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The media brand Vice is discontinued in Germany. The editor-in-chief for German-language offerings, Tim Geyer, published a post on the social network X stating that Vice Germany would be closing at the end of March after 18 years. After that there would be no more German-language content.
“No other German medium has shown so consistently how good journalism works for young people,” Geyer continued. »We would have liked to have continued for you. Sorry guys."
Between 40 and 50 employees were affected, Geyer said in an interview. The Berlin location will be closed. According to their own statements, the German Journalists' Union (DJU) and Verdi supported the employees and the works council throughout the closure process.
Vice published on its own website. There have been special print editions every now and then. Vice also offered moving image content and newsletters in Germany. Geyer announced that there would be another printed magazine edition at the end of March.
Vice stands for topics related to pop culture, lifestyle, society, but also tech and subculture. The brand was founded in Canada in the 1990s and is based in the USA. The group, which has branches in many countries, had had business problems in the past, including the search for new investors, bankruptcy and tough cuts.
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