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Robert King

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Writer. Recovering journalist @IndyStar, @TB_Times. Native of Kentucky & #BBN. Near Eastsider.

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Robert King’s Biography

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With The Indianapolis Star since 2004, King has specializes in narrative projects and profiles. He was in Charlottesville during the violence of the white nationalist demonstrations working on a profile of one of the movement's leaders. He's written a book-length story on the youngest women sentenced to death in the United States, a series of stories on the path of a tornado that devastated southern Indiana and a tick-tock of an explosion that rocked a neighborhood. He's investigated abusive pr…

Robert King’s Journalist Portfolio

Paula Cooper: The Executioner Within

Paula Cooper: The Executioner Within

This 13-chapter story, told as a real-life novel, raises questions about race, justice, poverty and abuse. Bu…

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Indiana white nationalist called 'the next David Duke' isn't stopping with Charlottesville

Indiana white nationalist called 'the next David Duke' isn't stopping with Charlottesville

CLOSE Three weeks ahead of the coming apocalypse, Matthew Heimbach knew that violence was a real possibility …

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From Geist mansion to homeless, Marcus Schrenker's daughter struggles to move on

From Geist mansion to homeless, Marcus Schrenker's daughter struggles to move on

CLOSE The voice on the other end of the phone says she has a story for me. She sounds young - not a girl, but…

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A potent brew: Money, muscle and back-slapping protect liquor store grip on cold beer

A potent brew: Money, muscle and back-slapping protect liquor store grip on cold beer

The liquor store industry's ability to outfox those who wanting to reform alcohol laws in is a based on speci…

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The story of Charlottesville told in debris

The story of Charlottesville told in debris

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Emancipation Park was quiet Sunday morning. Gone were Saturday's bitter crowds of whit…

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Articles

Papers on the macroeconomics of fiscal policy

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By Robert King, Stockholms universitet
| avhandlingar.se
Nyckelord: SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Sammanfattning: This thesis consists of six independent papers, which are summarized as follows."Stochastic Fiscal Policy and the Swedish Business Cycle" shows that fluctuations in distortive taxes can account for some of the key features of the Swedish post-war business cycle.
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Robert King: The case for civilisational Anglofuturism

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By Robert King
| Without Diminishment
(From the Ministry of Space, created by Warren Ellis, 2004.) Robert King is a British-South African writer. “I am what can be described as an Anglofuturist.” Those were the words of Britain’s Shadow Justice Secretary, and likely future British Conservative leader, Robert Jenrick, at the Now and England conference in June 2025. With that single phrase, a movement that began as a meme quietly entered the bloodstream of mainstream politics.
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An urgent need for new ideas

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By Robert King
| The Royal Gazette Verified
In the past month alone, Bermuda has seen three shootings in broad daylight. Five people were shot, three of them murdered, all within sight of the Hamilton Police Station. Our island is no longer the safest place on Earth. We have one of the highest murder rates in the world. Bermudians are living in fear, and that is unacceptable. We cannot stand by any longer and fail to act. Enough is enough.
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Interview

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Have you ever used a typewriter?

As a kid. To play with.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

In the real world, an iPhone, a tape recorder and a curious mind. In the virtual world, all manner of social media, google, lexis, excel.

Why did you become a journalist?

Because my parents, grandparents and people where I grew up were storytellers. They gave me the bug to do it too.

Awards

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Indiana Society of Professional Journalists

2016 - Indiana Feature Writing, First Place

Indiana Associated Press Media Editors

2016 - Best Feature Writing, First Place

Indiana Associated Press Media Editors

2016 - Kent Cooper Award

Story of the Year

Indiana Society of Professional Journalists

2013 - Journalist of the Year