August 7, 2023

Vice News editor in chief and deputy editor to depart following sale

It follows the departure of four senior editorial staffers in the US last week.

A shot from the Vice New Fronts 2019 event at New York City's Jing Fong Restaurant in May 2019. Picture: Craig Barritt/Getty Images for VICE Media

The London-based editor-in-chief and deputy editor of Vice News have handed in their notice, according to Semafor.

Youth-oriented Vice Media Group was recently bought out of bankruptcy by a group of its lenders, including Fortress Investment Group, Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital.

The purchase, which closed on Monday 31 July, was followed by the departure of four senior US-based editorial staff: senior vice president of global news and entertainment Katie Drummond, Motherboard editor in chief Jason Koebler, executive editor Emanuel Maiberg and senior director of global news operations Matthew Schnipper.

Bron Maher

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Bron Maher is Press Gazette's senior reporter, covering US and UK media. He joined Press Gazette in November 2021 from Newsguard, a US start-up that reviews how far news sites adhere to journalistic standards.