Teo Popescu
Design, Graphics, and Data Editor
About
Teo is the KUOW newsroom's design, graphics, and data editor. She manages all data visualizations, graphics, illustrations, and news video projects for kuow.org and Instagram. She also leads design and development for KUOW’s interactive enterprise graphic projects. She specializes in visualizing complex bureaucratic processes and budgets.
In a previous era, she was a state political correspondent and an art director. Outside of work, Teo likes spending time teaching graphics courses or training her dog to fetch — the latter is still a work in progress.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, Romanian
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Associations: Board Member, Society of Professional Journalists of Western Washington; Editor, Data Visualization Society
Stories
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Animals
Off the Charts: Seattle's rental market is pet-friendly, except for big dogs
In a city awash in doggos (with two new dog parks coming), finding housing with your furry family members can be challenging—especially if they are large dogs.
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Politics
Off the Charts: Did Seattle defund the police?
In 2020, protests following the police murder of George Floyd started a movement to defund police departments across the U.S. – including Seattle. Four years later, what, if anything, has changed?
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Politics
5 new Seattle City Council members and 1 to go. Let the wrangling begin
Seattle has another opening on the City Council. Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda called it quits this week, leaving her seat empty two years ahead of schedule. The move comes after Mosqueda won a seat on the King County Council last November. Now, the battle to fill her seat – at-large position 8 – begins.
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Politics
Do you agree with your Seattle City Council candidates? This will tell you
The Seattle City Council is almost entirely up for grabs come Election Day, Nov. 7. Seven seats will be decided — and of those, only three have incumbent candidates. Given the new faces, you may wonder, who are these people? Fret not, we can catch you up in less than 10 minutes.
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Freeze! Police! What happens when people get caught doing drugs in Seattle?
Now that the dust has settled, what does the city's new drug ordinance mean for people who use drugs in public and others who witness or are otherwise impacted by that use?
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Crime
Understanding 'familicide' after Seattle's murder-suicide in Wallingford
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Government
Navigating the maze that rules Olympia (and your life)
How familiar are you with the Washington Legislature? The state's governing body adjourned in April with a new budget and hundreds of policy changes. Find out how bills become laws and what happened during the session in this choose-your-own-adventure experience from KUOW.
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Government
Do you ever wonder how ballots are counted in King County?
Today we’re getting a tour of exactly how your ballot gets counted with Director of King County Elections Julie Wise.
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Health
Roe contra Wade ha sido anulado, ¿que significa el fallo de la Corte Suprema para el estado de Washington?
A raíz de un fallo histórico de la Corte Suprema que anuló la protección federal del derecho al aborto, los estados individuales deben diseñar sus propias leyes relacionadas con el acceso y la atención del aborto. Aquí en el estado de Washington, el aborto sigue siendo legal y está codificado en la ley estatal. Entonces, ¿qué significará la anulación de Roe v. Wade para los habitantes de Washington?
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Health
Life after Roe: What the Supreme Court ruling means for Washington state
In the wake of a historic Supreme Court ruling that struck down federal protection of abortion rights, individual states are left to shape their own laws related to abortion access and care. Here in Washington state, abortion remains legal and codified in state law. So, what will the overturning of Roe v. Wade mean for Washingtonians?
