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Vox Media Earns 13 2020 Webby Award Nominations
Vote today for your favorite podcast, video series, and brand partnership

Vox’s ‘Explained’ Returns to Netflix with a New Limited Series, “Coronavirus, Explained”
The premiere episode, “This Pandemic, Explained,” is now available on Netflix

Coral by Vox Media launches new Q&A tool to support publisher hosted live discussions
New tool piloted by Financial Times, the Detroit Free Press and The State newspaper

Quibi and Vox Media Studios Expand Partnership with New Daily Explainer Show
‘ANSWERED’ by Vox will premiere Monday, April 20 as part of Quibi’s Daily Essentials slate

Vox Media Civic Science FAQ
What is CivicScience? CivicScience is a third party research company that Vox Media partners with to host polling widgets on our sites. Vox Media can better understand and communicate with engaged audiences through these polls. How is this data used? Vox Media uses this data to better understand user consumption patterns with the ultimate goal of providing the best and most useful experience on our sites. The data may also be used to inform marketing, sales, or editorial strategy. CivicScience shares aggregated data to other organizations interested in market research and consumer insights. All data collected by CivicScience is only used in aggregation, never at the respondent level. Vox Media does not sell polling data or use it for ad targeting. Who writes the poll questions? Questions may be written by the third party research company CivicScience or by Vox Media’s marketing or sales teams trying to better understand our audience. Is my privacy protected? Yes. Users are not cookied until they agree to CivicScience’s privacy policy and terms of use. Once accepted, responses can be tied to a cookie, LiveRamp ID, or other digital identifiers to build profiles over time, and no personal identification information is collected. Can I see or delete my answer history? Yes! During each poll, you can click on the three dots on the right and see a link to “Manage your answers”, which will show all the responses you’ve provided to date, and give you the option to delete any answers. Can I take more surveys? Yes! Please use this link if you’d like to answer more questions.

Pivot Podcast Joins New York Magazine
New York is now home to Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway’s award-winning podcast; Swisher Joins New York Magazine As Editor-at-large

Vox launches a program for audiences to support its journalism at a time of record demand
The audience contribution program ensures that Vox’s essential explanatory journalism maintains the quality and volume the coronavirus crisis demands

Vox Media partners with Google News Initiative to announce Concert Local
New ad marketplace brings trusted local media brands together in a centralized solution for marketers

Vox Media to debut ‘SPEEDRUN by Polygon’ on Quibi on April 6
Daily series will cover the latest in gaming and entertainment culture

It’s not who you are but what you are consuming
Learn more about our first-party data platform, Forte in a white paper from Vox Media’s Head of Data Science

Vulture’s Good One Podcast Relaunches Under the Vox Media Podcast Network
Vulture’s popular Good One podcast is relaunching under the Vox Media Podcast Network umbrella, following New York Media’s merger with Vox Media in 2019. Good One: A Podcast About Jokes initially launched in February 2017, and has featured in-depth interviews with comedians including Jerry Seinfeld, Seth Meyers, Whitney Cummings, Taika Waititi, and many more. Within the Vox Media Podcast Network ecosystem, Good One will follow a weekly format, posting new episodes every Tuesday. The relaunch will feature comedians including Michelle Wolf, Ronny Chieng, Michelle Buteau, Daniel Sloss, David Wain, and other comedy world luminaries. Vulture senior editor and Good One host Jesse David Fox has applied journalistic rigor to his passion for comedy, writing a Vulture cover story on the 100 jokes that shaped modern comedy (and its sequel “100 More Jokes”), a definitive piece on the “second comedy boom” (a term he coined), giving readers an unprecedented look into the inner workings of the comedy world, with deep dives into late night shows, comedy specials, and more. He also helped launch Vulture’s pop culture extravaganza Vulture Festival, serving as executive producer and curator. The first episode of the new Good One is out today, featuring an interview with comedian Michelle Buteau who has already had a big year with her role as host of Netflix’s reality show The Circle. In her Good One episode, she talks about #MeToo, sex scenes, and playing shows at “northeast colleges where motherfuckers show up in pajamas and just come for the chicken tenders.” Listen to it here or on your favorite podcast app, and tune in next Tuesday for a new episode of the show!

Vox Media Names Margaret Chu Chief Financial Officer
Margaret Chu brings more than 20 years of expertise in investment management, operations, and business development

Vox Media names John Legend, entrepreneur and EGOT winner, as new board member
Legend will advise the leading independent modern media company on its ambitious next chapter

Meet Vox Media loyalists: the tech consumers you want to reach
At Vox Media, understanding how our audiences engage with our content is key to creating impact for our partners. In Q4 2019 we surveyed over 1,400 audience members – each who were exposed to ads across our networks – around a very simple hypothesis: Does engagement and loyalty impact ad receptivity? What we found surprised us. Loyal audiences – people who visit our sites daily or multiple times a week – are more than just loyal content consumers, they are loyal spenders. TL;DR Together, with technology brands, we should be focusing on targeting loyalists across your many lines of business as we know frequency matters, while those who are coming less often should get very targeted product ads to move them down the funnel faster. The solution to best connect with Vox Media loyalists is an always-on model, as our brands are already integrated into their daily media consumption. A connection to loyalists is a connection to their broader network, as they are tastemakers in their social circles. Vox Media loyalists are significantly more multicultural Our loyalists are more likely to be diverse, educated, and working full-time. Vox Media loyalists fit the profile that every brand is trying to reach—new multicultural consumers! Our loyal audience (compared to our non-loyal audience) have a: 50% higher composition of African American 55% higher composition of Latinx users 120% higher composition of Asian American users Vox Media loyalists are especially valuable for tech advertisers Regardless of what the specific product was (laptop, cloud storage, smartphone, etc.) we consistently found that Vox Media loyalists are more aware of, more likely to be in-market, and more likely to be recommenders of the brand. Especially for product launches, these are the influential audiences you want to be speaking to. They’re attuned to what tech brands are advertising 63%

