Shane Smith
Shane Smith
Shane Smith may refer to:...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionJournalist
CountryCanada
afraid companies ford four huge inherently run
The problem that we've had is four media companies run media, globally. And some say they're on the Right and some say they're on the Left; look, they're all afraid of losing Ford as a client. So they're all, by definition, huge companies that are going to be inherently conservative.
both democrat matter money politics runs
Are my politics Democrat or Republican? I think both are horrific. And it doesn't matter anyway. Money runs America; money runs everywhere.
chance change realize starting
I never thought we had a chance of impacting anything. I am just starting to realize that we can change things - not just VICE, but all of us. In fact, we have to.
bones classic objective sort versus
The whole sort of debate of classic objective journalism versus a new immersion journalism - that can go on forever... I made no bones about my position: I don't think you can be objective.
amount boomers consume despite drop fact gen half largest money online
Gen Y consume most of their media online and mobile. Gen Y, as the Baby Boomers drop off, are the largest cohort with the largest amount of money - despite the fact that half of them are unemployed.
TV never takes any chances; they never do anything different.
content online
Online is a revolution. The Internet is a revolution. And we should be revolutionary in the content that we put on it rather than derivative.
middle work
I have a place in Costa Rica that is in the middle of the jungle. There's no Internet. There's no TV. Do I work there? Hell no.
companies developing everybody hates stuff time versions
You have a lot of companies developing stuff that's just derivative. If 'The Voice' is the No. 1 show on TV, they say, 'Let's do 100 different versions of 'The Voice.' The problem is, by the time you get to market, it's already saturated, and everybody hates the format.
anyone best lots money piece spike stopped worrying
The best piece of advice I ever got from anyone was when Spike Jonze said, 'Take money out of the equation.' And that's actually when Vice started making lots of money. That's when I stopped worrying about money and started worrying about what I wanted to do.
next
I want to build the next CNN with 'VICE' - it's within my grasp.
breeds interests success
Do whatever interests you the most. Passion breeds success.
I want to go to the Maldives before they sink, but just because it's the most beautiful place on earth.
country north
My last passport, I had North Korea, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Liberia, Guinea... I had, like, every war-torn country in there.