Samantha Barry is the editor-in-chief of Glamour, leading one of the biggest female- focused media titles in the US. Barry has transformed the annual Women of the Year Awards, led Glamour to reach record breaking monthly audiences, and grown their video across platforms. Recently, Barry interviewed the US First Lady Dr Jill Biden for Glamour's College Women of the Year.

CNN’s Head of Social media & Senior Director of Social News- managing all of the company’s global social media teams. My teams span publishing, news-gathering, digital and TV and are responsible for the largest social accounts of any news brand in the world. t. http://www.cnn.com/profiles/samantha-barry

Working as a journalist and the social media producer for BBC World News my role includes being responsible for utilising social media as a tool for newsgathering as well as community and audience building. Working across social media platforms (including Facebook and Weibo) I cultivate new audiences and strong brand recognition for BBC World News. I am responsible for turning TV and online journalism into digital content for second screen users. I work with talent on their social media presence.I am also often on-set for the TV channel reporting on social media trends and technology news.

As a consultant with BBC Media Action I work on delivering radio radio training and production planning on a Burma projectMy role includes;• Developing the programme rationale and running orders for 35 radio programmes for Burmese youth.• Designing and delivering a training plan to engage exiled Burmese journalists based in Thailand and journalists in Burma.• Draft scripts in English for planned episodes and write radio guidelines for the reporters.• Travelling to Burma and Thailand to train journalists in radio skills and produce radio programmes for BBC's Burmese Service.• Mentoring dozens of Burmese radio journalists

InterMedia (http://www.intermedia.org, http://www.audiencescapes.org) is a research-based consultancy conducting research on effective engagement and networking strategies in developing countries. My role as a consultant involves working on a peace-building media initiative in Pakistan’s FATA region and supporting research for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It includes; • Working with the UK managing director to design a detailed narrative of the research programme for a Pakistan media initiative called Pakhto Voices. The document details the methodology and implementation of content analysis of radio and print, ethnographic observations of citizens in the FATA region, a quantitative questionnaire and qualitative interviews. SMS data analysis and a study of the mobile telephony in the region also plays a large part of the research design • In conjunction with the UK managing director and a veteran audience research expert, constructing and implementing a two week of capacity building programme with local research staff in Islamabad. Collaborating on the design of a content analysis codebook and survey and carrying out assessments in Pakistan.• Supporting the senior research team in the presentation of a five country study on international aid for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Working as a Content Advisor for the ABC Media Development Initiative in Papua New Guinea my role was focused on improving the programming and news output for NBC National and provincial networks, specialising in youth programming and online media. It included;• Developing through coaching, mentoring and training core journalistic and programming skills including interviewing, presentation, writing news stories, digital editing, and package-making• Working with provincial stations to implement specialised trainings such as elections coverage, flow programming, and youth development• Preparing courses and delivering training on ‘Talkback’ and Sport Broadcasting • Providing ongoing support to The Tribe youth programme makers, including introducing the team to social media• Preparing materials for monthly and quarterly reportsAchievements: I successfully developed and implemented a social media strategy for the national radio network. My work has substantially increased the youth-based content broadcast on the network. My training of local journalists has lead to a number of Papua New Guinean broadcasters partaking in successful attachments to radio stations in Australia. During my time in this role I was also a key figure in the initial stages of development of a news website for the NBC radio and television network. I introduced use of text messaging to provincial stations as a way for them to interact with their listeners and worked in providing a framework of teamwork for the rural stations. I was also involved in budget submissions to the PNG government to provide funding for a youth-orientated radio station and planned a staff model and recruitment process for the new station

Working across the region, from Brazil to New Delhi, I researched, compiled and produced weekly radio packages for Newstalk radio which included;• An investigation into the dark side of favela tours in Rio De Janeiro• A tour of the factory run by the Bulletproof Tailor of Bogota• A report on the legacy of drug baron Pablo Escobar in Medellin, Colombia• Cycling down the most dangerous road in the world in Bolivia• The burgeoning surf culture of Brazil in the town of Florianopolis • Investigating the obstacles involved in climbing the famous Machu Picchu in PeruAchievements: My reports were a huge success with both management and listeners, there were countless emails and texts to the show in praise of the packages and live Q+A’s from around the globe.

As the reporter for a two-hour national lunchtime news programme my role included: • Reporting live on the breaking stories of the day and producing radio packages• Generating ideas, investigating tip-offs and following leads often resulting in exclusive news stories on a wide range of topics including health and the economy.• Securing guests and providing well researched and concise briefs under a strict deadline• Compiling and editing weekly podcasts and updating the show’s webpage and acting as a fill-in producer on many occasionsAchievements: My live reporting with the Lunchtime show ensured we broke a number of news stories ahead of our competitors. My investigative reporting, which included an undercover piece at a psychiatric unit and reports into institutionalised abuse in Catholic homes, got a very positive reaction from listeners and management. My reporting and producing lead to a great deal of our stories being covered by national newspapers the following day citing the programme, ensuring free publicity for the show and increasing our reputation as a reliable source of breaking news

As a reporter, researcher and news editor for Ireland’s state broadcaster I worked on the news desks of two radio stations and across a number of current affairs programmes. My role included: • Preparing and presenting radio bulletins to a strict deadline, sub-editing incoming copy and sourcing audio clips• Carrying out interviews and reports, both live and pre-recorded, for Ireland's flagship morning and evening current affairs programmes, Morning Ireland and Drivetime.Achievements: I successfully sub-edited and presented the bulletins for two national radio stations. I helped implement a change of style of the bulletins for the youth-oriented programmes. I developed and maintained great relationships with vital contacts that I still correspond with today.