VICE Vol. 21 · No. 4
Saving South Sudan — US edition · entire 130-page issue by Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia
April 2014 single-story issue of VICE devoted entirely to South Sudan. Across roughly 130 pages, Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia document the country's escalating civil conflict, travelling with Machot Lat Thiep and seeking out rebel leader Riek Machar.
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- VICE
- Condition
- Very Good appearance from supplied photographs.
- Completeness
- Apparently complete from the supplied front cover, contents and rear-cover views; not page-by-page collated. No separate premium or insert has been established.
- Date
- April 2014
Catalogue note
April 2014 single-story issue of VICE devoted entirely to South Sudan. Across roughly 130 pages, Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia document the country's escalating civil conflict, travelling with Machot Lat Thiep and seeking out rebel leader Riek Machar. The project was paired with a documentary and online serialisation, making the issue a notable example of VICE's transition from free youth magazine to ambitious multi-platform conflict reporting.
Why this object matters
The sustained Pelton/Freccia project is a significant shift in VICE’s editorial form. Retain Gold at 9.0; ambition alone does not justify 9.6.
Evidence limits: Apparently complete from the supplied front cover, contents and rear-cover views; not page-by-page collated. No separate premium or insert has been established.
Date evidence
US edition confirmed by the archive owner on 19 September 2026. The recorded Volume 21, Number 4 and April 2014 date are unchanged.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 9 / 10 · Gold Star.
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