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

submitted 1 year ago by 0x815@feddit.de to c/news@beehaw.org

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The company recently signed a lucrative partnership deal with the MBC Group, a media company controlled by the Saudi government, to establish a joint venture in the Middle Eastern country.

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[–] Zoop@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Lubbock said: “...Bankruptcy has already affected the publication’s reputation, but if they are now seen as shying away from difficult stories due to their ownership, it’s really the final nail in the coffin of their countercultural image.”

It definitely seems to be the final nail in the coffin of what Vice once was. What a bummer.

Thanks for sharing this article here, OP.