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Samuel J. Robinson

Detroit

Summary

I have deep love for news, journalism and my community. I'm motivated everyday by my passion for making news interesting to people who look like me. I've covered state government since 2021 and have experience reporting on local governments, health departments, police and culture.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Michigan Politics Reporter

Axios
05.2022 - 08.2024
  • Established long-term relationships with local and national sources.
  • Collaborated on enterprise stories with Axios' national network.
  • Led Axios Detroit's website in page views and helped develop its brand and audience statewide.
  • Had lots of fun!

Capitol Reporter

MLive.com
05.2021 - 05.2022
  • Reported on the Michigan Legislature, state departments and agencies, board of state canvassers, JCAR.
  • Produced multiple headlines per day.
  • Collaborated with audio/visual producers to push stories to different formats such as Instagram Live.


Government Reporter

MLive.com/The Ann Arbor News
08.2020 - 04.2021
  • Responded to breaking news, provided a wide variety of coverage.
  • Led coverage on compelling community issues while building strong relationships with County sources.
  • Collected and analyzed data for visuals team.

Education

Public Relations/Journalism B.A.

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI
05.2020

Freelance

Featured in: rollingstone.com americanmilitarynews.com, stripes.com, time.com, genius.com, highsnobiety.com, sbnation.com, sportingnews.com, bleacherreport.com


Detroit NABJ member

Timeline

Michigan Politics Reporter

Axios
05.2022 - 08.2024

Capitol Reporter

MLive.com
05.2021 - 05.2022

Government Reporter

MLive.com/The Ann Arbor News
08.2020 - 04.2021

Public Relations/Journalism B.A.

Western Michigan University
Samuel J. Robinson