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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Health
Photos: remembering the people in Seattle who died in 2020 while experiencing houselessness
On Monday, in the biting cold and rain, the Women in Black of WHEEL (Women’s Housing, Equality and Enhancement League) held a vigil for those who died this year while living on and off of Seattle's streets. Monday, December 21st, is designated 'National Homeless Persons Memorial Day' by the National Coalition for the Homeless.
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Under threat of sweep, Seattle protesters defend houseless encampment at Cal Anderson Park
As Seattle police readied to clear Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning, protesters also lined the park where a tent encampment has grown over the past few months. The sweep never came.
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Health
Photos: Months into the pandemic, Seattleites adapt to a changed world
As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, Seattleites and small businesses continue to find new ways to try to make it through.
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150 days of protests for racial justice in Seattle: 'We're just getting started'
On the 150th day of protests for racial justice in Seattle, a call to action from organizers.
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Arts & Life
Seattle roller skaters take on the pandemic: 'Reclaiming of joy under any circumstance'
In Seattle, the pandemic has made the outdoor recreational roller skating community stronger than ever.
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Arts & Life
Photos: Artists complete re-painting of Black Lives Matter street mural in Seattle
Artists have completed the re-painting of the Black Lives Matter street mural on East Pine Street in Seattle. The mural is now a permanent piece of the city.
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Environment
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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Environment
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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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."