Vice blocked news stories that could offend Saudi Arabia, insiders say - eviltoast

Exclusive: Media company recently signed lucrative deal with Saudi government-controlled MBC Group

  • Fantomas@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Remember when you could count on vice to have a spine?

    Just a bunch of jokers now.

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      1 year ago

      They’ve been a joke for years. Their best reporters left or got promoted out of the picture. Once Shane stopped going out on reports and Ben left, they were done.

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        1 year ago

        The early days were fantastic. Shane had some solid stories around NK.

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          1 year ago

          The “early days” of Vice is a shitty hipster magazine full of snarky insults about random people’s clothes.