Seriously?
WTF. Speechless.
Moreover over the last year their main Youtube channel has gone rather stale and most good content moved to the "Vice News" and "Motherboard" channels.
Can anyone explain the rationale for their awesome content alongside the very mediocre content this comment speaks of? Why not focus on quality content (Which has been working great for them so far?) What's the business idea here?
They have a balance of 'mediocre' (per your comment) but engaging content, as well as very in-depth investigative documentaries. Both drive different eye balls, but they have kept their 'cool' factor for the new generation which is not following traditional news sources [1].
[1] I am at work, can't pull citations.
They do go into dire situations that are under reported. Not only that, but there doesn't seem to be much of a bias in said reporting.
But, when it comes to any sort of opinion piece, pop culture, or something of the like, the bias is overwhelming. I remember there was an article about a woman who went to the Bush Library at SMU. It was obnoxious. Terrible writing.
But probably generates more revenue than their hard-core news. I think all media outlets have struggled with this. A sad state, for sure.