Isolde Raftery
Interim Managing Editor
About
Isolde Raftery has been the Interim Managing Editor KUOW since 2024. Previously, she was the station's Online Managing Editor.
She has worked for NBCNews.com, The New York Times (where she was a fellow on the Metro desk in 2010), and the Columbian and Skagit Valley Herald newspapers here in Washington state.
Born in Ireland to an Irish dad and a French mom, Isolde grew up in Dublin, Paris, and Seattle, where she attended James A. Garfield High School. She later graduated from Barnard College in New York City and received a Master's degree in Literary Nonfiction from the University of Oregon.
You can send her tips and story ideas via email or, more privately, by Instagram direct message @isoldedenise.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, French
Pronouns: she/her
Stories
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Environment
‘That’s not nice!’ Brown bear eats entire family of ducks in front of kids at Seattle zoo
Juniper is a 2-year-old brown bear at the Woodland Park Zoo, a large blonde girl described as sassy and mischievous by her keepers. Last week, Juniper became TikTok famous for being, well, a bear. Here’s what happened.
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Seattle cop accuses Chief Diaz of ‘predatory behavior’ and ‘grooming’
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Crime
Former Seattle mayor’s son arrested for child porn possession
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Food
Where to find original Cadbury chocolate in Seattle – and why it’s so hard to find
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Politics
6 protesters arrested after descending on Seattle City Hall to demand support for refugees
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Seattle Police is a 'good old boys club' where women struggle to get ahead, report says
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Environment
Small 4.3 earthquake gives Seattle area little shake
An earthquake with preliminary 4.3 magnitude shook beneath Marrowstone Island in the Salish Sea at 7:21 p.m. on Sunday.
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Reporters notebook: how a story goes from rumor to reported
This week, KUOW published a big story involving a city official and allegations of corruption. Reporting on something like this isn’t easy. Following up on whispers, fact checking, getting people to talk to you – and providing the proper context. These stories are high-risk, and take a lot of time, effort, and editorial reflection. So today we wanted to dive into how – and why – KUOW reported this story. And what’s happened in the days since it was published.
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Government
Seattle police chief's alleged relationship with employee prompts inquiries, roils department
The rumor started spreading in February.
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Environment
Listen to the last song Toki, the captive orca, sang, a tune her mother taught her