Julia Turner (journalist)

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]

  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