![]() ![]() The newscast won a Peabody for its 2017 coverage of the Charlottesville riots. It was originally broadcast on HBO, but then relaunched on Vice TV, the joint venture with A+E Networks. The Vice News Tonight newscast has been on the air for nearly seven years, with more than 1,000 episodes produced. A meeting to outline the changes is planned for next week. Katie Drummond will continue to oversee the Vice Digital brands across news and entertainment, and will report to Cory Haik, COO of Vice Media. Vice’s digital news team also will be folded into the publishing division, under the consolidated banner of Vice News. ![]() But as we reduce the scale of digital video series, we are forced to slow and eventually end production at this time.” ![]() Subrata De, executive vice president of Vice News, wrote in a memo that the Vice World News team, which will impacted by the cuts, “have created some of our most talked about and textured work. Vice News is scaling back its audio team, although podcasts will continue to be produced, and Vice World News short-form video will be ended. Also laid off was Brendan Kennedy, vice president of development and documentary acquisitions for Vice News. Among those affected were Vice News editor-in-chief Michael Learmonth, chief political correspondent Elizabeth Landers, senior political reporter Cameron Joseph, senior editor Christina Sterbenz, national security reporter Ben Makuch, as well as audio journalist Sam Eagan. Vice News Tonight, which airs on Vice TV, will have its last broadcast in May, they said.ĭozens of staffers are affected by the cutbacks, according to a source familiar with the plans. Nancy Dubuc exited as CEO of Vice Media Group in February.ĭixon and Lokhandwala said that Vice News would be streamlined to “focus on our growing digital video business and our News documentary and series production business for VTV and distribution partners worldwide.” Vice Media also is in the midst of efforts to sell or recapitalize. ABC News also has gone through layoffs, with word this week that Nate Silver, the founder of FiveThirtyEight, would be leaving. Last week, BuzzFeed announced that it is shutting down BuzzFeed News. The staff reductions are the latest to hit the news business, with both traditional and digital outlets hit by a downturn in the ad market. RELATED: Tucker Carlson Speaks Out For The First Time Since Fox News Exit, Railing Against “The People In Charge” Of American Media ![]()
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