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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PHOTOS: Honduran mom reunited with son after almost two months in detention
A mother and child from Honduras, forced apart for nearly two months, are the first family of asylum seekers to be reunited in the Northwest.
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Seattle judge hands surprise ‘reprieve’ to activist facing deportation
A Seattle immigration judge has granted a continuance in the deportation case of immigration rights activist Maru Mora-Villalpando. A large crowd...
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PHOTOS: Pride weekend begins in Seattle
Pride weekend kicked off with Trans March Seattle on Friday night in Capitol Hill. A large crowd marched from the intersection of Broadway and Thomas...
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PHOTOS: Hundreds march in solidarity with separated families
Hundreds marched in solidarity with families affected by President Trump's zero tolerance immigration policy Thursday night in Seattle. The prayer and...
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PHOTOS: Hundreds of students rally to remember slain 17-year-old, demand end to gun violence
Last Friday was the last time Ryan Dela Cruz's classmates saw the 17-year-old student alive.
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PHOTOS: Laser Beyoncé (yes, you read that correctly) at Seattle Center
The Summer of Light at the Laser Dome has begun. The Pacific Science Center has added 17 new laser shows to their summer lineup, with two shows...
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PHOTOS: Behind the scenes at Sea Gals tryouts
The 2018 Sea Gals squad has been determined. Of the 52 Sea Gals hopefuls that competed on Sunday during the final round of auditions, only 28 dancers...
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PHOTOS: Skagit Valley tulips (because they're gorg and we can't get enough)
Spring is in the air! The tulips of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival are in full bloom. The festival, in its 35th year, runs through the end of April.
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PHOTOS: 'March For Our Rights' pro-gun rally at Olympia
Over 1,000 people were estimated to be in attendance on Saturday afternoon for a "March For Our Rights" pro-gun rally on the steps of the Washington...
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Homeless, and now campless, in Seattle's Ravenna neighborhood
Charlie Blackwood was running off three hours of sleep and seven cups of coffee when he packed up his belongings. He had been living with seven other...