Susan Paynter is a journalist and regular columnist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Her column is featured in the lifestyle section, and addresses social issues of varying gravity. She has historically written columns that deal with civil rights and social equality, as well as everyday issues regarding Seattle area events and living. She appears regularly on the KUOW-FM show Weekday.
When Paynter's columns have a political leaning, they tend to be socially liberal, progressive and opt towards being anti-military.
Susan Paynter recently has come under fire for trying to get a Blue Angel show in Seattle canceled, calling the show "death from above".