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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Arts & Life
PHOTOS: Sounders fans celebrate championship win
Packing downtown Seattle on an overcast weekday afternoon, thousands of soccer fans celebrated the Seattle Sounders' second MLS Cup win with a parade from Westlake Park to Seattle Center.
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Politics
Sawant declares come from behind victory in Seattle City Council race
District 3 incumbent City Councilmember Kshama Sawant declared victory over opponent Egan Orion Saturday morning before cheering supporters at the Langston Hughes Preforming Arts Center in the Central District. After falling short election night with 46.5% of the vote, Sawant surged back and now leads with over 1,500 votes.
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Arts & Life
PHOTOS: An altar for Seattle's immigrant workers
Dia de los Muertos brings single, mostly male workers together at Casa Latina. Together they build an altar to remember and celebrate their friends and co-workers who died alone in the U.S.
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Goodnight, Seattle. A story in pictures
At night in Seattle, There was a high-rise janitor. And a karaoke party with a night Lyft driver.
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Politics
‘I will apologize to no one.’ Kamala Harris talks gun control in Seattle Central District
Kamala Harris focuses on gun violence in Seattle round table
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Arts & Life
Photos! A big mood night of fat fashion in Seattle
Crowds gathered at the Museum of History and Industry on Wednesday evening for Big Mood: A Night of Fat Fashion.
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'Never again is now.' Jewish leaders protest ICE in Seattle
Hundreds, including immigrants and members of the Jewish community gathered in protest on Thursday evening outside of Seattle's downtown ICE offices on 2nd Avenue.
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Arts & Life
Photos: 100+ tribal canoes land on Lummi shore, honor missing and murdered indigenous women
Canoe families from Alaska, Washington and Canada landed on Lummi shore on Wednesday during 'Paddle to Lummi,' the annual tribal canoe journey.
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PHOTOS: May Day joy in protest
People gathered for the 20th year, showing support for workers and immigrants.
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Environment
PHOTOS: Cherry blossoms! In bloom! Check it out!
Crowds flocked to the Quad on the University of Washington campus on Friday to see the blossoming cherry trees.