I respect Vice
more than any other news outlet; when it comes to politics, pop culture, and
society, no organization does as good of a job or is willing to as go as deep.
I don't see the head of Fox news meeting face to face with top Taliban members.
For those who don't know, Vice started out as a magazine publication
in 1994. It was filled with controversy from the first issue. Vice has always
been popular but they've blown up during the last couple years with help from
the internet, especially YouTube. Their YouTube channel has gained more than 2
million subscribers over the past 2 years. They've become so popular that
earlier this year HBO premiered a televised version of Vice. The
shows format is very similar to the documentaries online but at a higher quality.
Each episode is half an hour long consisting of two different segments.
Some of these included political assassinations in the Philippians, China's ghost towns, conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmiris, the Taliban's use of child suicide bombers, China's population having 50
million more men than women, North Korean run aways being sold into sex slavery
by the Chinese, and much more. This show is not for the faint of heart, this
show is violent. During the first episode they showed clips of suicide
bombings, assassinated politicians, and much more. What I remember most is the
aftermath of a suicide bombing where they showed a severed head just lying of
the street. The closest thing I can compare it to is like watching an uncensored version of Gangland. But
if you can stomach the gore, this is quite possibly the best show currently
airing on television right now. Currently on episode six, I've
learned more about what's going on in the world right now than I have ever
learned in school this past year. The show isn't just informative and educational, it is
incredibly entertaining. It shows us what many main stream news sourced ignore.
While yahoo talks about what Kim Kardashian is wearing and ABC spends ten
minutes analyzing the Cowboys game, Vice has reporters on the ground
in Mali in the middle of fire fights between the French and insurgents. The HBO
show highlights the best of Vice and puts on some of the best documentaries
Vice has ever produced. If you haven't heard of Vice, just go watch some of
their stuff on YouTube and you’ll be hooked. And even if you have but you
haven't watched the HBO series, you're missing out. I'll include a link to
every episode from the first series as well as their YouTube channel and
website so you can check them out. Vice consistently brings high
quality programming in everything they do and is easily my favorite news
outlet. And it's great to see that they are being recognized for what they are doing and have been rewarded with their own show, and they really are making the most of it.
http://www.free-tv-video-online.me/internet/vice/season_1.html
http://www.youtube.com/user/vice?feature=watch
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