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A media company focused on engaging young audiences through innovative content across various platforms, including television and digital media.

CCI Score

CCI Score: VICE Media

-49.58

Latest Event

Vice Media Announces Mass Layoffs and Site Closure

Vice Media plans to lay off several hundred employees and cease publishing content on Vice.com as it shifts to a 'studio model.' The decision, confirmed by Chief Bruce Dixon in a memo, follows previous workforce cuts and raises concerns over deteriorating labor practices.

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VICE Media is currently rated as a Quisling.

-44 to -59 CCI Score
These companies are fully aligned with authoritarian regimes. They not only support but also enforce oppressive policies, playing a significant role in the regime’s operational apparatus and contributing directly to its consolidation of power.

Latest Events

  • Vice Media Announces Mass Layoffs and Site Closure Logo
    FEB
    22
    2024

    Vice Media plans to lay off several hundred employees and cease publishing content on Vice.com as it shifts to a 'studio model.' The decision, confirmed by Chief Bruce Dixon in a memo, follows previous workforce cuts and raises concerns over deteriorating labor practices.

  • -60

    Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices

    June 19

    The mass layoffs and cessation of content publishing indicate a harmful business practice that undermines worker rights and job security. Such negative labor practices can contribute to broader structural inequalities, echoing tendencies seen in authoritarian business behaviors.

    Vice Media to lay off hundreds of workers and stop publishing on its site

  • Vice Media Restructures and Lays Off Staff Logo
    NOV
    09
    2023

    Vice Media Group announced a restructuring plan following its bankruptcy, consolidating its operations from five business segments to two and implementing additional layoffs. The move has sparked union outrage over the treatment of long-time employees.

  • -50

    Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices

    June 19

    The announcement of further layoffs and restructuring negatively impacts worker rights, as evidenced by union criticism. This action undermines the stability and rights of employees, aligning with patterns of corporate practices that harm labor and contribute to systemic inequities.

    Vice Media Making More Layoffs, Consolidates to Two ...

  • Vice Media’s Compromised Editorial Independence Due to Saudi Ties Logo
    AUG
    17
    2023

    Vice Media, facing financial difficulties and bankruptcy, has accepted lucrative deals from Saudi Arabia. The company has reportedly blocked news stories that could offend the kingdom, compromising its journalistic independence in favor of financial gain. Critics argue that this partnership with an authoritarian regime undermines ethical media practices and lends credibility to a state with a documented record of human rights abuses.

  • -70

    Economic Collaboration

    June 19

    Vice Media entered into a financially lucrative partnership with Saudi Arabia, an authoritarian regime with a poor human rights record, which is seen as economic collaboration with an oppressive government. This deal has raised concerns regarding the company’s willingness to compromise on ethical standards and editorial independence in exchange for financial stability, thus indirectly supporting authoritarian interests.

    Thursday briefing: Vice took millions from Saudi Arabia – but has its deal backfired?

  • -60

    Media Influence and Propaganda

    June 19

    The report indicates that Vice Media has been controlling its news coverage by blocking stories that could jeopardize its relationships with Saudi sponsors. This selective editorial approach serves to sanitize coverage of human rights abuses committed by the Saudi regime, thereby facilitating a media environment that indirectly supports authoritarian practices.

    Thursday briefing: Vice took millions from Saudi Arabia – but has its deal backfired?

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