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