Robert Samuels (journalist)
Robert Samuels | |
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| Alma mater | Northwestern University (BA) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Notable work | His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice |
Robert Samuels is an American journalist. He is a staff writer at The New Yorker.
Career
[edit]Robert Samuels is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.[1] As an undergraduate, he was the editor of BlackBoard, the black student magazine, but left the job to become the editor-in-chief of The Daily Northwestern.[2] After working at an internship at The Washington Post, he took a full-time job as a staff writer at The Miami Herald. In February 2011, he returned to the staff at The Post, where he developed a reputation for doing on-the-ground stories about race, politics and the changing American identity. His work garnered him many awards, including a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists and the Toner Award for National Political Reporting. With a team of reporters, he won a George Polk Award and a Peabody Award.[3] With Toluse Olorunnipa, he is the co-author of His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice, a 2022 biography about George Floyd.[4][5] The book was a finalist for the 2022 National Book Award for Nonfiction[6] and the winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "NU Alumni Author Talk". www.alumni.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ DailyNorthwestern (2005-01-25). "Former BlackBoard editor named new head of Daily". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ "Robert Samuels - The Washington Post". Robert Samuels. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ Joseph, Peniel E. (May 17, 2022). "Who Was George Floyd?". New York Times.
- ^ Whitaker, Mark (May 13, 2022). "A moving portrait of George Floyd, his struggles and his legacy". Washington Post. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Robert Samuels". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ Nguyen, Sophia (2023-05-08). "'Trust' and 'His Name Is George Floyd' among 2023 Pulitzer Prize winners". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
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