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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‘Waiting For Better Days’: Seattle’s Greek Americans Watch Homeland’s Turmoil
As Theo Polizos and about a half dozen other women at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church on Capitol Hill prepared dozens of trays of bougatsa last week...
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Duwamish Tribe Vows to Keep Fighting for Recognition
Duwamish tribal members say they'll keep fighting after the federal government denied their longstanding petition to be recognized as a tribe.
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Central District Vigil For Slain Man: 'He Was A Gentle Soul'
Members of Seattle's black clergy mourned the recent shooting death of a black man in his 30s in Seattle's Central Area. The man, identified by those at...
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Seattle's Duwamish Tribe Denied Federal Status, Benefits
A long journey for Seattle’s Duwamish Tribe appeared to have hit a dead end Thursday. The federal government rejected the tribe’s decades-long fight for...
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Northwest Farmers Anxiously Await Overdue Guest Workers
Hundreds of farm workers from Mexico are now making their way to the Northwest after a major delay. A computer glitch crippled the U.S. visa system,...
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Team Of Women: Female Cops And Refugees Work On Trust
Seattle police officers don’t get involved in immigration issues as a rule – but that doesn’t mean their relationship with refugees is easy. The city...
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Seattle Vietnamese Community Hopes For Recognition Of Pre-War Flag
Vietnam’s national flag is an icon of communism. And many Vietnamese-Americans say it does not represent them.Seattle’s Vietnamese community has long...
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Can Labor Changes Bring Peace At Sakuma Brothers Berry Farm?
BURLINGTON, Wash. – On a recent morning at Sakuma Brothers Farm, eight Latino workers sat on a bench seat behind a tractor, planting strawberry roots...
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Immigrant Advocates Criticize Bed Quotas at Detention Centers
Guaranteed payments to contractors at federal detention centers have helped to create a quota system for immigration enforcement, according to a report...
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Washington Apple Orchard To Pay Record Fine For Immigration Violations
Immigration officials have busted an Eastern Washington farm for major violations. Now, the farm is set to pay the largest fine ever in the state for...