Vice and BuzzFeed Fall to Earth: ‘Like Icarus—Now Everyone is Burnt’

  • The era of high valuations for start-up youth media appears to be over.
  • Vice is reportedly “heading for bankruptcy” and BuzzFeed News is shutting down.
  • This is reminiscent of the story of Icarus, whose wings were melted by the sun after he flew too close.

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