Site: VBS
by Matt on 12 May 2010
Vice's broadcasting arm and a home of brilliant video content. Watch it!
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Site: Viceland
Site: Vice Style
App: TV Catchup
Pros
Vee-Bee-YES
This is the real gem in the Vice online crown. There is some truly great stuff here and they go about creating content that other people in mainstream media won’t do/can’t do. A prime example is CNN taking their brilliant Guide to North Korea.
The content on the whole consists of interviews with interesting characters (from Chomsky to Gilliam) and documentaries looking into subcultures you wouldn’t otherwise see. It’s like an awesome Youtube.
As well as the aforementioned North Korea, their travel piece on Liberia is an incredible look at this unreported world. There’s a little bit of Western world attitude (but what do you expect from Vice?) but Shane Smith (the founder) is a great guide and they capture some hectic footage.
Cons
Vee-Bee-LESS
The online thing we could criticise is the decision to surround the video so it looks like it lives in a cool apartment. No need.
But otherwise shut up moaning and get watching.
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