About Me

A jack of all trades newshound, Tim Gruver reported for Politico's 2017 Journalism Institute. His work has appeared in Politico and The Oregonian in addition to newspapers around the Puget Sound from the Northwest Asian Weekly to the International Examiner. He serves as the Board Secretary for the Society of Professional Journalists of Western Washington. He was a statehouse reporter and 2020 Poynter-Koch Media Fellow at the Center Square. He now writes at The Washington Observer covering power and influence in the Washington Legislature. He is the recipient of the 2017 Pioneer Award for News Reporting and the 2016 Deborah Kaplan Memorial Award for "story with a strong writing style." In 2024, his review of a storied Portland Esports bar won second place in the Society of Professional Journalists Region 10's category "Writing: Small Review." You can experience more of Tim's work at thetimgruver.com.

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