Before Vice News was founded,
Vice published news documentaries and news reports from around the world through its
YouTube channel alongside other programs.
Vice had reported on events such as
crime in Venezuela, the
Israeli–Palestinian conflict,
protests in Turkey, the
North Korean and
Iranian regimes, and the
Syrian Civil War through their own YouTube channel and website. After the creation of Vice News as a separate division, its reporting increased with worldwide coverage starting immediately with videos published on YouTube and articles on its website daily. In December 2013, Vice Media expanded its international news division into an independent division dedicated exclusively to news and created Vice News. Vice Media put $50million into its news division, setting up 34
bureaus worldwide and drawing praise for its in-depth coverage of international news. Vice News has primarily targeted a younger audience composed predominantly of
millennials, the same audience to which its parent company appeals. In November 2014, Vice News launched its French-language version. In October 2015, Vice hired
Josh Tyrangiel to run a daily Vice News show for
HBO. Tyrangiel had recently left
Bloomberg Businessweek, where he was reported to be "a divisive figure who was both admired and despised during his six years there." Tyrangiel named Ryan McCarthy, formerly an assistant editor of
The New York Times, as editor-in-chief of Vice News. In May 2016, it was announced that Tyrangiel had been promoted to oversee all of Vice News. As the announcement was made, Tyrangiel promptly laid off some 20 editorial and production staff members. In an interview given the previous week, Vice Media founder
Shane Smith called Tyrangiel "a murderer," foretelling a "bloodbath" in digital media. That June, Tyrangiel touted various new hires he had brought aboard as part of his team. In December 2016, it was announced that Vice News had entered into a partnership with
The Guardian newspaper that would include
Guardian journalists working at Vice's offices in
East London and contributing to the two HBO television programs currently on the air. It will also include allowing
The Guardian access to Vice's video production skills with content distributed to its millennial-skewed global audience. On May 15, 2023, Vice Media formally filed for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as part of a possible sale to a consortium of lenders including
Fortress Investment Group, which will, alongside
Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital, invest $225million as a credit bid for nearly all of its assets. In February 2024, Vice Media announced it would shutter the vice.com website and cut hundreds of jobs. 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. == Reporters ==