Kate Martin, who has covered the Tacoma City Hall for the Tacoma News-Tribune, has moved to a new beat as the paper’s business watchdog reporter.
Business team leader Debbie Cockrell told Talking Biz News:
After feedback from readers in our API research and also given our current state of coverage and topics available for us to dive into, we decided it was important to commit to a business watchdog focus in our department. Kate brings a lot of talent to this job and was a natural choice with her data research skills and strong commitment to accessing necessary records from public entities.
Martin has been with the paper since August 2013, covering the Tacoma City Council, Metro Parks Tacoma and Tacoma Public Utilities. Before that, she worked at the Skagit Valley Herald for six years covering education and government.
She also worked at the Loveland Reporter Herald in Colorado for nearly four years.
Martin is a graduate of the College of Charleston’s Department of Media Studies. She began her career freelancing in Virginia.
