Carolyn Adolph

Public Insight Journalist

Carolyn Adolph is a journalist at KUOW. She runs the station's Public Insight Network, KUOW's bank of more than 6,000 sources in Washington state. She covers breaking news and spends every spare moment learning how to be a better data reporter. KUOW has been her home since 2008.

Carolyn's relentless curiosity brought her to public radio from newspapers and to the US from Canada, all in the last decade. She's been a beat reporter on business, health and higher education on the way to very fun work covering English-French issues in Canada. Change is good: The segment of her brain devoted to speaking French is now being used to hold salmon, chard and kale recipes.

Anyone can become a source in the Public Insight Network and share what they know with our reporters and producers. Check out kuow.org/publicinsight

Email cadolph@kuow.org

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Getting Around
2:56 pm
Fri May 24, 2013

When You Need A Lift, Do You Get A Driver From Your Mobile Phone?

Credit Flickr Photo/Narissa
We gather this is not a taxi. But what is it?

Seattle City Council is considering whether to regulate driving services that use mobile apps. Services such as Uber, Lyft and SideCar are gaining in popularity. 

Do you use these services? Do you compete against these services? Tell us here.

Work
2:53 pm
Fri May 24, 2013

Help KUOW Report On How The Job Market Is Changing

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KUOW is making radio about the jobs recovery

KUOW is working on a series of reports about the state of the jobs economy in Puget Sound. We want to know how we've emerged, what's changed and what the future holds. You can help. Click on any of the links below and you will be taken to a form to tell your story. If you have a story that doesn't fit with one of the questions below, just click on any one of the forms and tell us what's on your mind.

If you trained for a green job or now hold a green job,  tell us here.

If you retrained for a job, tell us if you found the work you expected.

If you still aren't getting the kind of work you need,  tell us here.

Did you apply for disability payments because you couldn't find work? Tell us about that.

If you work under the tax man's radar, tell us why it has to be that way.

If you were unscathed by the recession and its aftermath, tell us if and how the recession changed you.

What jobs have you seen roar back? What jobs have you seen fade away?

Bridge Collapse
2:49 pm
Fri May 24, 2013

How Does The I-5 Bridge Collapse Change Your Plans?

Credit Harley Soltes
Authorities say everyone in the vehicles that fell into the Skagit River survived.

It could be months before the I-5 bridge at Mount Vernon is ready for traffic. What decisions must you now make?

Tell us how the bridge collapse affects you.

NBA Rejects Bid For Kings
9:48 am
Thu May 16, 2013

Sonics Fans Upset, But Still Hopeful

Credit KUOW Photo/Deborah Wang
Kiley Sullivan with the band Kore Ionz performing in Sonics gear. His hat shows the word “robbed” on top of a basketball net.

The Sacramento Kings will stay in Sacramento. NBA owners met in Dallas Wednesday and overwhelmingly rejected an effort by investor Chris Hansen to move the team to Seattle.

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NBA
8:43 am
Wed May 15, 2013

Will Seattle Get Its Sonics?

Credit Courtesy Otis Williams
Seattle Soncis fan Otis Williams with one of his prized Sonics Pumas.

The NBA’s Board of Governors meets in Dallas Wednesday to decide whether the Sacramento Kings move to Seattle. Until a few days ago, it seemed clear that the answer was no. In a key decision two weeks ago a committee of the NBA voted unanimously to keep the team in Sacramento.

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Diplomacy
4:32 pm
Thu May 2, 2013

State Department to North Korea: Free Kenneth Bae

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A South Korean man watches a television news program showing Kenneth Bae at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 2, 2013.

The State Department is asking that North Korea free Kenneth Bae, a man from Lynnwood, Wash. who was sentenced to 15 years hard labor Wednesday. North Korea had accused Bae of plotting to overthrow its government.

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Cultural Exchange
10:17 am
Wed May 1, 2013

Seattle Vs. Portland: What's Your Take?

Talk shows at KUOW and OPB are partnering to explore the differences between the largest cities in the Pacific Northwest. If you've lived in both Seattle and Portland, we want to hear your perspective. We also want to know why you moved.

What are the differences between the two cities?

Language
10:19 am
Tue April 30, 2013

How Do You Code-Switch?

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Enigma machine, Canadian War Museum, Ottawa

Code-switching happens any time you talk differently to different people. One way is speaking one language to one person and another to someone else. Another way is more subtle; it’s about how we tailor our speech for the listener. If you code-switch, what's at stake for you?

Tell us why you code-switch.

Choosing Words
2:17 pm
Fri April 26, 2013

What Do You Say When You Mean "Immigrant Living Here Illegally"?

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Border fence

The Associated Press Stylebook says "illegal immigrant" shouldn’t be used by news organizations. It says "illegal" is an action, not a person. So, what should we say? KUOW is partnering with other public media, including Fronteras, to examine how the language is evolving. The plan is to map our results.

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Real Estate
3:28 pm
Mon April 22, 2013

Are You Planning A Move To Improve Your Commute?

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Driving Highway 520 in the rain.

The real estate market has loosened up and some people are feeling mobile again. If you're feeling mobile, is this your chance to get a home that makes your commute easier? And if you're separated from your work by Lake Washington, how does tolling play into your decisions?

Answer this question.

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