Erika J. Schultz #timeforchange

@ErikaJSchultz

Seattle Times staff photographer. Wyoming born.

@IWMF

fellow and

@PulitzerCenter

grantee.

SeattleJoined September 2009

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Kent Nishimura is Honeymoon-ing

@kentnish

Jun 7

Found this out via this article, before getting notice from HR… while ::checks notes:: oh yes, I’m on my HONEYMOON. Of the photo dept members who received notice today, ALL are people of color, and if cut, the photo dept won’t have Spanish speakers.

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The Los Angeles Times just won two Pulitzer Prizes. Now the bosses want to cut 13% of the newsroom. latimes.com/entertainment-

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David Gutman

@davidlgutman

Jun 5

Why prosecutors in WA are recharging a man police nearly beat to death “Hopefully the individual involved learns something,” the prosecutor wrote, as he charges Joseph Zamora for a second time.

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Why prosecutors in WA are recharging a man police nearly beat to death

It's been more than 6 years since the incident that landed Joseph Zamora in a coma, then prison. But to Grant County Prosecutor Kevin McCrae, it is not over.

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@ErikaJSchultz

Jun 5

After deadly spike, WA looks for advocates in pregnancy care. ✍️ Important reporting from

@alisonsald

. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/h

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Alison Saldanha

@alisonsald

Jun 4

🚨NEW: In WA, pregnancy-related deaths have hit an all-time high — Black & Indigenous ppl are 3 & 6 times more likely to die from than white folks. Death is the extreme outcome of complications affecting far more & over 80% of these deaths are preventable indicating failures

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Dahlia Bazzaz #timeforchange

@dahliabazzaz

May 28

Seattle was the first major city to integrate kids without a court order. Today, it’s hard to tell that ever happened. Please take some time with this massive project about the resegregation of Seattle schools, which took my colleagues and I more than a year to complete.

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Seattle Times Education Lab

@educationlab

May 28

Special Report: After the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, Seattle schools took the initiative to voluntarily integrate through busing and school choice policies. But today, some schools are more segregated than in the 1980s. #waedu st.news/schoolsegregat

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amandamsnyder

@amandamsnyder

May 19

I was told yesterday that my position as the staff photographer at Crosscut would be eliminated. Me and four others in the newsroom are being laid off. I’m very proud of the hard work my coworkers and I have done together. This is really an incredible loss to our community.

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Crosscut Union

@Crosscut_Union

May 19

Yesterday, Crosscut’s parent company (@CascadePubMedia) announced it intends to lay off five newsroom employees, effective July 1, and replace them with additional video and podcast producers.

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Crosscut Union

@Crosscut_Union

May 19

Yesterday, Crosscut’s parent company (

@CascadePubMedia

) announced it intends to lay off five newsroom employees, effective July 1, and replace them with additional video and podcast producers.

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Isabella Breda

@BredaIsabella

May 8

Even in a privileged community on an otherwise pristine archipelago, PFAS has leached into the drinking water. (w/ ⁦⁦

@mvilla1859

⁩) seattletimes.com/seattle-news/e

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Monica Velez

@monicavelez21

May 8

Today marks 6 months since Ebenezer Haile was shot & killed at Ingraham High.

@SeaPubSchools

superintendent made promises to review/improve safety. Here's a look into what's changed & still needs to happen. 📷:

Safety concerns linger six months after teen killed at Ingraham High

Seattle's school superintendent made promises to improve safety after a shooting at Ingraham High, but parents say the district isn't sharing information about the progress.

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Seattle Times Union

@SeaTimesUnion

Apr 26

Our members attended today's bargaining session to show support for our wage proposals. We stand together in calling for salaries that keep up with inflation and provide realistic wages for increases in rent, childcare costs and other expenses. #timeforchange ✊

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Seattle Times Union

@SeaTimesUnion

Apr 14

1/ Wednesday’s bargaining session was tough. Our bargaining team made some proposals that are important to our members, and we got some pretty immediate pushback on a majority of them.

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The Seattle Times

@seattletimes

Apr 24

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland met with Native American boarding school survivors and their relatives from across the West in Tulalip on Sunday.

seattletimes.com

Interior secretary visits Tulalip in wake of boarding school revelations

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland met with Native American boarding school survivors and their descendants from across the West in Tulalip on Sunday.

