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Jen Kirby

Jen Kirby

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Jen Kirby

    Politics
    March for Our Lives was the beginning. Town halls are next.March for Our Lives was the beginning. Town halls are next.
    Politics

    Organizers are pushing for lawmakers to host events on April 7.

    By Jen Kirby
    Media
    Zuckerberg: Facebook has systems to stop hate speech. Myanmar groups: No, it doesn’t.Zuckerberg: Facebook has systems to stop hate speech. Myanmar groups: No, it doesn’t.
    Media

    The social network has fueled ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya.

    By Jen Kirby
    Politics
    Trump wants to hit China with an additional $100 billion in tariffsTrump wants to hit China with an additional $100 billion in tariffs
    Politics

    A day earlier, the president said we weren’t in a trade war with China.

    By Jen Kirby
    Politics
    Trump: I don’t know anything about the $130,000 my lawyer paid Stormy DanielsTrump: I don’t know anything about the $130,000 my lawyer paid Stormy Daniels
    Politics

    It’s his first public statement about the “hush money” his personal lawyer paid to a porn actress.

    By Jen Kirby
    Gun Violence
    Shooting at YouTube HQ in California: what we knowShooting at YouTube HQ in California: what we know
    Gun Violence

    Police confirmed one woman, believed to be the suspect, is dead. Three other people were shot.

    By German Lopez and Jen Kirby
    Politics
    Andrew McCabe’s wife speaks out on Trump’s attacksAndrew McCabe’s wife speaks out on Trump’s attacks
    Politics

    In a Washington Post op-ed, Jill McCabe writes that smears on the fired FBI official’s integrity “could not be further from the truth.”

    By Jen Kirby
    Politics
    A 3rd woman tied to Trump wants to break her silence, this time about campaign workA 3rd woman tied to Trump wants to break her silence, this time about campaign work
    Politics

    A workplace discrimination case reveals Trump’s continued reliance on nondisclosure agreements.

    By Jen Kirby
    Politics
    Trump is reportedly calling up Fox personalities during White House meetingsTrump is reportedly calling up Fox personalities during White House meetings
    Politics

    The lines between cable news and the administration appear to be getting even blurrier.

    By Jen Kirby
    Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook’s role in ethnic cleansing in Myanmar: “It’s a real issue”
    Podcast
    Technology

    Critics say the social networking giant did not do enough to stop violence against the Rohingya.

    By Jen Kirby
    Mark Zuckerberg on Tim Cook’s criticism of Facebook: It’s “extremely glib and not aligned with the truth”
    Podcast
    Technology

    Cook attacked Facebook for how it handles user data, calling users the social platform’s “product.”

    By Jen Kirby