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I’m Spencer Pauley, a writer and documentary filmmaker with extensive experience reporting on state and local government issues, including Seattle and Western Washington. I excel at turning complex policy topics into clear, engaging stories across articles, videos, podcasts, and on-camera segments. I’m committed to fair, balanced reporting that serves a broad audience. I’ve built a track record of producing impactful coverage—from tax-payer focused reporting to documenting public policy debates, hosting weekly news podcasts, and interviewing officials at city, county, and state levels. I’m skilled in scripting, storytelling, and on-mic delivery, and I’m excited to bring my city-government reporting expertise to new audiences.…I’m Spencer Pauley, a writer and documentary filmmaker with extensive experience reporting on state and local government issues, including Seattle and Western Washington. I excel at turning complex policy topics into clear, engaging stories across articles, videos, podcasts, and on-camera segments. I’m committed to fair, balanced reporting that serves a broad audience. I’ve built a track record of producing impactful coverage—from tax-payer focused reporting to documenting public policy debates, hosting weekly news podcasts, and interviewing officials at city, county, and state levels. I’m skilled in scripting, storytelling, and on-mic delivery, and I’m excited to bring my city-government reporting expertise to new audiences.

Spencer Pauley

Writer, Screenwriter, Podcast Producer, +1

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I’m Spencer Pauley, a writer and documentary filmmaker with extensive experience reporting on state and local government issues, including Seattle and Western Washington. I excel at turning complex policy topics into clear, engaging stories across articles, videos, podcasts, and on-camera segments. I’m committed to fair, balanced reporting that serves a broad audience. I’ve built a track record of producing impactful coverage—from tax-payer focused reporting to documenting public policy debates, hosting weekly news podcasts, and interviewing officials at city, county, and state levels. I’m skilled in scripting, storytelling, and on-mic delivery, and I’m excited to bring my city-government reporting expertise to new audiences.…I’m Spencer Pauley, a writer and documentary filmmaker with extensive experience reporting on state and local government issues, including Seattle and Western Washington. I excel at turning complex policy topics into clear, engaging stories across articles, videos, podcasts, and on-camera segments. I’m committed to fair, balanced reporting that serves a broad audience. I’ve built a track record of producing impactful coverage—from tax-payer focused reporting to documenting public policy debates, hosting weekly news podcasts, and interviewing officials at city, county, and state levels. I’m skilled in scripting, storytelling, and on-mic delivery, and I’m excited to bring my city-government reporting expertise to new audiences.

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I’m Spencer Pauley, a writer and documentary filmmaker with extensive experience reporting on state and local government issues, including Seattle and Western Washington. I excel at turning complex policy topics into clear, engaging stories across articles, videos, podcasts, and on-camera segments. I’m committed to fair, balanced reporting that serves a broad audience.

I’ve built a track record of producing impactful coverage—from tax-payer focused reporting to documenting public policy debates, hosting weekly news podcasts, and interviewing officials at city, county, and state levels. I’m skilled in scripting, storytelling, and on-mic delivery, and I’m excited to bring my city-government reporting expertise to new audiences.

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Expert

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English

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Work Experience

Reporter at The Center Square

March 1, 2022 - January 1, 2026

Wrote 1,740 articles published 8,408 times across 182 publications (Yahoo, MSN, Washington Examiner). Wrote 10 tax-payer-focused stories per week on Seattle and Western Washington. Hosted and participated in a weekly podcast covering top news of the week. Produced videos to supplement news articles within a workday. Interviewed public officials from city, county, and state levels.

Independent Videographer at Spincar Parsley YouTube Channel

March 1, 2020 - March 1, 2022

Created an independent YouTube channel during the COVID-19 pandemic to publish documentary productions. Produced two full-length documentaries with minimal help, wrote scripts and storyboards, conducted interviews, designed sets, edited with Adobe and Final Cut Pro, and promoted videos on personal social media.

Intern at Jigsaw Productions

January 1, 2018 - April 1, 2018

Intern on The Clinton Affair docu-series. Researched topics relevant to the production, wrote transcripts and logs, logged daily research findings, assisted with video and sound equipment on set.