • Vice Media offices on Feb. 1, 2019 in Venice, Calif. The once-hot media startup filed for bankruptcy after failing to sell itself. Vice Media, the edgy digital media startup known for its provocative visual storytelling and punchy, explicit voice, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy early Monday.

   Vice Media, once worth $5.7 billion, files for bankruptcy - NPR

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   What happened to Vice Media?

   • Vice employed a lot of talented people at its lower levels. But any attempt to look at the company’s finances suggests a long history of issues at the very top. Vice Media’s overall business had been rickety for years before it filed for bankruptcy in May 2023 and sold itself to Fortress, an investment management firm.

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   How many employees does Vice Media have?

   • 3,000: This is about how many employees Vice Media had at its peak in 2017 when it was valued at almost $6 billion, though it still had layoffs that year that impacted 2% of its workforce while the company attempted to expand internationally and improve video products. (More recent reports have total employees down to half of that.)

   The Fall Of Vice Media In Big Numbers - Forbes

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9. www.huffpost.com › entry › vice-media-layoffs_n_65d7Vice To Stop Publishing On Site, Lay Off Hundreds Of Staff

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   Feb 26, 2024 · In a stunning reversal of fortune for a media empire once valued at $5.7 billion, Vice Media told its approximately 900-person staff Thursday that it’s laying off several hundred of its employees and will cease publishing any content to Vice.com, the company’s digital news site.