Vice is still not ready to announce its much-rumored linear channel, but the media company unveiled its 11th digital channel today. Broadly is the first Vice site designed for women.
Broadly will join a crowded fray of female-interest sites including Jezebel, Hairpin and Bustle, but the site's editor in chief and director of content Tracie Egan Morrissey tells Adweek there will be one noticeable difference:
"The first thing is that there are no fucking comments on the site."
A Jezebel alum, Morrissey said that was one of the biggest issues she faced while at the Gawker-owned site and wants to have a place that doesn't include the typical online vitriol directed toward women or those who talk about women's issues.
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