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, MI05.2020
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