Lauren Rosenblatt joined The Seattle Times in January 2022. She covers Amazon, innovation and technology, and workforce issues. She is currently chronicling a consequential time at Amazon as Seattle’s largest company undergoes waves of layoffs and unionization efforts. Her diverse collection of stories includes an in-depth profile of influential local investor Tom Alberg and the rise and fall of Seattle celebrity CEO Dan Price . Lauren hails from the great city of Pittsburgh, where she worked the business desk of the Post-Gazette, covering robotics and automation, startups and labor. Lauren is a runner, book nerd and wannabe hiker. What drew you to specialize in business journalism? When I started my first reporting job out of college, my editor at the time told me business journalism is fun and meaningful because business stories impact everyone. Everyone has a stake in what happens in the workforce – whether they’ve been at the same company for 20 years, recently retired, are looking for their first job or can’t find a job. Business journalism is a way to tell stories about workers, and I enjoy finding new stories to tell from the perspective of different people, cities and industries. People look to business […]
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