Before that they were a shitty, edgelord, hipster rag i used to pick up for free in NYC in the 90s. I remember when the "Dos and Don't" section was cringey borderline racist and rape jabs. I picked up the Appalachia issue expecting to read cousin fucking quips and being shocked that it was so sympathetic with no cheap shots.
I'd be willing to bet that was the result of getting rid of McInnes.
Good! Shit I really hate that Vice is having issues. Their corporate owners are really unfair about how Vice makes money, and as a fan it's been really difficult actually to get them paid, unlike say the NY Times which will tell you to pay for this that and everything just for reading 2 articles.
I miss vice news tonight, though I preferred it when it was on HBO. The 30 min format was better, I loved the musician interviews, was a great balance with the more investigative stories.
It was depressing to see their fall from excellent independent journalism to whatever this is. They jumped feet first into the culture wars and completely abandoned journalism.
Get to Know the Memes of the Alt-Right and Never Miss a Dog-Whistle Again
Seventy years later and Nazis still haven't figured out how to be funny.
To be fair, educating yourself on what right wing nutters are doing these days, how they communicate and how they try to brainwash our kids into joining their cult of evil is pretty damn useful journalism.
Sure, they're not reporting from the front lines of Russia's Ukraine invasion, but it still has merit.