Hey, welcome to Vox’s new day by day e-newsletter!
We’re calling it At the moment, Defined, and it’ll be run by me, Caroline Houck.
I’m Vox’s senior editor of reports, a task I’ve come to after 5 years at Vox, masking a few of the largest tales of these years. That included the Trump impeachments, the 2020 election, and one of many largest Supreme Courtroom phrases in latest reminiscence, earlier than I took over our worldwide part simply in time for the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Now I’m right here overseeing this article, and I’m psyched.
When one thing occurs on the planet — whether or not it’s an explosion overseas, one at house, or perhaps a metaphorical explosion in, say, the world of American academia — my first intuition is at all times to ask my Vox colleagues about it. I wish to lurk of their Slack channels and pop over to their desks to pay attention to how they’re breaking down the massive tales. That’s how I navigated Covid and the way I processed what was happening with the American judicial system after the Supreme Courtroom overturned Roe v. Wade. And it’s how I had one thing to say about one half of 2023’s summer season film sensation (as a result of sure, I admit it: I nonetheless haven’t watched Oppenheimer).
My favourite solution to perceive the world is thru the eyes of our newsroom.
And now, every day in your inbox, we’re going to carry that view to you.
What does that imply?
It implies that each day, Monday by way of Friday, we’ll begin At the moment, Defined with a traditional Vox explainer about one thing attention-grabbing and necessary occurring on the planet.
It’ll work like this: A reporter, producer, or editor will stroll us by way of that one large story, explaining it with nuance and readability. It’ll be about so long as this e-mail — possibly slightly shorter or slightly longer, relying on the subject. And it’ll at all times be conversational and approachable, at the same time as we weave within the deep analysis, reporting, and evaluation you’ll at all times discover at Vox.
So immediately, if we weren’t introducing this article to you, we’d have lined the Grammys or dug into financial information after Friday’s spectacular jobs report. We wish to clarify the information. So I’ll look across the newsroom every day and see which Voxxer could be greatest positioned to take action, then carry them to your inboxes.
However seeing the world by way of Vox’s eyes additionally means seeing our societies’ unsolved issues and the way we’d repair them. It means unraveling the universe’s unanswered mysteries. It means questioning why capitalism works this manner, scrutinizing our tradition, and considering deliberately about how we reside higher lives. We all know you all are curious concerning the world — and that you just care about it. To satisfy that want, we’ll carry you explainers to those questions which might be on the market, throughout us.
Whether or not we’re masking one thing that’s within the information or not, although, I would like all of you to know you’re at all times going to stroll away from At the moment, Defined with the day defined. We’ll curate an important information of the day and essentially the most attention-grabbing conversations occurring across the web right here within the second half of the e-newsletter. These are the tales that we at Vox are taking note of — and that we’ll ship to you.
We’ll additionally share the newest episode from At the moment, Defined (the podcast). The crew there — led by hosts Sean Rameswaram and Noel King — shares our mission of explaining the world in a means that’s accessible, informative, and sometimes enjoyable. I could be biased, however you must pay attention. And we’ll embody one hyperlink to an ideal piece of Vox journalism each day, be it an article, video, or podcast.
In order for you breadth or depth — or each! — we’ve received you lined. Enroll right here, and we’ll see you tomorrow!
