Austin Jenkins
Since January 2004, Austin Jenkins has been the Olympia-based political reporter for the Northwest News Network. In that position, Austin covers Northwest politics and public policy, as well as the Washington State Legislature. You can also see Austin on television as host of TVW's (the C–SPAN of Washington State) Emmy-nominated public affairs program "Inside Olympia."
Prior to joining the Northwest News Network, Austin worked as a television reporter in Seattle, Portland and Boise.
Austin is a graduate of Garfield High School in Seattle and Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut. In 2019, he received his Master of Communication in Digital Media from the University of Washington Communication Leadership program.
Austin's reporting has been recognized with awards from the Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors, Public Radio News Directors Incorporated and the Society of Professional Journalists. Austin was part of a team that won a 2018 national Edward R. Murrow award for breaking news coverage.
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Previewing The 2020 Washington State Legislative Session
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A report claims Washington state lawmaker Matt Shea has ties to right wing domestic terrorism. Shea is calling the report a smear.
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Washington Rep. Matt Shea helped plan the 2016 takeover of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in Oregon – one of several actions that investigators said constitute "domestic terrorism."
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Tensions Rise In Olympia Over Homeless RV Camping On The Capitol Campus
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Affirmative Action Back On Washington Ballot After More Than 20 Years
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Aging Northwest Jails Endanger Lives But Replacing Them Is Costly And Controversial
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Washington Hospitals Go To Court To Get Stuck Patients Moved Elsewhere
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Hundreds Stuck In Washington Hospitals With Nowhere To Go
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Jay Inslees Underdog Campaign For President Costs Taxpayers More Money And Lots Of His Time
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Rash Of Nursing Home Closures Sweeps Washington