Liz Jones
Editor
About
Liz Jones is an editor for daily news, features and special projects. She started at KUOW in 2005 and worked primarily as a reporter until 2018. Her coverage largely focused on immigration and underrepresented communities.
Her work has also been heard on national shows including NPR’s Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Here & Now, PRI's The World, Latino USA, Snap Judgment, The Takeaway and BBC News Service.
She is a NW native who's also lived in Spain, Peru, NYC and Ritzville, WA.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, Spanish
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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Bellevue man found not guilty of harassing Muslim woman with a gun
A King County jury has found a Bellevue man not guilty of threatening a local Muslim woman with a gun. Advocates had called the incident a “hate attack”...
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Upon Arrival: How refugees find their way in Seattle
For many refugees, the first year can feel like a race against the clock to set up a new life. You get a little cash up front and a few months of help...
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PHOTOS: A Burmese refugee lands in Seattle. His first goal is to learn English
Tu Tu is his full name, because Burmese people don't use last names. He is 20 when he arrives in Seattle. With his long bangs and torn jeans, he looks...
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PHOTOS: Iranian refugee couple starts new life in Seattle
The couple won't say why they left Iran. Did something bad happen? "Yes," Peiman Karimi, the husband, says. "Not me. To Neda.” Neda Sharifi Khalafabadi...
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Homeless teen run over in Seattle remembered as 'a light'
An investigation continues into the death of a homeless teenager in Seattle. The man was camped in his tent near an Interstate 5 off-ramp when a car...
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Reporter discussion: Following the path of new refugees
Bill Radke speaks with KUOW's race and culture reporter Liz Jones about her series about refugee resettlement in the Puget Sound region. Jones tracked...
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Talking race with Seattle police – the same tired conversation?
Anger, fatigue, frustration, resolve.
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After tragic week, Seattle pastor preaches against racism and violence
After a week of tragedy and racial tensions, Sunday church services gave people a place to talk about it, especially within black congregations in the...
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Seattle court considers rights of children in deportation
An appeals court in Seattle heard arguments Thursday in a far-reaching immigration case. The central question is whether minors who face deportation...
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If these walls could talk, the stories they would tell
If this house could talk, what stories would it tell?