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Vice News Network

On the Ground. In the Way.

Coverage Area
Local news for Leonida. Not national. The Vice City beat, reported live and without sufficient distance from the subject.
Brand Abbreviation
VNN
Vice News Network. VNN. The abbreviation works. The brand knows.
News Approach
Proximity Journalism
The VNN cameras are always close enough to the event that their presence is part of the event.
Real-World Parody
Local TV News

Leonida Profile

Vice News Network is Vice City's local news channel. Where Weazel News covers Leonida from a position of editorial authority, VNN covers Vice City from a position of proximity. The helicopter is always above the correct building. The reporter is always at the correct intersection. This is either excellent journalism or something else.

The VNN ticker covers local Vice County crime, local Vice City events, and the specific category of Leonida news that the national networks do not pick up because it is too small or too specific or too honest about what is actually happening in the state.

In gameplay VNN serves as the local news ambient media layer. The reports reference missions that the player has completed, the current wanted level situation in Vice City, and the ongoing narrative of whatever crisis is developing in Leonida at any given moment. The reporters are enthusiastic about all of it.

Visual Impact Log

Trailer 1
VNN news helicopter in a Vice City aerial sequence. The branded livery visible from below. The helicopter is where it should not be and is there anyway.
Trailer 2
VNN broadcast visible on a Vice City television screen. Local news ticker active. The story concerns something that just happened nearby.

Market Ecosystem