Alumni
- Heather Brooke — Journalist/activist who helped force the resignation of the Speaker of the British House of Commons with her investigation into expenses of MPs
- Jim Caple — Senior writer for ESPN, former Daily sports editor
- Ron Chew — Former editor of the International Examiner and past director of the Wing Luke Asian Museum
- Suki Dardarian — Managing editor of the Seattle Times
- Timothy Egan — 2006 National Book Award winner; Pulitzer Prize winner, enterprise reporter for the New York Times
- Luke Esser — Former chairman of the State of Washington Republican Party, former state senator
- David Horsey — Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, editorial cartoonist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Evelyn Iritani — 2004 Pulitzer Prize winner
- John Keister — Comedian and host of the local comedy program Almost Live! from 1988 to 1999
- Rod Mar — Former Seattle Times photographer
- Sean P. Means — Movie critic for The Salt Lake Tribune
- Bryan Monroe — Editor, CNNPolitics.com, President, National Association of Black Journalists, former editor of Ebony magazine, former Daily editor
- Eric Nalder — Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, chief investigative reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Sean Nelson, Jeff J. Lin, Aaron Huffman — members of the band Harvey Danger
- Peter Rinearson — Pulitzer Prize winner, author, executive, entrepreneur
- Bill Radke — Former National Public Radio commentator, former Daily copy editor
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