National Geographic has 1.8 million subscribers and only 19 staff writers. And it just laid off all its staff writers. How is it possible that you can't figure out how to pay 19 staff writers with 1.8 million subscriptions? seattletimes.com/entertainment/…

🎵 SAID “IM FINE” BUT IT WASN’T TRUE I DONT WANNA CHANGE MY WEDDING JUST TO SEE YOooOouU 🎵 But also yes, I will be seeing Taylor Swift the day after my wedding. Best weekend of my life✨👰‍♀️ Glad I could inspire Trevor Lenzmeier

The Blue Angels are basically the Harlem Globetrotters of aviation

Emerald Downs race track got $1.1M in federal COVID relief funds. Some argue it's a misuse of the stimulus money. Supporters, including some state legislators, say Emerald Downs is an important economic driver in rural King County. Brandon Block reports: crosscut.com/investigations…

Management company Hurst & Son has taken over 60 NW mobile home parks since 2017 and has enacted predatory practices like major rent/utilities hikes and fines leading to economic eviction. Now, residents are fighting back. words by Mai P. Hoang (Also at: maiphoang.bsky.social) farah eltohamy فرح التهامي crosscut.com/investigations…

Crosscut election night photo coverage from David Ryder, Grant Hindsley, o___O, M. Scott Brauer and Young Kwak

NEW: WA's prison nursery is one of only a few in the US to support incarcerated mothers amid simmering debates on crime & drug use. amandamsnyder & I went inside WA's women's prison over a few months to spend time w/ 3 mothers & their babies: crosscut.com/politics/2023/… #waleg

Poll: Washingtonians worried, anxious about the 2024 election: The presidential race is still a year away, but the latest Crosscut/Elway poll shows voters are already dreading a rematch between Biden and Trump. (by Joseph O'Sullivan @Crosscut) #waelex crosscut.com/politics/2023/…

We are lucky to have Genna Martin's talents @Crosscut and were lucky to have amandamsnyder's photography before she moved to the video team. Check out their best photos of 2023 along w/ those of the many excellent freelance photojournalists who contribute. crosscut.com/news/2023/12/2…

I am so lucky that I get to A. make and look at pictures as a job and B. work with so many fantastic PNW photographers to bring @Crosscut readers stories from across WA state. Please, take some time to look through our favorite images from 2023: crosscut.com/news/2023/12/2…

WATCH: At Recompose, a Washington funeral home, Katrina Spade offers an alternative to traditional burial and cremation — human composting. Recompose uses wood chips, alfalfa and straw to break down the body into a soil-like material. crosscut.com/video/human-el…

Darnell Sam, Salmon Chief for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, shares how first foods & environmental stewardship are connected. Through hunting, Sam came to understand how to care for an animal and how that animal gave its life as food.crosscut.com/video/human-el…

After Brandon Block's report that multiple women accused Whatcom County's public works director of sexual harassment, & that officials quietly recommended him for a new job in another town, the Whatcom Dems exec board called on the County Exec to resign cascadiadaily.com/2024/apr/24/wh…

Proud of my team Cascade PBS Newsroom for being honored by SPJ NW for general excellence among extra large newsrooms (extra large isn’t as large as it used to be). Also Joseph O'Sullivan Mai P. Hoang (Also at: maiphoang.bsky.social) Sara Bernard farah eltohamy فرح التهامي amandamsnyder Brandon Block Margo Vansynghel for winning individual awards.

congrats to my current + former Cascade PBS Newsroom colleagues who won seven spjwash awards for their hard-hitting reporting on exploitative landlords, secretive state lawmakers, prison babies, and the high stakes world of art forgery (to name but a few!). crosscut.com/briefs/2024/06…

We start bargaining on a new contract today ✊

Today we’re bringing our economic proposals to the table, and we are ready to fight for fair pay. 💪 We care deeply about the work we do, and want Cascade PBS to be a place where good journalists can stay. We think the organization does too — so let’s do this.