Former Vox writer Matthew Yglesias said Tuesday that he caused an uproar within the liberal site's offices earlier this year by pitching a story about some good news: police killings of African Americans are on the decline. In a post on his site Slow Boring, Yglesias criticized what he called a tendency by progressives to exaggerate problems for fear of appearing insufficiently committed to a cause. Yglesias wound up publishing the piece, headlined, "Black Lives Matter activism is working" and dotted with charts to bolster his case. Yglesias's revelation sparked criticism of Vox, which pitches itself as an "explainer" of the news but is often criticized for its left-leaning slant. Journalist Jesse Singal also tweeted about Yglesias' excerpt, writing, "Imagine what doesn't get covered" if it was too offensive to write on a well-known statistic like declining police killings of African Americans.

Source: Fox News December 29, 2020 21:11 UTC