Vice Says It ‘Failed’ Employees as Misconduct Incidents Emerge

Vice Media Inc.’s co-founders told employees the company had “failed” them, in a letter that emerged as the New York Times published a story describing more than a dozen cases of sexual misconduct and legal settlements paid to four women.

“We have failed as a company to create a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone, especially women, can feel respected and thrive,’’ Vice co-founders Shane Smith and Suroosh Alvi said in the letter, which was dated Dec. 23.

A “boy’s club” culture held over from its early days allowed inappropriate behavior to permeate throughout the company, they wrote. “It ...