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The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang

Vice Media to lay off hundreds of workers and stop publishing on its site

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In recent weeks, the media industry has gone through sweeping layoffs, with major cuts at several outlets. Photograph: Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/Shutterstock

Vice plans to lay off hundreds of employees next week and stop publishing on Vice.com, according to a memo sent to staffers by Bruce Dixon, the Vice Media chief.

On Friday, Dixon confirmed that “several hundred” staffers would be laid off and that the brand “will no longer publish content on vice.com”. He said the company is transitioning to a “studio model”.

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