Vox Media, Inc. is an American
mass media
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Broadcast media transmit informati ...
company based in
Washington, D.C., and
New York City
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. The company was established in November 2011 by
Jim Bankoff and Trei Brundrett to encompass ''
SB Nation
''SB Nation'' (an abbreviation for their full name ''SportsBlogs Nation'') is a sports blogging network owned by Vox Media. It was co-founded by Tyler Bleszinski, Markos Moulitsas, and Jerome Armstrong in 2005. The blog from which the netw ...
'' (a sports blog network founded in 2005 by
Tyler Bleszinski,
Markos Moulitsas, and
Jerome Armstrong) and ''
The Verge
''The Verge'' is an American technology news website operated by Vox Media, publishing news, feature stories, guidebooks, product reviews, consumer electronics news, and podcasts.
The website launched on November 1, 2011, and uses Vox Media ...
'' (a technology news website launched alongside Vox Media). Bankoff had been the CEO for ''SB Nation'' since 2009.
Vox Media owns editorial brands, primarily ''The Verge'', ''
Vox'', ''SB Nation'', ''
Eater
Eater may refer to:
* Eater (band)
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In October 2001, the band's second single, "Thinking of the USA" (originally released in June 1977), ...
'', ''
Polygon
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'', and ''
New York''. ''New York'' further incorporates the websites ''Intelligencer'', ''The Cut'', ''Vulture'', ''The Strategist'', ''
Curbed'', and ''Grub Street''. The former ''
Recode'' was integrated into ''Vox'', while ''Racked'' was shut down. Vox Media's brands are built on Concert, a marketplace for advertising, and Chorus, its