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Post by BadassFractal »

Dirlewanger wrote: post #14
_mhyx wrote: post #7

Does anyone else deeply distrust Vox? The quality varies a LOT, they frequently present opinions as facts, etc. The weird thing is they have moments of brilliance like the "Liberal Smugness" piece - but search "Vox News article" and it looks like even the left really hates them. They seem more interested in telling me how to feel than the facts, I guess. I wish the rest of the world had the same pride in journalism a…

Vox and all its sibling outlets (Polygon, the Verge, etc.) have devolved into poison. They've surpassed Mother Jones as the Internet's premiere outraged bleeding liberal rag. Their headlines are physically painful to read. They are unabashed smug coastal liberalism. Their videos are consistently high quality though. I'll go there probably once a month and watch a handful.

Liberalism or leftism? A lot of the modern trends you see from the left actually feel very illiberal.

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Post by cylinder »

_mhyx wrote: post #7

Does anyone else deeply distrust Vox? The quality varies a LOT, they frequently present opinions as facts, etc. The weird thing is they have moments of brilliance like the "Liberal Smugness" piece - but search "Vox News article" and it looks like even the left really hates them. They seem more interested in telling me how to feel than the facts, I guess. I wish the rest of the world had the same pride in journalism a…

Ezra Klein is unbearable. And their "Explainers" and "Here's what you need to know" posts give me the creeps.

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Post by paulpauper »

I'm guessing that investment is now up 100% minimum..I wish I could have invested too when it was only worth $3 billion.

The question is, how far down the chain is a disclosure necessary? It seems like calling out conflicts of interest is a way to discredit someone or something without having to actually create an argument against it.

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Post by Apocryphon »

_mhyx wrote: post #7

Does anyone else deeply distrust Vox? The quality varies a LOT, they frequently present opinions as facts, etc. The weird thing is they have moments of brilliance like the "Liberal Smugness" piece - but search "Vox News article" and it looks like even the left really hates them. They seem more interested in telling me how to feel than the facts, I guess. I wish the rest of the world had the same pride in journalism a…

How does Politico compare to Vox in terms of that liberal skew?

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Post by jdjebc82747 »

cylinder wrote: post #32
_mhyx wrote: post #7

Does anyone else deeply distrust Vox? The quality varies a LOT, they frequently present opinions as facts, etc. The weird thing is they have moments of brilliance like the "Liberal Smugness" piece - but search "Vox News article" and it looks like even the left really hates them. They seem more interested in telling me how to feel than the facts, I guess. I wish the rest of the world had the same pride in journalism a…

Ezra Klein is unbearable. And their "Explainers" and "Here's what you need to know" posts give me the creeps.

I could not agree more.

Re: Comcast-Owned Vox Runs Commercial for Comcast’s $500M Snapchat Investment

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Post by paulpauper »

_mhyx wrote: post #7

Does anyone else deeply distrust Vox? The quality varies a LOT, they frequently present opinions as facts, etc. The weird thing is they have moments of brilliance like the "Liberal Smugness" piece - but search "Vox News article" and it looks like even the left really hates them. They seem more interested in telling me how to feel than the facts, I guess. I wish the rest of the world had the same pride in journalism a…

Vox was launched in early 2014 and has seen blistering traffic growth since. Given that they were able to grow so rapidly in an already saturated news media environment dominated by Washington Post, Time, CNN, WSJ, and New York Times, suggests they are doing something right.

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Post by ivraatiems »

Apocryphon wrote: post #34
_mhyx wrote: post #7

Does anyone else deeply distrust Vox? The quality varies a LOT, they frequently present opinions as facts, etc. The weird thing is they have moments of brilliance like the "Liberal Smugness" piece - but search "Vox News article" and it looks like even the left really hates them. They seem more interested in telling me how to feel than the facts, I guess. I wish the rest of the world had the same pride in journalism a…

How does Politico compare to Vox in terms of that liberal skew?

I think Politico general skews pro-hype, rather than pro either party. They run towards scandal.

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Post by AsyncAwait »

Dirlewanger wrote: post #14
_mhyx wrote: post #7

Does anyone else deeply distrust Vox? The quality varies a LOT, they frequently present opinions as facts, etc. The weird thing is they have moments of brilliance like the "Liberal Smugness" piece - but search "Vox News article" and it looks like even the left really hates them. They seem more interested in telling me how to feel than the facts, I guess. I wish the rest of the world had the same pride in journalism a…

Vox and all its sibling outlets (Polygon, the Verge, etc.) have devolved into poison. They've surpassed Mother Jones as the Internet's premiere outraged bleeding liberal rag. Their headlines are physically painful to read. They are unabashed smug coastal liberalism. Their videos are consistently high quality though. I'll go there probably once a month and watch a handful.

I agree overall, but as a liberal I view them more like the religious right in relation to conservatives, ie they represent a rather small, specific, if vocal group of (neo)-'liberals'.

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Post by cnnsucks »

paulpauper wrote: post #36
_mhyx wrote: post #7

Does anyone else deeply distrust Vox? The quality varies a LOT, they frequently present opinions as facts, etc. The weird thing is they have moments of brilliance like the "Liberal Smugness" piece - but search "Vox News article" and it looks like even the left really hates them. They seem more interested in telling me how to feel than the facts, I guess. I wish the rest of the world had the same pride in journalism a…

Vox was launched in early 2014 and has seen blistering traffic growth since. Given that they were able to grow so rapidly in an already saturated news media environment dominated by Washington Post, Time, CNN, WSJ, and New York Times, suggests they are doing something right.

Indeed they are; Vox has improved the Q factor of the left wing echo chamber like nothing since the rise of huffpo.
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