Meet Conrad Swanson, climate reporter
Conrad Swanson is a climate reporter for The Seattle Times. He recently chatted with us about what drew him to environment reporting, finding hope amidst...
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How you can help our newly launched Climate Lab
In last Sunday’s Seattle Times, Executive Editor Michele Matassa Flores announced the launch of a new Seattle Times community-funded journalism initiative – Climate Lab. Its...
Seattle Times takes on the era’s biggest story with new Climate Lab
With the launch of a community-funded Climate Lab, The Seattle Times dedicates a team to exploring the effects of climate change in the Northwest and...
Huskies 2024 Sugar Bowl was a squeaker for The Seattle Times, too. Here's why
A behind-the-scenes look at how Seattle Times journalists hit one of the tightest big-game deadlines ever for the UW Huskies' appearance in the 2024 Sugar...
Meet Vonnai Phair, morning reporter
Vonnai Phair is the morning reporter for The Seattle Times. She recently chatted with us about waking up extremely early, perennially reporting on the weather,...
Local news changes laws and lives
Community-funded coverage has a direct impact on our region. Read about our role as a community watchdog, how we surface solutions and how you can...
Hard truths about Washington’s unequal education outcomes
Seattle schools have one of the widest gaps in the United States in outcomes between Black and white students.
Roadblocks to transportation projects, policies and politics
The imperative to inform readers of these massive transportation changes and to hold decision makers accountable has never been greater.
The show must go on: arts recovery post-pandemic
Expanded arts coverage empowers leaders, educates philanthropists, informs policy makers and is critical to the viability of the sector and the region.
Saving a park, rallying a community
After a Seattle Times article and community protests, City Council voted down a measure to bulldoze Steel Lake Park Annex in Federal Way.
