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Christine SchmidtDecember 10, 2019

As it settles into Vox, Recode is starting a new project to help people feel power over algorithms

“It’s about cutting through the apathy that a lot of people have about tech because it feels mysterious, letting people know there are decisions and changes you can make to your behavior that will feel empowering to people.”

Laura Hazard OwenFebruary 6, 2019

Vox.com tries a membership program, with a twist: It’s focused on video and entirely on YouTube

“I’m sure everybody in the industry would [agree] that YouTube can be a messy, nasty place. The membership is just this delightful two-way conversation, with people who are really there to support Vox.”

Christine SchmidtAugust 27, 2018

Explanatory video + engagement = How Vox’s Borders series is humanizing the map and building local source networks

“I was sensitive to saying, ‘Here I am, an outsider, a non-expert going to these places and saying I’m here to explain this.'”

Shan WangAugust 10, 2015

As it grows, The Marshall Project finds plenty of partners, but fundraising is still not easy

“People see us as a pantheon of good American journalism,” founder and chairman Neil Barsky said. “But we’ll still be fundraising for the rest of our professional lives.”