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{{short description|American journalist and critic (born c. 1979)}}
'''Julia Turner''' is an American [[journalist]] and critic. She has been the editor-in-chief of online magazine ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' since 2014, replacing [[David Plotz]].<ref name=slate2008>{{cite news |author=David Plotz |title=David Plotz Says Goodbye |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/slate_fare/2014/07/slate_editor_david_plotz_julia_turner_succeeds_him_as_editor.html |publisher=Slate |date=2014-07-14 |accessdate=2014-07-14 }}</ref><ref name="nytimes.com">[http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/15/business/media/julia-turner-is-named-editor-in-chief-of-slate.html?_r=0 Julia Turner Is Named Editor in Chief of Slate]</ref> She was one of a panel of three hosts on [[WNYC]]'s Gabfest.<ref>[http://www.wnyc.org/shows/gabfest/about/ Gabfest Radio:About - WNYC]</ref>
'''Julia Turner''' (born {{circa|1979}})<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/15/business/media/julia-turner-is-named-editor-in-chief-of-slate.html|title=Julia Turner Is Named Editor in Chief of Slate|last=Kaufman|first=Leslie|date=15 July 2014|work=The New York Times}}</ref> is an American [[journalist]] and critic. She is Deputy Managing Editor of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' from 2018 and a co-host of the ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' Culture Gabfest podcast. She was previously the [[editor-in-chief]] of online magazine ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' from 2014 to 2018.


Turner grew up in Boston, the daughter of two ''[[Boston Globe]]'' journalists.<ref name="nytimes.com" /> She attended [[Brown University]].<ref name="nytimes.com"/> She joined online magazine ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' as an editorial assistant in 2003.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/media/story/2014/09/long-serving-deputy-julia-turner-takes-the-reins-at-slate-002912|title=Long-serving deputy Julia Turner takes the reins at Slate|last=Levy|first=Nicole|date=September 30, 2014|work=Politico|access-date=2018-07-31|language=en}}</ref> She was deputy editor of ''Slate'' from 2008 to 2014,<ref name="nytimes.com" /> when she succeeded [[David Plotz]] as [[editor-in-chief]].<ref name="slate2008">{{cite news|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/slate_fare/2014/07/slate_editor_david_plotz_julia_turner_succeeds_him_as_editor.html|title=David Plotz Says Goodbye|author=David Plotz|date=2014-07-14|accessdate=2014-07-14|publisher=Slate}}</ref> Turner stepped down as editor-in-chief in October 2018,<ref name="slate2018">{{cite news|url=https://slate.com/briefing/2018/10/julia-turner-slate-goodbye-to-editor-in-chief.html|title=A Toast to Julia Turner: Slatesters say goodbye to their departing editor in chief|date=2018-10-26|accessdate=2018-10-26|publisher=Slate}}</ref> to join the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' as a Deputy Managing Editor overseeing arts and entertainment.<ref name="latimes2018">{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/about/pressreleases/la-mediagroup-20181004-story.html|title=Los Angeles Times Names Julia Turner Deputy Managing Editor, Overseeing Arts and Entertainment Coverage|date=2018-10-04|accessdate=2018-10-26|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> She was previously one of a panel of three hosts on Slate and [[WNYC]]'s Gabfest Radio podcast,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wnyc.org/shows/gabfest/about/|title=Gabfest Radio - WNYC|work=WNYC}}</ref> and is one of a panel of three hosts of Slate's Culture Gabfest podcast.<ref name="gabfest">{{cite news|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/culturegabfest.html|title=Culture Gabfest|work=Slate}}</ref>
==Early life==
Turner graduated from "[[Brown University]], grew up in Boston and is the daughter of two former [[Boston Globe]] journalists."<ref name="nytimes.com"/> She joined ''Slate'' as an editorial assistant in 2003.<ref name=capital />


Turner is married to [[HBO]] producer Ben Wasserstein.<ref name=":0" /> They live in Los Angeles.<ref name="gabfest2018">{{citation|url=https://slate.com/culture/2018/10/slates-culture-gabfest-on-first-man-salt-fat-acid-heat-and-the-new-american-songbook.html|title=The Culture Gabfest "Who's on First" Edition|date=2018-10-24|accessdate=2018-10-26|work=Culture Gabfest|publisher=Slate}}</ref>
She is married to a HBO producer Ben Wasserstein.<ref name="capital">http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/media/2014/09/8553356/long-serving-deputy-julia-turner-takes-reins-slate</ref>


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Latest revision as of 06:05, 3 April 2024

Julia Turner (born c. 1979)[1] is an American journalist and critic. She is Deputy Managing Editor of the Los Angeles Times from 2018 and a co-host of the Slate Culture Gabfest podcast. She was previously the editor-in-chief of online magazine Slate from 2014 to 2018.

Turner grew up in Boston, the daughter of two Boston Globe journalists.[1] She attended Brown University.[1] She joined online magazine Slate as an editorial assistant in 2003.[2] She was deputy editor of Slate from 2008 to 2014,[1] when she succeeded David Plotz as editor-in-chief.[3] Turner stepped down as editor-in-chief in October 2018,[4] to join the Los Angeles Times as a Deputy Managing Editor overseeing arts and entertainment.[5] She was previously one of a panel of three hosts on Slate and WNYC's Gabfest Radio podcast,[6] and is one of a panel of three hosts of Slate's Culture Gabfest podcast.[7]

Turner is married to HBO producer Ben Wasserstein.[2] They live in Los Angeles.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Kaufman, Leslie (15 July 2014). "Julia Turner Is Named Editor in Chief of Slate". The New York Times.
  2. ^ a b Levy, Nicole (September 30, 2014). "Long-serving deputy Julia Turner takes the reins at Slate". Politico. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  3. ^ David Plotz (2014-07-14). "David Plotz Says Goodbye". Slate. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  4. ^ "A Toast to Julia Turner: Slatesters say goodbye to their departing editor in chief". Slate. 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  5. ^ "Los Angeles Times Names Julia Turner Deputy Managing Editor, Overseeing Arts and Entertainment Coverage". Los Angeles Times. 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  6. ^ "Gabfest Radio - WNYC". WNYC.
  7. ^ "Culture Gabfest". Slate.
  8. ^ "The Culture Gabfest "Who's on First" Edition", Culture Gabfest, Slate, 2018-10-24, retrieved 2018-10-26