Sam Ruland Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, PA, US

As a digital producer with The Philadelphia Inquirer, I worked with the programming and audience team to oversee the distribution of our journalism on Inquirer.com, the mobile app, social media channels and assist with project planning and execution. I helped ensure the quality, accuracy and completeness of our reporting, packaged our journalism in.

• During my time at the York Daily Record, I've chronicled stories like what makes York County's most violent neighborhood so dangerous; the driving force behind strengthening the state's DUI laws; and what led to the.
• Best Public Service award by the Pa. Associated Press Media
• G. Richard Dew Award, Pennsylvania’s top honor for journalistic serviceAlong with my reporting responsibilities at the York Daily Record, for the past year I have taken on a hybrid role also working as a digital.
• Work across main social media handles to share our journalism with our readers
• Work with journalists to strategize engagement plans for stories and coordinate story rollout with editors
• Oversee Instagram strategy, including working with USAT’s product and engineering teams

State College, Pennsylvania Area

Manage a staff of about six to ten copy desk editors in designing layout of student-run newspaper. Help in design the front page and other pages with special layouts, using Adobe InDesign. Edit and fact check every story prior to publication, as well as determine headlines.

State College, Pennsylvania Area

Managed staff of 43 reporters in providing news coverage of Penn State. Assigned stories, led pitch meetings and edited content. Responsible for posting and designing layout of news stories online.

Lewistown, Pennsylvania

Wrote a series of articles related to Penn State and downtown State College news. Articles were published in the Sentinel’s magazine and online.

State College, Pennsylvania Area

Worked as a reporter covering crime, courts, local government, student government and diversity. Throughout time as a reporter, attended court hearings for major cases invovling Penn State, including those related to the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky case. Attended daily police briefings, State College Borough Council meetings and Penn State student.