Vox
Also known as Vox.com
Explanatory news site founded in 2014 by Ezra Klein, Matt Yglesias and Melissa Bell; owned by Lupa Systems.
At a glance
Who owns it
Owned by Lupa Systems since May 2026.
People
Ezra Klein, Matthew Yglesias and Melissa Bell
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- Vox is an American news and opinion website known for explanatory journalism.
- Ezra Klein, Matt Yglesias and Melissa Bell founded it as part of Vox Media, and it launched on 6 April 2014 with Klein as editor-in-chief.
- Klein, Yglesias and editor-in-chief Lauren Williams left in late 2020, and Swati Sharma became editor-in-chief in 2021.
- In May 2026 James Murdoch's Lupa Systems bought half of Vox Media's assets, including Vox, for around $300 million.
- Vox also runs a YouTube channel and podcasts such as Today, Explained and Unexplainable.
Why it matters
- It made the explainer a standard form of online news.
Key facts
- Founded
- By Ezra Klein, Matt Yglesias and Melissa Bell as part of Vox Media; launched 6 April 2014, with Klein as editor-in-chief1
- Owner
- Lupa Systems, James Murdoch's company, which bought half of Vox Media's assets, including Vox, for around $300 million in May 20261
- Editors
- Ezra Klein, then Lauren Williams from September 2017; Swati Sharma from 20211
- Podcasts
- Unexplainable, The Gray Area, Today, Explained, Explain It To Me and America Actually2
- Columns
- Even Better and Future Perfect2
Who owns it
Owned by Lupa Systems since May 2026.
Parent company
- Lupa Systems
bought half of Vox Media's assets, including Vox, for around $300 million · since May 2026 1
People
Founded by
- Ezra KleinPerson
- Matthew YglesiasPerson
- Melissa Bell
Before
People until Nov 2020
Matthew Yglesias (co-founder; editor and columnist), Ezra Klein (co-founder; editor-in-chief, then editor-at-large) 3
Links
Sources
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