Megan Farmer
Photojournalist
About
Megan joined KUOW as a photojournalist in 2017. Previously, she worked for the Omaha World-Herald, in Omaha, Nebraska. Originally from the Finger Lakes region of New York state, Megan studied photojournalism at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where she graduated in 2013.
Stories
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The smoke is here. Hazardous air quality in Seattle as wildfires rage
Smoke from wildfires burning in California, Oregon and Washington has made it's way into the Seattle area.
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Photos: Wildfires burning near Tacoma suburbs
Dozens of wildfires continue to burn across Washington state.
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Covid on the Block: The pandemic's impact on Beacon Hill neighbors
Everyone has a story. That was the mantra as KUOW reporters set out to chronicle the lives of people who live and work on a small block in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood in the time of Covid-19. Read those stories at covidontheblock.com.
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Seattle Protests for Civil Rights
Photos: Final moments of the CHOP as police clear the area
"A lot of people think CHOP was a place," said David Lewis. "Capitol Hill was just where this movement started. We are CHOP. That is not CHOP."
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Seattle Protests for Civil Rights
Dispatches from CHAZ, Seattle's new autonomous zone
For 10 nights, Seattle police faced off with protesters on Capitol Hill in Seattle. As one, cops formed a thick wall protecting the East Precinct.
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KUOW Newsroom
Car drives into Seattle protest; driver shoots 27-year-old male protester
A car sped into protesters on Sunday evening in Seattle on Capitol Hill, just before 9 p.m.
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Seattle Protests for Civil Rights
PHOTOS: Thousands gather in Seattle to protest the police killing of George Floyd
Thousands gathered in Seattle on Saturday to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed by a white police officer who held his knee on Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, as he repeatedly said, ‘I can’t breathe,’ in Minneapolis on Memorial Day.
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Coronavirus In Seattle
PHOTOS: Seattle-area seniors reflect on graduating into a changed world
For Seattle-area seniors, the pandemic has upended the milestones that typically signify an end to their high school chapters.
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Coronavirus In Seattle
Photos: A night with the Seattle Quarantine Parade
"I'm from New Orleans, so kind of anything is an excuse for a parade," Hank Lomasney said.
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Coronavirus In Seattle
Murals transform Seattle's boarded up businesses: 'Hope is not cancelled'
Across Seattle, muralists are transforming boarded up businesses and restaurants.