Gonzo journalist Shane Smith’s “gusto” transformed a small Montreal punk magazine into a sprawling global empire, regarded for years as “the future of media”, says the Financial Times. Everyone from Rupert Murdoch – who famously drank tequila with the bearded, tattooed Smith at Vice’s Williamsburg office – to the cream of private equity piled in. But last month it all came tumbling down when Vice filed
From Vice to virtue – and back
Jun 09, 2023
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