Teo Popescu
Design, Graphics, and Data Editor
About
Teo is the KUOW newsroom's design, graphics, and data editor. She manages all data visualizations, graphics, illustrations, and news video projects for kuow.org and Instagram. She also leads design and development for KUOW’s interactive enterprise graphic projects. She specializes in visualizing complex bureaucratic processes and budgets.
In a previous era, she was a state political correspondent and an art director. Outside of work, Teo likes spending time teaching graphics courses or training her dog to fetch — the latter is still a work in progress.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, Romanian
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Associations: Board Member, Society of Professional Journalists of Western Washington; Editor, Data Visualization Society
Stories
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Under Trump’s ICE, people without criminal history increasingly targeted in WA
On the social media pages for the Seattle Field Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, scrolling lists of mug shots highlight people with criminal convictions. But these posts don’t reflect a growing pattern of who ICE is taking into custody.
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Here’s where NPR programming is broadcast in WA — and where funding cuts could impact coverage
Congress voted to rescind over $1 billion in funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), cutting all federal funding for NPR, PBS, and their member stations.
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How Trump's birthright citizenship ban could impact all 50 states
A federal judge has once again blocked President Trump's birthright citizenship ban under a new class-action lawsuit, but the Supreme Court has yet to rule on the merits of the birthright citizenship ban itself. Here's what the ban could mean if allowed to take effect.
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What are your rights as a renter in Seattle? Here are the basics
Rent control has come to Washington state — state lawmakers capped rent hikes at 10% this year — while Seattle councilmembers look to change local tenant laws, so now is a good time for Seattle renters to get a refresher on their rental rights.
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A Seattle doctor was investigated for fertility fraud. The case highlights tension between patient, physician rights
KUOW reviewed hundreds of pages of Washington Medical Commission documents and state legal codes and found a tension the agency faces: balancing a doctor’s right to due process with a patient’s desire for more information about the people they trust with their health care.
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Trump tracker: Washington state's legal challenges to the administration
KUOW has compiled a comprehensive guide to Washington state's responses to the Trump administration.
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From blubber to bone: How a whale decomposes on land
The story of the Lobby Whale at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.
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¿Quienes son los habitantes del estado de Washington que corren peligro de ser deportados? Aquí 5 cosas a tener en cuenta
En su campaña presidecial, Donald Trump, se comprometió a deportar a millones de personas que se encuentran en Estados Unidos sin un estatus legal. Una vez asumido el mando, esta promesa no se dio a esperar.
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Who's at risk of deportation in Washington state? 5 things to know
KUOW looked into who is at risk of deportation in Washington state: how many immigrants are here without legal status, where they immigrated from, what type of jobs they do, and more.
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How do the Los Angeles fires compare to the Great Seattle Fire? We mapped it out
The Palisades and Eaton fires have burned over 37,830 acres as of Tuesday afternoon. That’s a burn area 300 times larger than that of the Great Seattle Fire of 1889.
