Karen Tumulty
Washington, D.C.
Deputy opinion editor and columnist covering national politics
Education: University of Texas at Austin, bachelor of journalism; Harvard Business School, masters in business administration
Karen Tumulty is a deputy opinion editor and columnist for The Post. In her previous role as a national political correspondent for the newspaper, she received the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting. She joined The Post in 2010 from Time magazine, where she had held the same title. During her more than 15 years at Time, Tumulty wrote or co-wrote more than three dozen cover stories. She also held positions with Time as congressional correspondent and White House correspondent.
Before joining Time in 1994, Tumulty spent 14 years at the Los Angeles Times, where she covered a wide