Taylor Mirfendereski
@TaylorMirf
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Investigative reporter, specializing in multimedia digital journalism. 2X Peabody winner. Scripps Howard winner. duPont finalist. 2X Livingston & IRE finalist.
Seattle, WA
Joined January 2009
When @ChristinAyers5 and I met George Floyd’s cousin at a WA protest in July, her chants for racial justice rang loudly. But quietly, Shayla Zartman, a biracial Black woman, had been suffocating under the pressure of her own years-long racial reckoning.
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RT @propublica: New: A Seattle lab has lost janitorial services, hazardous waste support, IT and building maintenance as it waits for the C….
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A federal jury just ordered NaphCare to pay $25 Million to former Pierce Co. inmate, Javier Tapia. My @KING5Seattle investigation found NaphCare used unqualified medical staff to treat inmates in jails across WA, including Tapia, who lost his leg in jail.
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Thanks @seattletimes, @DBeekman and @sydbrownstone for citing my last @KING5Seattle investigation in your story this morning. You have both done an outstanding job reporting on WA jails. .
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As I wrap up my final days at @KING5Seattle, here's one more investigation in my series about the lack of protections for people suffering in WA jails. This story reveals the $60+ million price tag taxpayers bear for a system that operates w/o oversight.
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🚨 After nearly a decade as a @KING5Seattle investigative reporter, my job was eliminated. I’m proud my reporting has changed policies, laws & lives. I don’t want to stop. Got a great investigative gig in print, digital or TV? LMK. I can do it all! 📹✍️📷🗞️
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In multiple WA jails, low-level nurses who lack the training and legal authority to assess patients are making pivotal medical decisions about inmates. Inmates and their families say it’s led to lifelong injuries and unnecessary deaths. @KING5Seattle.
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Here’s a snapshot of concerns raised by members of the King County Sheriff’s Office and the Snoqualmie Police Department about repeated security incidents at Echo Glen Children’s Center. Read full story here: Watch video to see how the teens escaped.
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Newly obtained surveillance video from the May escape of 7 teens from Echo Glen Children’s Center in Snoqualmie shows the inmates at the state-run juvenile detention center were completely running the show. Police emails show first responders were fed up.
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Workers a King Co. landfill are worried exposure to arsenic is affecting their health. As King County violated rules that exist to protect the environment & public health, landfill employees accused their bosses of failing to inform or protect them.
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RT @maddiewhitetv: #BREAKING: Yet *another* jail break at this juvenile center. We'll bring you the latest on KONG at 10, and KING 5 at 11….
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We had a great time last night at the News & Documentary Emmy Awards in NYC! Grateful for the opportunity to be there in the company of such incredible journalists (including my wonderful @KING5Seattle coworkers @CJIngalls and Eric Desrosiers). 🙏🏼 @newsemmys
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Our @KING5Seattle investigative team is expanding! Come work with me + the best coworkers @SFrameK5 @CJIngalls & @Kellenphotog. We have support from @JulieWolfe to pursue stories that dig deep, expose injustice & drive change. Also, WA is paradise.🌲🌊🏔️🏕️
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RT @CJIngalls: New calls to fire the head of Washington's child welfare system. @TaylorMirf @K5Investigators and I have reported for years….
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Thrilled to be nominated for a National Emmy for our @king5seattle investigation, COVID Exemptions for a Price: Shout out 🗣️🙌🏼 to my teammates who also worked on this series: @CJIngalls Ryan Coe, Eric Desrosiers, @PatChiesa, @KLGnews and @kellieseattle.
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“Kimberly Bender’s law” takes effect today in Washington state.
Kimberly Bender’s family brought photos of their daughter to share with @GovInslee this AM as he signed “Kimberly Bender’s Law.” Kimberly died by suicide after reporting her jail guard sexually harassed her. Her family says she would’ve been proud to see positive change.
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I’m excited to be back in Athens @ohiou for the @scrippsjschool Centennial Symposium. Looking forward to talking about investigative journalism with @sandhya__k.
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RT @CJIngalls: A good way to start the week: Placing the @duPontAwards finalist certificate in the @K5Investigators trophy case. @TaylorM….
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Kimberly Bender’s family brought photos of their daughter to share with @GovInslee this AM as he signed “Kimberly Bender’s Law.” Kimberly died by suicide after reporting her jail guard sexually harassed her. Her family says she would’ve been proud to see positive change.
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In just a few moments, @GovInslee will sign “Kimberly Bender’s law,” a bill prompted by my @KING5Seattle investigation about a sexually abusive Forks jail guard. The new law will increase accountability for corrections officers who sexually abuse inmates.
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