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Mary Hudetz

@marymhudetz

Apr 21

“If there are deans and presidents and boards of trustees who are sitting around, trying to figure out how to live their values, this is a very practical, immediate way to start.” — Sen. Brian Schatz

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ProPublica

@propublica

Apr 21

New: U.S. senators want five institutions to explain why they continue to hold thousands of Native American remains and belongings, following reporting from ProPublica and NBC News. “It’s immoral, it’s hypocritical, and it has to stop,” one senator said. propub.li/3oAd5oQ

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Daniel Myungkyu Kim | 김명규

@dkimreports

Apr 15

Some selects from a fun assignment underwater covering the Seattle Mermaid School (Daniel Kim / The Seattle Times)

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Seattle Times Mental Health Project

@stmentalhealth

Apr 12

WA lawmakers passed a bill that centralizes the responsibility for youth who are stuck inside the state's hospitals waiting for psychiatric care in the governor's office. A new position called a care coordinator would be created. (via

@HannahFurfaro

)

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WA kids are stuck in hospitals. State lawmakers want one person to take charge

Legislation that aims to find appropriate care for youth with psychiatric needs who are stuck in hospitals is heading to Gov. Jay Inslee's office after passing the Senate.

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Vianna Davila

@ViannaDavila

Apr 10

NEW: An investigation by

@ProPublica

@TexasTribune

@MilitaryTimes

found that in the last decade, roughly 1 in 8 Army court-martial cases that reached arraignment didn’t go to trial but resulted in the soldier being discharged from the service instead. How does this happen?

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Isabella Breda

@BredaIsabella

Apr 10

some professional news 🗞️ it’s my first week as a permanent part of the

@seattletimes

environment team. 🕺🏻 (📸

@ErikaJSchultz

)

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Ken Lambert • newspaper pilots = newspaper profits

@SeaTimesFotoKen

Apr 6

A1's in peak bloom thanks to

@dkimreports

. More UW cherry blossom photos 🌸... seattletimes.com/seattle-news/u

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Dahlia Bazzaz #timeforchange

@dahliabazzaz

Apr 6

worker solidarity never goes out of style thanks

@SeaTimesUnion

!!!

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David Gutman

@davidlgutman

Apr 2

Police nearly beat Joseph Zamora to death. Six years later, he’s being prosecuted for it. Again.

seattletimes.com

After cops nearly killed him, he’s being charged — again

In 2017, police nearly beat Joseph Zamora to death. In 2019, he was convicted of assaulting the officers. Last year, the Supreme Court tossed his convictions. Now he's being charged again.

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Manuel Villa

@mvilla1859

Apr 3

Police nearly beat him to death. For that, he was in a coma for amonth and almost two years in prison. Six years later, he’s being prosecuted for it again. Reporting by

@davidlgutman

; Photo and video by

@ErikaJSchultz

. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/l via

@seattletimes

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After cops nearly killed him, he’s being charged — again

In 2017, police nearly beat Joseph Zamora to death. In 2019, he was convicted of assaulting the officers. Last year, the Supreme Court tossed his convictions. Now he's being charged again.

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Paige Cornwell

@pgcornwell

Apr 2

Elijah Lewis, 23, has been identified as the victim in the deadly Capitol Hill shooting that also wounded his 9-year-old nephew. At 23, Lewis was already a longtime community activist, entrepreneur and "pillar of the Black communtiy" in Seattle

seattletimes.com

Shooting victim, 23, identified as pillar and ‘protector’ of Seattle’s Black community

The 23-year-old entrepreneur and community activist was described as a pillar in the Black community. He died at Harborview Medical Center from his injuries.

