Vice Media laying off ‘several hundred’ workers, changing content distribution

Vice Media Group (Vice Media) is eliminating “several hundred” jobs and has reportedly stopped publishing content on Vice.com.

What’s going on at Vice Media?

CEO Bruce Dixon told staff in a recent memo that the reduction will help the digital media company “adapt and best align our strategies to be more competitive in the long term.”

“[It’s] no longer cost-effective for us to distribute our digital content the way we have done previously,” Dixon said in the memo, which was obtained by multiple news outlets, including CBC News.

“[Instead, 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.”

He added that Vice Media is in “advanced discussions” to sell its Refinery 29 website.

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Impact on Canadian staff

It remains unclear if any Canadian employees at Vice Media will be let go.

Dixon said affected staff members will be notified early next week.

According to the company’s LinkedIn page, it has more than 100 workers in the country.

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