Todd Matthews

Todd Matthews is a journalist and author who has worked for a variety of newspapers and magazines in the Pacific Northwest. He has earned four awards from the Society of Professional Journalists for his freelance magazine writing, including first-place honors for his feature article about Seattle's bike messengers; second-place honors for his feature article about whistle-blowers in Washington State; third-place honors for his feature article about the University of Washington's Innocence Project; and third-place honors for his feature interview with Prison Legal News founder Paul Wright. Matthews is the recipient of an award for Outstanding Achievement in Media from the Washington State Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation for his work covering historic preservation in Tacoma and Pierce County for the Tacoma Daily Index. His work has also appeared in 425, 425 Business, All About Jazz, City Arts: Tacoma, Earshot Jazz, Homeland Security Today, Jazz Steps, Journal of the San Juan Islands, Lynnwood-Mountlake Terrace Enterprise, Prison Legal News, Rain Taxi, Real Change, Seattle, Seattle Business, South Sound, South Sound Business, Tablet, Washington CEO, Washington Law & Politics, and Washington Free Press. He is also the author of three e-books: Wah Mee; A Reporter At Large: A decade of Tacoma interviews, feature articles, and photographs; and Elmer Ogawa: After hours with Seattle's forgotten photographer. Matthews is a graduate of the University of Washington and holds a bachelor's degree in communications. His journalism is collected online at wahmee.com.