Seattle Brief™
simple, smart, local
Seattle Brief is a news aggregator, collecting perspectives from these sources.
You are very likely to see headlines with which you disagree, because Seattle Brief indexes sites across the left, right and center. Currently, Seattle Brief catches headlines from The Stranger, The Urbanist, KUOW, MyNorthwest and more. So you'll see and hear voices from left, right and center, often right next to one another.
And that's OK. In fact, more and more, we think it's essential.
It's automated, and some algorithms will be used to trim out national/international stories, unless they are Pacific Northwest perspectives on those stories. You'll see some continued work on this over time, as the filter mechanisms get a bit better tuned. It draws from the RSS feeds (remember them?) of several Seattle-area publishers, organization and neighborhood blogs, and commentary sites, which you can find at any time on the sources page. There are no search features (yet at least); this site is meant for browsing with a cup of coffee.
- Sources
- 60+
- Tagging and summarizing
- AI
music & events
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- Sources
- 60+
- Tagging and summarizing
- AI
founder
Steve Murch (@stevemur on X) is Seattle Brief's founder and sole developer. He's lived in Seattle for more than three decades. Get in touch on Twitter, or via his blog at stevemurch.com.
Steve Murch
Founder / Developer
useful to know
- More than 60 news and commentary sources
- Got a new source that focuses on Northwest-area news or commentary? Jot @seattlebrief a note on Twitter.
- Indexing with the version 2.0 model started on November 8, 2023. You will not find articles earlier than this.
- Search is basic: case-insensitive keyword matching. Complex Google-like search operators are not yet supported.
- It costs about $200 per month to run this site and Twitter account. Your support is welcome!