Vox populi education. With increasing public familiarity with the term, several radio and television programs have been named "vox pop" in allusion to this practice. The Latin phrase (), 'The voice of the people [is] the voice of God', is an old proverb. An early reference to the expression is in a letter from Alcuin to Charlemagne in 798. The full quotation from Alcuin reads: English translation: This passage indicates that already by the end of the eighth century the phrase had become an aphorism of political common wisdom. Writing in the early 12th century, William of Malmesbury refers to the saying
Vox (website) categories. "Vox" takes a liberal-leaning editorial stance. "The New York Times" columnist Ross Douthat, writing in 2016, described "Vox" as "mostly liberal". In March 2014, before it had officially launched, "Vox" was criticized by conservative media commentators, including Erick Erickson, for a video it had published. The website's launch received significant media attention. Websites noted that the launch came around the same time as other data and explainer websites like "FiveThirtyEight" and "The New York Times" The Upshot. "Vox" was described as using clickbait-style headlines to enhance shareability and to act as a "Wikipedia for ongoing news stories". Shortly after