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Sorry. Link on post changed to nbcnews. Knew there was something fishy about Business Insider but it looked normal I viewed it.
I changed the link to nbcnews rather than businessinsider - I tested it but the paywall on there is sneaky.
The full memo is:
Dear Vice Team,
As we navigate the ever-evolving business landscape, we need to adapt and best align our strategies to be more competitive in the long term. After careful consideration and discussion with the board, we have decided to make some fundamental changes to our strategic vision at Vice.
We create and produce outstanding original content true to the Vice brand. However, it is no longer cost-effective for us to distribute our digital content the way we have done previously.
Moving forward, we will look to partner with established media companies to distribute our digital content, including news, on their global platforms, as we fully transition to a studio model. As part of this shift, we will no longer publish content on vice.com, instead putting more emphasis on our social channels as we accelerate our discussions with partners to take our content to where it will be viewed most broadly.
Separately, Refinery 29 will continue to operate as a standalone diversified digital publishing business, creating engaging, social first content. As you know, we are in advanced discussions to sell this business, and we are continuing with that process. We expect to announce more on that in the coming weeks.
With this strategic shift comes the need to realign our resources and streamline our overall operations at Vice. Regrettably, this means that we will be reducing our workforce, eliminating several hundred positions. This decision was not made lightly, and I understand the significant impact it will have on those affected. Employees who will be affected will notified about next steps early next week, consistent with local laws and practices.
I know that saying goodbye to our valued colleagues is difficult and feels overwhelming, but this is the best path forward for Vice as we position the company for long-term creative and financial success. Our financial partners are supportive and have agreed to invest in this operating model going forward. We will emerge stronger and more resilient as we embark on this new phase of our journey.
Thank you for your continued dedication to Vice and support during this time of transition.
Together, I am confident that we will overcome any challenges and achieve our shared goals.
Bruce
2 kids in Japan are spamming Mastodon due to some disagreement between them - we got this 'cos unitedkingdom was tagged in it
Having seen 'The Creator' and having seen one of the 'Jurassic World' films, I'm sure this will be ... fine.
OK. Bit mad, but whatever, I've emailed them. Thank you both for letting me know.
Oh. Do the admins not read this community?
It is, yes. Thank you!
Oh wow. That really illustrates it. Your approach to a social media site is very admirable (so much modern stuff assumes that just throwing more CPU cycles / RAM / bandwidth at the problem is a solution).
A meme made in response (not by me):
if anyone blind sees this
c'mon, man.
"Pick A Year You Cowards!" (Andy Greenwald, from The Watch podcast)
Part of an art project called Good Movies as Old Books, there's many more on the website (plus the site it links to), Matt Stevens envisions some of his favourite films as old books.
Of the paperbacks, I like the Gattaca one, but the Alien one is good too.
Bonus starwars:
There's some fun BTS shots for this film, including Alan Tudyk looking goofy on stilts, and Gareth Edwards wielding the camera himself, for that grounded documentary-like feel. I chose this one because I like the composition, and also 'cos it's less blurry than the alternatives (it seems hard to find BTS shots in a decent resolution)
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