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 Media editor-in-chief. In 2012, Vox Media launched a video gaming website, "Polygon", led by former "Joystiq" editor Christopher Grant. In November 2013, Vox Media acquired the Curbed network, which consisted of the real-estate blog network "Curbed", the food blog "Eater", and the fashion blog "Racked". In April 2014, the company launched a news website, Vox. Led by former "Washington Post" columnist Ezra Klein, Melissa Bell and Matthew Yglesias, Vox was positioned as a general interest news service with a focus on providing additional context to recurring subjects within its articles. In May 2015, Vox Media acquired "Recode", a technology industry news