Robert Samuels (journalist) explained

Robert Samuels is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist. He is a staff writer at The New Yorker.

Career

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 , 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NU Alumni Author Talk. . 2023-05-17 . www.alumni.northwestern.edu . en.
  2. Web site: DailyNorthwestern . 2005-01-25 . Former BlackBoard editor named new head of Daily . 2023-05-17 . The Daily Northwestern.
  3. Web site: Robert Samuels - The Washington Post . 2023-05-17 . Robert Samuels . en.
  4. Web site: New York Times. Who Was George Floyd?. Peniel E.. Joseph. May 17, 2022 .
  5. News: Whitaker . Mark . A moving portrait of George Floyd, his struggles and his legacy . 26 May 2022 . Washington Post . May 13, 2022.
  6. Web site: Robert Samuels . 2023-05-17 . National Book Foundation . en-US.
  7. News: Nguyen . Sophia . 'Trust' and 'His Name Is George Floyd' among 2023 Pulitzer Prize winners . Washington Post . 2023-05-08 . 2023-05-17.