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Vice blocked news stories that could offend Saudi Arabia, insiders say (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] Fantomas@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

Just a bunch of jokers now.

[–] Fazoo@lemmy.ml 21 points 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.

[–] rumbleran@suppo.fi 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I honestly don't remember that.

[–] Fazoo@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 year ago

The "early days" of Vice is a shitty hipster magazine full of snarky insults about random people's clothes.