'Get your ridiculously sloppy house in order': Vox nuked with compilation of corrections

Brett T. | 5:15 PM on December 30, 2014

She’s right, you know. When Vox launched, editor-in-chief Ezra Klein went to great lengths to explain just what hole in the news business his new site would fill. While other sites simply reported the news, Vox would publish “explainers” so that readers would actually understand the news, usually with the assistance of big, pretty charts and graphs. Unfortunately, it wasn’t long before this was the graphic for which Vox was best known.

Vox site safety

https://twitter.com/robert_hiltz/status/550038752827949056

We’ve had a lot of fun with Vox since its launch, one botched explainer at a time. Today, though, the Concourse blog on Deadspin.com decided to drop a nuclear bomb on Klein and company with its extensive feature, “46 Times Vox Totally Fucked Up A Story.”

https://twitter.com/jfdulac/status/550036646331449345

Ouch, then. Writer Kevin Draper didn’t fact-check every Vox story; instead, he simply reprinted and ranked Vox’s own corrections.

Vox needs to play less fast and loose with facts if it wants to earn trust http://t.co/VksFcuI0Qm

— Anthony DeRosa? (@Anthony) December 30, 2014

@AntDeRosa I think the talk down to you headlines could use some reigning in as well.

— Ross Maghielse (@Maghielse) December 30, 2014

@AntDeRosa Or it just doesn't suppress corrections as well as other media outlets?

— ErikWemple (@ErikWemple) December 30, 2014

@ErikWemple They try to be too clever with their headlines which gets them in trouble more often. You’re right that others are… 1/

— Anthony DeRosa? (@Anthony) December 30, 2014