Jared (he/him) is an independent journalist, writer and audio producer covering the intersections of policing, civil rights and power in the Pacific Northwest, with a focus on accountability and solutions. He’s also training to become a certified yoga teacher.
He was most recently a Poynter Fellow and reporter for KNKX Public Radio, where he reported and co-hosted the final episodes of the national award-winning podcast The Walk Home about the March 2020 killing of Manny Ellis by Tacoma police. Before that, he covered courts and law enforcement for The News Tribune in Tacoma and The Spokesman-Review in Spokane.
He earned a master’s degree from the University of Washington and studied journalism at Gonzaga University. He got his start in audio journalism interning at Spokane Public Radio and producing a weekly podcast for his student newspaper.