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The Dodo Partners with TeleTails to Launch DodoVet, a TeleHealth Subscription Service for Pets
Pet parents will have access to licensed veterinary health professionals for 24/7 support

Vox Creative wins TribecaX Award for Feature Film at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival for ‘The Beauty of Blackness’ Documentary
The powerful documentary created in partnership with Sephora, Digitas and Ventureland, won in the Feature Film category

Vox Media unveils updates to its first-party data platform, Forte following acquisition of Group Nine
With Group Nine audiences and data now integrated into Forte, brands get single view of audience insights and behavior across the expanded portfolio

Vox Media Announces Video and Audio Programming, First-Party Data Solutions, and a Social Studio at ‘Vox Media Now’ Event
The company announces an expanded video slate of 125+ franchises including new series from The Dodo, Vox, SB Nation, Eater, and The Cut; expanded partnership with Kara Swisher and the Vox Media Podcast Network; and new ways for brands to develop social-driven campaigns with Vox Creative Social Club and VM Connect

Vox Media’s award-winning brand studio, introduces the Vox Creative Social Club, a team dedicated to working with brands on social, following Group Nine acquisition
The offering connects brands with a team of short-form video specialists that create campaigns reaching Vox Media’s 350 million social followers and beyond, as the #1 publisher in social video and time spent on video

Polygon Will Host “Polygonathon” Twitch Stream to Raise Money for Trans Lifeline
Marking the gaming and entertainment brand’s second-ever Polygonathon, the 24-hour stream will feature Polygon video talent, as well as influential voices from across the gaming community.

Kara Swisher to Launch New Podcast with Vox Media
The new twice-weekly show will feature agenda setting conversations, led by one of the most iconic journalists of our time, and be a sibling to New York Magazine’s Pivot franchise.

Vox Media Announces the Concert SSP, a Publisher-Led Supply Side Platform, with the Trade Desk as an Exclusive Launch Partner
The Concert SSP will deliver more scale, performance, and efficiency for brands looking to advertise across premium publishers, while integrating with Unified ID 2.0 for sustainable addressability

Vox Media Relaunches Group Nine’s Performance Marketing Solution Following Acquisition, Expands to TikTok
VM Connect allows brands to deploy direct-response campaigns across social media platforms, utilizing data from Vox Media’s first-party data solution, Forte, to drive outcomes

Vox Media Honored With 7 Finalists at the Digiday Media Awards
As the most-nominated company, Vox Media is recognized for its chief development & strategy officer Shyra Smart as well as podcasts, events, social, content studio, and video

Stephanie Wu Named Editor-in-Chief of Eater
Wu will lead a team of over 75 staffers, including writers, editors, video creators, and audience team members across 25 cities in North America and the UK.

NowThis Releases Exclusive Interview With President Barack Obama and Airbnb CEO Bryan Chesky
Today, NowThis released an exclusive interview with President Barack Obama and Airbnb CEO Bryan Chesky where they discussed the Voyage Scholarship, a $100 million scholarship fund established by Chesky and in partnership with the Obama Foundation to support students pursuing careers in public service. The Voyage Scholarship is a two year program awarded to students in their junior and senior year of college providing them with $50,000 in financial aid, access to an annual summit with President Obama, and a 10 year travel stipend. You can view the interview here. NowThis is the #1 most-viewed News & Politics Digital Publisher across FB, YT and Twitter [Tubular Labs, US Based Digital Publishers, September 2021], and a leading news brand and one of the most followed overall publishers on TikTok, with over 7.2M followers [Platform Analytics, April 2022]. Our brand mission is to make news engaging and relevant for young adults by humanizing our complicated world. Launched in 2012, NowThis has revolutionized how news today is consumed. Our entertaining, inspiring and informative videos receive over 1.4B monthly views [platform analytics, January 2021]. NowThis has won an Academy Award, an Edward R. Murrow Award, and a Cannes Lions Award. In 2022, NowThis joined Vox Media.

The Vox Media Podcast Network presents at the 2022 IAB Podcast Upfront
Coming on the heels of a year of growth at Vox Media’s industry-leading podcast network, audio talent including Noel King, Preet Bharara, Phoebe Judge, and Sam Sanders offered viewers a preview of what they have coming this year.

The Vox Media Podcast Network Shares New Audience Data at the IAB Podcast Upfront
In a survey, VMPN found that 97% of their audience trusts Vox Media to create relevant and entertaining podcasts.

Vox Media Announces Second Annual Writers Workshop
Writers Workshop is a free mentorship program pairing aspiring journalists with Vox Media editors

Thrillist’s Messy History of American Food Premieres Today on discovery+
Six Episode Longform Series is the First From Thrillist

NowThis and Ken Burns to Highlight Youth Mental Health Journeys During Mental Health Awareness Month This May
Scenes from new PBS documentary “Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness” to be featured in NowThis content encouraging young people to share their stories

How Zelle® Partnered with Vox Media to Inform and Educate Modern Financial Consumers
A case study on “The Science Behind Scams” campaign – which led to high ratings and strong results in Trust, Education, and Safety

Vox Media Nominated at the James Beard Media Awards
Eater receives six nominations, with additional nominations for New York Magazine & The Verge, Punch, and Gastropod

Vox Media Wins at the 2022 Webby Awards
NowThis, Vox, and Cafe took home awards for great storytelling on social and audio

The Strategist launches third-annual Two-Day (Actually Good) Sale
For the first time, this year’s sale will feature flash deals and exclusive picks from Vox Media editors from Eater, the Cut and the Verge
Vox Creative’s Explainer Studio collaborates with Marriott Bonvoy to show the positive effects travel has on our brains
The ‘Your Brain On Travel’ content series educates viewers on the cognitive benefits of travel, using explainers, quizzes, written content and social videos

Vox: Building Audience Trust
Understanding the world is an increasingly complex and time-consuming proposition. At Vox, we have a responsibility that starts with respecting our audience’s time. When our audience comes to us, it’s because they need to know something, and they trust we’ll help them learn. But that trust must be earned – it’s the most important exchange between a newsroom and the audience, particularly at a time when trust in institutions is eroding. At Vox, we show our work to respect our audience’s time and to build their trust in us. By approaching every topic with transparency, we honor their intellectual curiosity and human dignity. Our journalism is a service to the audience. People are at the center of what we do and why we do it. We spark curiosity, over-deliver on expectations, and embrace nuance while offering moral clarity in everything we cover. We empower our audience by carefully explaining the facts, what matters, and how ideas are shaping our world. It was important that we hear feedback from news consumers about how we’re earning that trust, so we conducted a survey led by Edwin Wong, Vox’s SVP, Insights & Innovation, and the Circus, an insight and data storytelling consultancy. Our goal was to learn more about their experiences with news providers. TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO THE NEWS AREN’T MEETING AUDIENCE NEEDS Nearly ⅔ of our polled audience feel that other news organizations don’t offer the necessary educational tools to give the context of why something is important, or how to become engaged in the outcome of current affairs. Audiences want to go deeper in the news they consume — they want ideas to be dissected, not just discussed. Most of our polled audience is looking for news orgs to not just tell them what’s going on, but how they should be involved.

The Dodo Premieres a First Look at the President and First Lady’s Newest Pet Cat, Willow
Video Provides Look at Willow’s Journey from the Farm to the White House