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Karen Turner

Karen Turner

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Karen Turner

    Politics
    How can journalists responsibly cover neo-Nazis? A media scholar gives his advice.How can journalists responsibly cover neo-Nazis? A media scholar gives his advice.
    Politics

    “Journalists can’t afford that superficiality and they can’t afford that credulousness anymore.”

    By Karen Turner
    Culture
    Why people obsess over Charles Manson and true crimeWhy people obsess over Charles Manson and true crime
    Culture

    The writer behind the Young Charlie podcast on Charles Manson, sociopaths, and true crime.

    By Karen Turner
    We read all 20 National Book Award nominees for 2017. Here’s what we thought.
    Culture

    The winners will be announced November 15. Here’s your cheat sheet.

    By Genevieve Koski, Susannah Locke and 12 more
    Culture
    These women exposed a famous director’s unwanted advances in 1989. Only now is he being busted.These women exposed a famous director’s unwanted advances in 1989. Only now is he being busted.
    Culture

    Another “open secret” is no longer secret. Why did it take so long?

    By Karen Turner
    Gun Violence
    Sutherland Springs, Texas, church shooting: what we knowSutherland Springs, Texas, church shooting: what we know
    Gun Violence

    At least 26 people were killed in a shooting at the First Baptist Church on Sunday morning.

    By German Lopez and Karen Turner
    Technology
    Equifax faces criminal probe after executives sold off stocks before disclosing data breachEquifax faces criminal probe after executives sold off stocks before disclosing data breach
    Technology

    Company executives are under investigation by the Justice Department.

    By Karen Turner
    Politics
    The Equifax hacks are a case study in why we need better data breach lawsThe Equifax hacks are a case study in why we need better data breach laws
    Politics

    Equifax handled a disastrous hack poorly. But the core of their behavior isn’t unusual.

    By Karen Turner
    Culture
    Talib Kweli on the war on drugs, internet trolls, and how “woke” has become a memeTalib Kweli on the war on drugs, internet trolls, and how “woke” has become a meme
    Culture

    An interview with the rapper and activist.

    By Karen Turner
    Criminal Justice
    “The Russia stuff is BS”: 3 Trump voters defend the Comey firing“The Russia stuff is BS”: 3 Trump voters defend the Comey firing
    Criminal Justice

    Trump voters explain why they support the president’s decision to fire the head of the FBI.

    By Karen Turner
    archives
    What Trump and Clinton voters really think about TrumpWhat Trump and Clinton voters really think about Trump
    archives

    Their views were more nuanced than our poll showed.

    By Karen Turner