Liz Brazile
Online Managing Editor
About
Liz has been KUOW's Online Managing Editor since 2024. She oversees the station's digital news coverage and editorial strategy.
Liz came to KUOW in 2020 as an Online Editor/Producer and was promoted to Deputy Online Managing Editor in 2022. Prior to that, Liz worked at Cascade PBS, YES! Magazine, WLWT-TV, and The Cincinnati Herald.
In 2025, Liz completed ProPublica's rigorous Investigative Editor Training Program. She currently serves on the board of the Seattle Association of Black Journalists as the chapter's Vice President of Digital Content.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English and conversational Spanish
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Professional Affiliations: Seattle Association of Black Journalists; National Association of Black Journalists; Investigative Reporters and Editors; and Ida B. Wells Society
Stories
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These are protesters who were injured by Seattle Police in demonstrations for racial justice
Amid Seattle protests against racism and police violence, several stories of people injured by police grabbed our readers' attention. These are their stories.
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This street medic was arrested during a Seattle protest, then jailed in isolation because he's transgender
Joaquin Uribe spent two days jailed in isolation after a Seattle Police officer accused him of assault during a protest. Uribe, who sustained multiple injuries during his encounter with the officer, denies those allegations and says it was the officer who escalated things.
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A child pepper sprayed, a woman's eye severely injured. Protesters condemn Seattle Police's tactics
The family of a young boy hit with pepper spray and a woman shot in the eye with a rubber bullet are speaking out about the Seattle Police Department's use of crowd control weapons against demonstrators.
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Seattle coronavirus 'vaccine' peddler agrees to refund customers amid state lawsuit
Johnny T. Stine, a microbiologist who claimed to have created a coronavirus "vaccine" in half a day, has agreed to repay customers in response to a lawsuit filed by Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson.
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He captured footage of a child pepper sprayed during a Seattle protest. Then he was arrested
Evan Hreha of Seattle recorded a video of a young child reportedly pepper sprayed by police during a protest. A week later, he was arrested on suspicion of unlawfully discharging a laser. He denies those allegations and maintains he was wrongfully arrested.
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Several drivers have accelerated toward Seattle protesters this month. Nationwide, concerns are growing
The incidents underscore increasing concerns across the nation about the potential for cars to be used as weapons against demonstrators.
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Protesters fill City Hall amid calls to cut Seattle Police funding in half
Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant on Tuesday evening held a rally at Cal Anderson Park, before leading a march and impromptu community forum at City Hall. Advocates reiterated growing calls for the city to cut funding for the Seattle Police Department and for Mayor Jenny Durkan to step down.
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Gunman at Seattle protest claims he feared for his life. Others paint a different picture
A Seattle man who shot a protester in the arm as he sped into a crowd on Capitol Hill said he had panicked after a crowd circled his car. But others say there's more to the story.
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Why 'defund the police' has become the rallying cry at Seattle protests
As protests against police violence and abuse of power ensue across the nation, local advocates are calling for a 50% funding cut for the Seattle Police Department.
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12,000 complaints filed against Seattle Police after weekend of protests
The Seattle Office of Police Accountability says it is processing roughly 12,000 individual complaints made against officers in the wake of the protests over the weekend.