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The Seattle Times provides enhanced local reporting through a grant from Microsoft Philanthropies
The Seattle Times is expanding its local coverage with three reporting positions funded by Microsoft Philanthropies. All reporting remains under the independent editorial control of...
Seattle Times 2021 anniversary message to the community
This is the first of Publisher Frank Blethen’s two-part annual message, focusing on hope and the fragile state of our local free press system.
Meet Brier Dudley, Free Press Editor
Brier Dudley is the editor of The Seattle Times Save the Free Press Initiative. He has been with the Times for over 23 years. Before...
Seattle Times community-funded public-service journalism initiative hits 10-year milestone
What started out as an experiment to stop the decadelong defunding of our state’s higher education system has become a significant new revenue stream in...
Pandemic, protests and presidential politics: A historic news year seen through the eyes of Seattle Times journalists | From the editor
Seattle Times Executive Editor Michele Matassa Flores reflects on a news year like no other, when the power of journalism to protect, inform, soothe and...
Meet Naomi Ishisaka, assistant managing editor for diversity, inclusion and staff development | Behind the Byline
Naomi Ishisaka supports equity inside the newsroom and champions inclusivity in our coverage. In her Monday column, Naomi looks at issues of race, culture, and...
Peyton Whitely, a Seattle Times reporter for 41 years and the first ‘mobile journalist,’ dies at 75
In 41 years at The Seattle Times, Peyton Whitely wrote thousands of articles, ranging from breaking news to hard-hitting investigations. He was the paper's first...
From our Publisher: A road map to save the local free press
Dear Reader, This week is The Seattle Times’ 124th birthday. To my knowledge, we are now the second-oldest regional newspaper in the country with local...
From the editor: Why we’ve fought the Seattle Police Department’s subpoena for unpublished protest photos and video
The Seattle Times and four local TV stations are pushing back against the SPD subpoena. The reasons have nothing to do with the police and...
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