Catharine Smith
Editor
About
Catharine Smith is an editor at KUOW focusing on politics, policing, environment, and investigations. She has contributed environmental justice reporting for The Guardian and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. She also spent a decade as a reporter and editor for HuffPost in New York City.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: Member of Investigative Reporters and Editors; fellow at Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Podcasts
Stories
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KUOW's Sound Politics - Coming July 26
A podcast about the candidates, policies, and perspectives shaping the Pacific Northwest. Produced by KUOW in Seattle.
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The Gotta-go-Joe to Pro-Joe meter: Washington state edition
Politicians and political donors spoke up last week about whether they believe President Joe Biden should stay in the race.
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This week in politics: Who could be Washington's next Attorney General, and who's still ridin' for Biden?
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Is it cool to be a Democrat? We hear from WA delegates
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Campaign kicks off to save Washington's capital gains tax
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Seattle cops get big raises in new union contract
The contract hikes wages 23% for members of the Seattle Police Officers Guild, making the city's cops the highest-paid in the region.
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Chaos and division erupt at Washington Republican convention in Spokane
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Migrants descended on a Seattle tennis court. Then an anonymous donor paid for their hotel
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Seattle set a new record for homicides
Seattle recently set a record that no city welcomes. There have been 70 homicide victims in the city so far this year, which is a new record for the most homicides in a single year. KUOW editor Catherine Smith is here to tell us more about why this is happening.
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Seattle sets new record for most homicides in a single year