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) technology company that produces media" rather than its inverse, associated with "Old Media". From his new position, Klein worked towards the establishing of "Vox", including hiring new journalists for the site. Klein expected to "improve the technology of news" and build an online platform better equipped for making news understandable. The new site's 20-person staff was chosen for their expertise in topic areas and included "Slate" Matthew Yglesias, Melissa Bell, and Klein's colleagues from "The Washington Post". "Vox" was launched on April 6, 2014. Klein serves as "Vox"s editor-in-chief. His opening editorial essay, "How politics makes us stupid", explained his