[3] Between June 2013 and January 2014, Matthews blogged at the Wonkblog section of The Washington Post,[4] focusing on taxes, budgets, and other elements of US economic and fiscal policy.
In October 2013, Wonkblog journalist Ezra Klein and Matthews spearheaded the launch of "Know More", a new blog under The Washington Post targeted at replicating the viral reach of popular websites such as BuzzFeed.
[5] A leaked internal memo from The Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth announcing the award stated: At its heart, KnowMore is Dylan Matthews.
Dylan is the writer and producer—but more than that, the sensibility—behind KnowMore, which is a blog aimed at drawing attention to the very best work offered by the Post and also by other publications.
The idea is to grab readers' attention and draw them into deeper reading about substantive subjects (OK, plus the occasional silly diversion).
Klein also rejected direct comparisons to "clickbait", arguing: "There's this idea that there's this thing called click-bait that everybody wants to click on.
[18] Charity evaluator and effective altruism advocate GiveWell published a conversation with Matthews from when he was still working for The Washington Post Wonkblog section.