Catharine Smith
Politics Editor
About
Catharine is KUOW's politics editor. She never met a spreadsheet she didn't like, and she's obsessed with campaign trail drama, voting trends, debates in the state Legislature, and Trump's tweets. Before starting at KUOW in 2022, she worked in New York City at as a producer at WNYC, and she freelanced for The Guardian and the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting.
Catharine got her start in journalism on HuffPost's technology desk — and she will always regret ditching her flip phone for that job.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Professional Affiliations: Investigative Reporters and Editors, Society of Environmental Journalists
Podcasts
Stories
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Do “general strikes” work? Seattle history has an answer
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Seattle's City Attorney on ICE, drug prosecutions, and working through a case backlog
Seattle’s new city attorney, Erika Evans has been on the job for a little over 3 weeks – one of several newly elected officials moving the city in a more progressive direction. What are her plans for the position?
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How do you measure a year in Trump?
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Incoming: a state income tax showdown with Ferguson onboard
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Katie Wilson: Socialist mayor running a capitalist city
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Sugar, spice and everything dais
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Can taxing millionaires fix WA’s broken budget?
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Front Page: Flooding, food prices, and one really old quarterback
Every Monday on Soundside we catch you up on the top stories that are fascinating right now – and what they say about the Pacific Northwest.
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Policing rain city
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'Tis the season to talk taxes