T.M.I.: The opportunity for brands in the too-much-information age
Vox Media’s SVP of Content, Armando Turco shares research from Vox Creative’s Explainer Studio and the topics we expect to spark the most curiosity in 2020

Vox Media Sweeps Up 12 National Magazine Award Nominations
New York Magazine is a top finalist with a total of nine nominations

Eater Hosts Power Players Party
The event celebrated Eater NY’s first-ever Power Issue with top restaurateurs in the NYC dining world

Vox Media earns a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index
For the second year in a row, we’re proud to be designated a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality

The Deep End by Vox Media returns to SXSW March 13–15
For the first time, New York Magazine talent joins the annual three-day event that brings unscripted conversations, live podcasts, custom experiences, Eater-recommended food and drink, and more to Austin

Vox Media’s 2020 CES round-up
The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) took place in Las Vegas this week, and Vox Media showed up in full force. Some highlights from the week: Chief Revenue Officer, Ryan Pauley’s video interview with Adweek Quibi announced Polygon’s upcoming daily culture and gaming news show “Speedrun” CEO, Jim Bankoff joined MediaLink’s keynote on brand purpose President, Pam Wasserstein joined Variety’s Entertainment Summit to discuss content creation in today’s digital world We kicked off with a live recording of the Vergecast podcast sponsored by Samsung, previewing CES and expected trends. In front of a live audience at the Encore Hotel in Las Vegas, Editor-in-Chief, Nilay Patel, Executive Editor, Dieter Bohn and senior reporter, Ashley Carman of The Verge discussed everything from Samsung’s rotating TV to AI-powered refrigerators to Segway’s egg chair. Listen here. Make sure to also check out coverage from The Verge discussing the biggest trends and news coming out of CES, including a notable focus on the streaming wars, with press conferences from NBCUniversal and Jeffrey Katzenberg’s short-form video service, Quibi. Make sure to also check out coverage from The Verge discussing the biggest trends and news coming out of CES, including a notable focus on the streaming wars, with press conferences from NBCUniversal and Jeffrey Katzenberg’s short-form video service, Quibi. Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff joined MediaLink’s keynote on Tuesday to discuss the importance of brand purpose, while reinforcing Vox Media’s commitment to driving impact in the world from Vox Creative’s partnerships with organizations like the United Nations, to building technologies that power the media and marketing industry with Chorus, Concert and the newly announced Forte. See the conversation here including a discussion with Marc Benioff, Chairman and co-CEO, Salesforce and Alan Jope, CEO, Unilever before Bankoff joined the stage with Suzy Deering, Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer

United Nations partners with Vox Creative to launch global conversation tied to 75th anniversary
As part of its 75th anniversary initiative “UN75,” the United Nations is partnering with Vox Media’s award-winning brand studio, Vox Creative to inspire and inform dialogues on global issues in settings around the world. The initiative, live today, is part of the United Nations’ goal to create the largest, most inclusive conversation on the role of global cooperation and launches with a video titled ‘Shaping Our Future Together,’ produced and created by Vox Creative featuring interviews with dozens of people from all walks of life, from across the world. It covers five key ‘megatrends’ that will shape the UN’s agenda for years to come: climate change, shifting demographics, the impact of digital technologies, growing inequity, and new forms of conflict and violence. Shot in split-screen documentary style, the video captures a diverse set of people from different backgrounds “in conversation” with one another, featuring how people from around the world are responding to the major issues our world faces – together. To create the film, Vox Creative filmed dozens of people from around the world, of all ages, in five countries including Russia, China, Germany, Nigeria and the United States, in all six UN languages, Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. The film itself will be available in translation in all 6 languages, as well. The film will be shown at major UN events throughout 2020, including the first UN75 dialogue at its Headquarters in New York, helping leaders from around the world understand the pressing threats to our world. Vox Creative partnered with creative studio and content production company Blink to execute the global shoot in only two weeks, working with executive producers and directors Chelsea and Andy Moynehan and a global network of 25,000 filmmakers, photographers and journalists. The UN chose Vox Media for the signature style

Vox Media’s 2020 CES Preview
Where to find the newly expanded modern media company at technology’s biggest event

Vox Media announces first-party marketing platform, Forte
As the media and marketing industry moves away from relying on third-party data, Forte by Vox Media offers marketers a sustainable first-party solution, with the added scale of New York Media

Apple Renews “Little America” for Season 2
“Little America” – adapted from Epic Magazine’s series of the same name – to premiere exclusively on Apple TV+ January 17, 2020