Reporting

Ana Sofia began working as a reporter in Seattle in 2012, covering everything from Seattle politics and culture to immigration and climate change. Her reporting has appeared in The Seattle Times, Cascade PBS (formerly Crosscut), The Evergrey, The Stranger, Grist, Puget Sound Business Journal, Seattle Met, and The Seattle Globalist, among other local news outlets.

Below is some of her work, organized by topic.

Audience Engagement

Work that brought readers into the reporting process to directly answer their questions.

The Seattle Times, 2024: How Seattle Times readers feel about travel brand loyalty

The Evergrey, 2019: How did the Central District become Seattle’s historically black neighborhood?

The Evergrey, 2018: Are people flocking to Seattle for our homeless services?

Arts, Culture, & Sports

Cascade PBS, 2022: The OL Reign photographer who’s been with the team through it all

Cascade PBS, 2019: From media to money, WNBA players see disparities ‘in every aspect of the game.’ Just ask the Storm

The Stranger, 2016: Beyond the brownie: Meet the Seattle chef who’s making edibles for grown-ups

The Seattle Globalist, 2014: Skip the Seattle rolls and embrace sushi’s traditions

The Seattle Globalist, 2014: Short Run comics fest a global draw for indie artists

Housing & Homelessness

The Evergrey, 2019: Why can’t Seattle just build more affordable housing on the extra land it owns?

The Evergrey, 2018: Zoning is key to understanding Seattle housing. Here are the basics

The Stranger, 2016: Evicted Ballard resident who has autism stares down homelessness

Politics, Law, & Immigration

The Stranger, 2017: What is free speech anyway? Here’s what Ann Coulter and the ACLU have in common

The Stranger, 2017: “Go back to the zoo”: How Evergreen State College became a target for right-wing trolls

The Stranger, 2017: Trump’s decision to end DACA creates a culture of fear—and resilience

Grist, 2015: Activists blockade Seattle port to protest Shell’s Arctic drilling plans

Communities & Equity

The Evergrey, 2018: “If you’re here, you’re here with intention”: Why this Seattleite opened a social justice library

The Evergrey, 2018: 13 tips on how to have difficult conversations without losing your cool

The Stranger, 2016: Liberty Bank project is a beacon of hope in rapidly-gentrifying Central District

The Stranger, 2016: Inside Job: Asian Plaza plans upend gentrification narrative

The Seattle Globalist, 2014: Detainees memorialized at old INS building

Business & Technology

The Stranger, 2017: Investor troubles spurred the end for feminist dating app Siren

The Stranger, 2017: Is Trump mania responsible for the online harassment campaign against three University of Washington teachers?

Grist, 2015: Seattle’s tunneling megamachine is more effed than we thought

The Seattle Globalist, 2015: Should I stop using Uber?

Puget Sound Business Journal, 2013: Wage Gauge: Sea-Tac low-wage workers hold multiple jobs—and still struggle

Climate & Environment

The Stranger, 2016: View-obsessed Seattleites have been illegally cutting trees for decades

The Seattle Globalist, 2015: When firefighting resources are thin, reservations are left to burn

Grist, 2015: Climate refugees are already finding asylum in Seattle

Grist, 2015: Video: How those plastic bits in face washes, scrubs, and toothpastes can hurt ecosystems

Grist, 2015: This infographic shows what could happen when the nasty stuff in your bathroom products washes down the drain

Grist, 2015: Is air pollution making my skin worse? And more pressing beauty questions

Grist, 2015: From sea lions to penguin chicks, adorable animals are dying in droves