I cover Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. Most recently I have been focused on migration, specifically the record number of people making the trek through a dangerous jungle called the Darién in an effort to make it to the United States. With my photographer colleague Federico Rios I have crossed this jungle twice, documenting the journey for The Times.
I have been working for The Times in South America since 2019, writing often about the effects of an ongoing economic and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. In particular, my work has focused on the way this crisis has stripped women of access to contraceptives and meaningful care during pregnancy. Prior to moving to Colombia, I was a national reporter, covering the Rocky Mountain region of the U.S., based in Denver. I often wrote about indigenous voter rights, public lands, gun culture and the opioid crisis. I began my career with The Times in 2012 in New York, where I was a freelancer, reporting on breaking news around the city. I also wrote about the city’s immigrant communities and worked as a Spanish-speaking reporter on a major investigation into the city’s nail salon industry. I studied journalism at the University of North Carolina, and I was born in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Journalistic independence is essential to my work, and as a Times journalist I adhere to the standards of integrity outlined in The Times’s Ethical Journalism handbook. This means that it is my role to explore and document multiple points of view and present them to our readers. It is not my role to advocate for one particular idea, party or policy. Because my work brings me to many parts of the world that are often difficult for readers and policymakers to access, I often view myself as a conduit through which different groups of people, who might never meet, are exposed to a common set of facts.
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Ecuador’s raid of Mexico’s embassy shows how foreign policy is often driven by personal politics, not national interest.
By Julie Turkewitz, Natalie Kitroeff and Genevieve Glatsky
The former vice president, Jorge Glas, had taken pills, the police said, and was taken to a hospital. He had taken refuge at the embassy after being accused of corruption.
By Julie Turkewitz and Thalíe Ponce
Jorge Glas, a former vice president, had taken refuge at the Mexican Embassy in Ecuador’s capital. Mexico’s president called his arrest a violation of international law.
By John Yoon, Isabella Kwai and Julie Turkewitz
Plus, the dangers of the Darién Gap.
By Tracy Mumford, Julie Turkewitz, Ian Stewart, Jessica Metzger and James Shield
Robbery and rape have long been a risk for migrants crossing the Darién Gap, but recently, there has been a sharp rise in sexual violence directed at women and girls. Julie Turkewitz and Federico Rios of The New York Times captured a snapshot of that violence, speaking with 14 women who said they had experienced sexual violence, ranging from forcible touching to rape.
By Julie Turkewitz, Nikolay Nikolov and Federico Rios
The New York Times interviewed more than 70 people who said they had been victims of armed robbery. Fourteen were women who said they had suffered sexual violence.
By Julie Turkewitz and Federico Rios
The announcement that Corina Yoris would run came as a surprise to many who had feared that a fractured opposition would benefit President Nicolás Maduro.
By Genevieve Glatsky and Isayen Herrera
This was featured in live coverage.
By Julie Turkewitz
The treacherous migrant crossing in Panama is drawing packs of American activists who are distorting how immigration is perceived, and debated, at home.
By Ken Bensinger and Federico Rios
On Friday, boat companies began operating in Colombia after a five-day pause, allowing migrants to once again make their way through the notorious jungle terrain and continue toward the U.S. border.
By Julie Turkewitz
