About

Vice Media is a media company that consists of a print magazine, television and film production studio and a network of websites, including Vice.com, Noisey and Motherboard.

History

In October 1994, Canadian residents Gavin McInnes, Suroosh Avi and Shane Smith launched the arts and culture magazine Voice of Montreal. In 1996, the name was changed to Vice. In 1996, Vice launched the website Viceland.com, which was later moved to Vice.com. In the late 1990s, Canadian entrepreneur Richard Szalwinski purchased the magazine and moved all operations to New York City, where it became associated with counter cultural content and political incorrectness. In 2006, the company launched the digital video website VBS.tv,^[3] featuring a variety of documentary films and series including The Vice Guide to Travel, Heavy Metal in Baghdad and Lil Bub & Friendz.

That year, co-founder Gavin McInnes resigned from the company, citing creative differences with the other founders. In 2007, Vice launched the technology news site Motherboard,^[2] the music news site Noisey^[4] and the arts and technology site The Creators Project.^[5] In 2013, HBO premiered a 30-minute news show by Vice (shown below).

Highlights

Vice Headline Generator

In July 2015, the single serving site Vice Headline Generator^[6] was launched, which randomly creates headlines mimicking the style of articles on Vice.com (shown below).

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