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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‘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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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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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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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.
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PHOTOS: Seattle enjoys a 79-degree winter day
Tuesday was the warmest winter day ever recorded in the Seattle area, with temperatures reaching 79 degrees at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
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Vigil draws more than 1,000 at Redmond mosque
Hundreds gathered on Monday for a Muslim community Interfaith vigil and Anti-Islamophobia teach-in at the Muslim Association of Puget Sound in Redmond.
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Seattle students: 'The sea is rising and so are we'
Hundreds of students gathered at Cal Anderson Park on Friday to participate in the youth climate strike.
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Away from White House turmoil, Melania Trump tells Seattle 'Be Best'
As President Trump braces for the release of the Mueller report later this month, Melania Trump is visiting Microsoft today to promote her “Be Best” initiative.