From the editor: What I’ll remember most from my 32 years at The Seattle Times
Executive Editor Don Shelton is retiring after 32 years at The Seattle Times. He says the staff's willingness to change is a key reason the...
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Don Shelton
Don Shelton is a former executive editor for The Seattle Times.
Traffic Lab turns 2, and our team is ready to steer you through the jams | From the Editor
The tunnel, viaduct and weather stories underscore the value of The Seattle Times' community-funded journalism team early in 2019.
The Seattle Times unveils a fresh mission, vision and call to action | From the Editor
The Seattle Times newsroom aims to investigate, innovate, invite and inspire, writes Executive Editor Don Shelton.
Two nights in August underscore Seattle’s unpredictable, interesting year | From the Editor
The weekend a stolen plane crashed and a mother orca's 17-day odyssey ended reveals the kind of journalism we do at The Seattle Times and...
Why these three Seattle Times unsung heroes are worth celebrating
Meet Laura Gordon, Emily Eng and Mohammed Kloub, critical behind-the-scenes journalists who make sure the information we deliver to you 24/7 is timely, accurate and...
Seattle Times’ Education Lab celebrates 5 years of innovation with eye on future | From the Executive Editor
Education Lab, our first community-funded coverage team, changed laws, policies and the conversation around education and spawned Traffic Lab and Project Homeless.
Why readers’ feedback is so important to The Seattle Times’ mission | From the Executive Editor
Thanks for the email, Larry. Appreciate the phone call, Harriet. I read your letter, Gerald. My first column about the transformation going on at The...
Despite upheaval in journalism, one thing at The Seattle Times hasn’t changed | From the Executive Editor
Seattle Times Executive Editor Don Shelton, in his first monthly column, invites readers' feedback and solicits questions he can address in the future.
The Seattle Times’ diversity statement
An important part of The Seattle Times’ mission is making sure our storytelling and our newsroom are inclusive on issues of race, gender, age and...
From the editor: Readers like you make quality local journalism possible
Serious journalism is not free, and now more than ever, we need you to subscribe so we can continue that critical commitment.