Isolde Raftery
Online Editor
About
Isolde Raftery became the online editor at KUOW in October 2013. Previously, she worked for NBCNews.com and the Columbian and Skagit Valley Herald newspapers here in Washington state. She has also written extensively for The New York Times, where she was a fellow on the Metro desk in 2010, The Chicago Tribune, Seattlepi.com and Seattle Business magazine. Born in Ireland to an Irish dad and a French mom, Isolde grew up mostly in Seattle, where she attended James A. Garfield High School. She later graduated from Barnard College in New York City and received a master's degree in literary nonfiction from the University of Oregon.
To see more for Isolde's past KUOW work, visit our archive site.
Stories
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9 law experts on what Brett Kavanaugh means for the future of America
“The federal judiciary will increasingly be the place where the rich and powerful go to protect their wealth and power.”
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Seattle teachers approve contract: 10% raises
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Why are so many Washington teachers on strike?
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2 women found dead in apartment near UW
One of the women was still alive when building managers entered the unit.
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Maybe stop telling women how to speak?
When it comes to language, women set the trends.
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To understand white liberal racism, read these private emails
On a gray day in October 2016, teachers across Seattle wore a shirt that read BLACK LIVES MATTER.