Vox (website)

Vox's YouTube channel The channel most people picture when they hear "news explainer." Vox launched in 2014 around the idea of explanatory journalism, and its video team turns policy, history and maps into tight, beautifully designed pieces that are easy to share with someone who does not follow the news. Its Borders series was twice nominated for an Emmy. The trade-off is outlook: Vox has been widely described as left-leaning and liberal, so its framing of US politics is best read as one argument among several, while its history and geography videos travel better.