Shane Smith
I'm Shane Smith, co-founder of VICE, a magazine I started in Montreal in 1994 that has since become a global company operating in 30 countries. I also went to North Korea twice, and starred in the VICE Guide to North Korea, which featured footage of my trip. Most recently I went to Liberia, a war-torn country in Africa plagued with heroin dens, teenage prostitution, and even cross-dressing cannibals; and then to the North Korean labor camps hidden in the forests of Siberia.
Articles by Shane Smith
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VICE on HBO Outtakes
Kalpana Saroj, India's Dalit Queen
VICE co-founder Shane Smith meets real-life slum dog millionaire Kalpana Saroj. Full story
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VICE on HBO Outtakes
European Meltdown - The New Face of French Nationalism
Shane meets the successors of the Le Pen lineage, Marine Le Pen and Marion Marechal-Le Pen. Full story
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VICE on HBO Outtakes
Going on a Raid in Bajaur
A first-hand look at what a raid operation with Bajaur scouts looks like. Full story
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VICE on HBO Outtakes
Pakistani Dress Up
Shane buys the local garb – shalwar kameez – to fit in. Full story
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VICE News
The Mexican Mormon War
Our documentary about Mexican drugs cartels, murder and Romneys. Full story
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VICE News
SOFEX: The Business of War
SOFEX takes place every two years in Amman, and is largely the brainchild of Jordan’s king, Abdullah II, who has a penchant for special operations and massive displays of artillery. Over the course of a week, more than 12,000 attendees tromped around 30-odd tents staked across th… Full story
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VICE News
North Korean Labour Camps
Kim Jong Il has come up with a new way to bring cold hard cash into his isolated country: export North Korean workers to slave away in the Siberian forest. VICE founder Shane Smith travels to Russia to investigate a chain of North Korean labor camps in the Amur region. But gettin… Full story
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Siberian Slaves
Sneaking into North Korea’s Secret Russian Labour Camps
“You’ll love Siberia. Everything is so close and the people are so nice.” Full story
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VICE News
The Rebels of Libya
Vice founder Shane Smith crosses into rebel-controlled eastern Libya. Full story
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Freedom Run
On the road with Libya's teenage revolutionaries. Full story
Beware The Lizzies
Photos by Leonn Ward and styling by John William. 
Did A Murderer Give Himself Away On Yelp?
It seems like he might have done. 
Triple Hate
The Klan, the Crips and the spectre of history. 
Tanzania's Government Is About To Kill The Maasai
They're kicking them off their land. 
The White-Power Safety Patrol
They want to clean up your campus. 
Teens Are Trapped In Abusive Drug Rehab Centres
The billion-dollar anti-drug cult industry. 
