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Vice Lays Off at Least 60 Employees to Emphasize Video and Scripted Content Production

Non-video positions are affected

Around 60 people were laid off from Vice today.Sources: Getty Images, Vice
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By Sami Main

July 21, 2017

After news came last month of an investment of $450 million, Vice has laid off around 60 employees, or 2 percent of its 3,000-person staff in North America and Europe today.

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Sami Main

Sami Main is social editor for Adweek, where she posts Adweek content onto social platforms and looks for creative ways to communicate what's new.

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