This seems a more stylized, more slick version of the old Current TV. But where CurrentTV presented quite a few good reports/stories, it was in a more straigt forward style and had some "journalistic" standards. Some of the best web reporters/journalists got exposure on CurrenTV, like the Ling sisters.
The big problem with Viceland is that it tries so hard to be hip, the shows become bogged down in self-counscience video technique and directing and heavy handed postitions on issues presented by some of the worst personalites on TV, as if they try so hard to be "anti-personality" something they stole from Ricky Gervaise & Stephen Merchant with their, ironically, higher value "Idito Abroad," but still not a show I ever liked. These guys at Viceland can't even create their own, somewhat close to original style and attitude. That has to be considered a violation in hipster land. It's just a messy mess of presentation, while some of its subject matter may be of inerest, but NOT on Viceland.