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Omari Salisbury

@Omarisal

Apr 2

Just heartbroken this morning 💔 Elijah L. Lewis, a tireless advocate for youth in Seattle was taken from us in a senseless act of violence on Capitol Hill yesterday. At only 23 years old, Elijah was a true champion for the change he wanted to see for young people in the Emerald… Show more

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Seattle Times Union

@SeaTimesUnion

Mar 29

1/ We’re back at the table for our second bargaining session. Today, we’re fighting to improve conditions for new hires, maintain remote-work flexibility, require notification about the right to a union rep for disciplinary meetings and establish a drone policy. #timeforchange

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NWS Seattle

@NWSSeattle

Mar 24

Picture of the aurora taken a few minutes ago from the Riverton, Wyoming office. #wawx #wywa

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NWS Riverton

@NWSRiverton

Mar 24

3/23 9 PM: Northern Lights are in full force. This picture was taken at our forecast office around 9 PM. #NorthernLights #wywx

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#SoundStoriesSoundWages

@wemakekuow

Mar 21

We’re baaack! The

@KUOW

newsroom’s lonnng fight for a living wage continues. And we are as fired up as ever to get our wealthy employer to pay us enough to live in the city we cover. 🧵 #WeMakeKUOW #SAGAFTRA

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Daniel Beekman #timeforchange

@DBeekman

Mar 18

King County, meet the H Line. Red and yellow buses will begin zipping riders along Metro’s newest RapidRide line Saturday, with the aim of better connecting Burien, White Center and Delridge to each other and to downtown Seattle. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/t (w/

@ErikaJSchultz

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Isabella Breda

@BredaIsabella

Mar 17

INBOX: Clean up crews at the site of a BNSF train derailment that leaked thousands of gallons of diesel fuel on the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Reservation have discovered contaminated groundwater.

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Ken Lambert • newspaper pilots = newspaper profits

@SeaTimesFotoKen

Mar 16

BNSF train derails on Swinomish Reservation in Anacortes area

@vonnaiphair

@seattletimes

reports

@BredaIsabella

at the scene. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/t (photo w/Mavic 3)

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1/ At the

, it’s #timeforchange. Our bargaining committee meets with management today to begin negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement. And it’s past time for fair pay and better conditions. Here’s what we’re fighting for:

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Dahlia Bazzaz #timeforchange

@dahliabazzaz

Mar 15

Seattle needs strong journalism. We need a strong contract. I’m proud to support my

@seatimesunion

colleagues, who are meeting with

@SeattleTimesCo

today, in fighting for pay that keeps up, support for extended illness, caregiving and improvements for new hires. #timeforchange

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Qina Liu 刘绮娜

@qinaliu

Mar 8

I can’t watch #EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce without sobbing. 😭 It’s a movie that makes me feel seen. It’s also a movie that reminds me of my mother. When she visited me in Seattle, I made my mom watch the movie twice. My essay:

seattletimes.com

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ and the search for motherly acceptance

While watching the Oscars favorite with her Chinese immigrant mother, writer Qina Liu saw her own family’s reflection.

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@ErikaJSchultz

Mar 8

Five video stories on Washington state women to watch on #InternationalWomensDay from

Five video stories on WA women to watch on International Women’s Day

On International Women's Day, watch stories of incredible women living in Washington state.

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Lindsey Wasson

@lindseywasson

Mar 7

Some pertinent personal personnel news— later this month I will be joining

@AP_Images

as their WA State photographer! Tall task to follow

@tedswarren

and

@ElaineMThompson

, but I’m looking forward to being part of the PNW/Alaska/HI team and hopefully making some great images 📸📸

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Nia Wong ∙ 黃春英 ∙ 박니아

@NiaWong

Mar 2

New month, same reminder 🗓️ #Washington households can get up to 5 free at-home #COVID19 test kits per month. Order here ‣ bit.ly/3EJRiQL or call 1-800-525-0127

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Sam Owens

@SamOwensphoto

Feb 28

Honored to have my work recognized in the Cliff Edom New America Award category for

@NPPA

's Best of Photojournalism competition alongside so many photojournalists I admire. bop.nppa.org/2023/

San Antonio Express-News

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Seattle Times Mental Health Project

@stmentalhealth

Feb 27

To understand the decline in available mental health beds, experts say zoom out. Look at how people with mental illness have long been treated by society. (via

@HannahFurfaro

)

seattletimes.com

Where did King County’s mental health beds go?

The number of beds where people with mental illnesses in King County can live or recover has been cut in half over the last 30 years.

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Wyoming Department of Transportation News

@WYDOTNews

Feb 24

I-80 now open WB. watch for slick spots, blowing & drifting snow. Some interchanges, esp. rural interchanges, may be covered in snow & exiting is impossible. Crews continue work on the drifting EB. Photos show I-80 drifting between Rawlins & Rock Springs #wyoroad