Vice News (stylized as VICE News) was Vice Media's alternative current affairs channel, producing daily documentary essays and video through its website and YouTube channel. It promoted itself on its coverage of "under-reported stories".[1] Vice News was created in December 2013 and was based in New York City, though it had bureaus worldwide.
The channel originally launched to mixed reception in 2013. In the following decade, Vice News won a number of awards for its reporting, including four Peabody Awards and the inaugural Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting.
In May 2023, Vice Media filed for bankruptcy and Vice News fired most of its employees.[2] The YouTube channel of Vice News was taken over by Vice co-founder Shane Smith and began uploading podcasts held by Smith, featuring right-leaning guests.[3] Previously, Vice had been described as progressive and left-leaning.[4]