Megan Farmer
Visual Journalist & Editor
About
Megan Farmer is a visual journalist and visual editor who joined KUOW in 2017. In recent years, Megan documented Seattle’s uprising for racial justice and against police brutality. She also documented the epicenter of the first U.S. Covid-19 outbreak and the impacts that the pandemic has had on Seattle and the region.
Previously, she worked for the Omaha World-Herald in Omaha, Nebraska. She has also worked stints at two smaller newspapers, the Post-Star in Glens Falls, New York, and the Daily Times in Farmington, New Mexico, as well as interning at the San Francisco Chronicle and Lincoln Journal Star. Megan graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2013, completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photojournalism.
Megan's work has appeared in The New York Times, NPR, The Associated Press, The GroundTruth Project, Bleacher Report, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Omaha World-Herald and The Seattle Times.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Stories
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PHOTOS: Seattle enjoys a 79-degree winter day
Tuesday was the warmest winter day ever recorded in the Seattle area, with temperatures reaching 79 degrees at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
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Vigil draws more than 1,000 at Redmond mosque
Hundreds gathered on Monday for a Muslim community Interfaith vigil and Anti-Islamophobia teach-in at the Muslim Association of Puget Sound in Redmond.
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Environment
Seattle students: 'The sea is rising and so are we'
Hundreds of students gathered at Cal Anderson Park on Friday to participate in the youth climate strike.
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Politics
Away from White House turmoil, Melania Trump tells Seattle 'Be Best'
As President Trump braces for the release of the Mueller report later this month, Melania Trump is visiting Microsoft today to promote her “Be Best” initiative.
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Arts & Life
Photos: Hair! Seattle’s annual hair competition shows off creative styles
The 7th annual Reign of Style hair show and competition took place on Sunday, March 3, 2019, at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall.
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Arts & Life
7 Seattleites in outfits that say something
Polaroid fashion shoot!!!
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Race & Identity
Life after a hate crime: the recovery of DaShawn Horne
Police thought they were responding to a homicide. But when they arrived, DaShawn Horne was still breathing. The attack lasted a matter of minutes but left DaShawn in a coma at Harborview Medical Center for six weeks. Over a year later, he’s still recovering.
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Arts & Life
Photographic proof of the viaduct coming down
The Alaskan Way Viaduct started coming down on Monday, February 18, 2019. (We are including the entire date for posterity.)
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Environment
PHOTOS: Heavy snow falls on Seattle (again)
Heavy snow fell in Seattle on Monday, February 11, 2019.
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Arts & Life
Photos: A party (and a wedding) on the Viaduct
Runners, walkers, artists, musicians ... bride and groom ... all turned out for a weekend party to say goodbye to Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct.