Vox remains one of the most interesting experiments in digital journalism , because it’s so very aggressive in stepping away from the “flow” of traditional print news, and into creating “stock” evergreen content for the site. Their latest experiment saw…
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Diversity makes for better journalism
Today was a good day. A hard and difficult day, to be sure, but a good day. Around teaching the Newspaper MA students, and a meeting with Jon and Ben about the Interactive MA, I was with the Financial Journalism…
31-3.8 - Journalism will survive - but you might not recognise it
Don’t you hate it when somebody leading a journalism business slips into jargon? Sarah Lacy of PandoDaily does exactly that when quoted in a Quartz piece on why funding is piling into new journalism ventures: “Suddenly, the market for…
Vox: from blog platform to Ezra Klein's Project X
Remember when everyone talked about bloggers replacing the mainstream media? Watch this video: Yes, Ezra Klein, blogger turned journalist, is launching his new “explainer” site at vox.com – formerly the home of the deceased blogging platform Vox. From the ashes…
Lessons from the death of Vox
Last Thursday, I opened Safari, and found a death notice. Vox, a blogging platform I’ve used for four years, was on death row. At the end of this month, it dies. I used to love Vox. Up until mid-2008…