Samson Amore Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Reporter covering the business of law for ALM and its family of legal journals including The Recorder, The American Lawyer and The National Law Journal.

Freelance reporter and contributor to outlets including: The Advocate, The Daily Dot, The Daily Upside, Dealerscope, ETF.com, Spare Change News, The Los Angeles Blade, The Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley Business Journals and Worth Magazine.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Selected as a fellow in the University of Southern California's national 2023 Data Fellowship. My series investigating the public health impact of anti-LGBTQ hate crimes in Los Angeles County using decades of crime data was published by The Advocate Magazine. More on this program: https://centerforhealthjournalism.org/samson-amore

Los Angeles, California, United States

Business reporter with a focus on Southern California-based technology startups. Covered numerous beats including aerospace, climate tech, the creator economy, electric vehicles, finance, gaming and venture capital. Regularly researched, pitched, and reported original and investigative local business stories. Also published daily newsletters, reaching about 30,000 subscribers.

Santa Monica, California

Reporter for TheWrap and its PRO subscription service covering the business of Hollywood. Covered technology with a focus on gaming/esports, podcasts, digital media, and streaming. Also reported on national trending entertainment and business news. Created traffic-driving news posts averaging a cumulative 650,000 visitors monthly.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Reported on LA County's technology scene.Beats included aerospace, alternative energy, automotive, robotics, software providers, telecom, tech start-ups, and social media companies. Produced a daily newsletter column as well as daily web stories, a biweekly in-depth analysis of Silicon Beach (the "Silicon Beach Report") and weekly print features.

Greater Boston Area

Supervisor: Adam Sennott Freelance reporter covering local government, housing, and the homeless population in Cambridge and Boston.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Supervisor: Eric NewmanAttended, provided technical support for, and promoted LARB Radio Hour podcast recordings; provided copy-editing and administrative support for the Review's bi-weekly radio publication.

Greater Boston Area

Supervisor: Jack Mitchell Responsibilities: Assisted as an intern with show marketing on various social media platforms. Wrote and edited blog posts for WBUR and Here & Now. Managed daily web production tasks. Sourced the appropriate Creative Commons photographs/images and maintained a database of them. Transcribed audio segments of the daily broadcast for written reproduction.

Greater Boston Area

Selected and researched topics, contacted and interviewed sources, wrote, produced and voiced reports for air, reported stories in appropriate forms for broadcast (live on-air, copy, actuality, cut & copy, voiceover, wrap, feature, series, documentary, studio two-way, etc.), and adhered to deadlines. Worked with DJs and content managers to formulate and organize daily news breaks by students to be aired during WERS' peak listening hours.

Greater Boston Area

Six month full-time “co-op” internship. Supervisors: Ms. Marcia Dick, Ms. Leslie AndersonResponsibilities: Reported on regional news for the paper's metro North division. Selected and researched topics, contacted and interviewed sources, reported stories in appropriate forms for broadcast, utilized department Methode content management software to manage and complete assignments, and adhered to deadlines.

Greater Boston Area

Assisted in researching and drafting grant proposals, networking with other local companies and patrons through social media, organizing and filing office paperwork, attending to and securing sensitive information, preparing invoices.

Greater Boston Area

Selected music to broadcast and prepared daily program schedules, provided LGBTQ+ and National/International news updates, traffic reports and weather conditions for listeners, interviewed local artists and LGBTQ+ personalities and coordinated in-studio live concerts and interviews, and effectively managed various social media outlets to grow the show and station's listener base.

Providence, Rhode Island

Worked consistently with marketing and sales departments to create promotions, sent promotions through radio broadcast, internet advertisements, in-store displays, product endorsements, and local events, utilized social media sites such as LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook to promote shows, fundraisers, and events, represented sponsors of the radio station at various statewide events, and helped set up & break down promotions, and oversee new staffers.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

Activities and Societies: New Student Orientation Leader, Fall 2016; TEDxEmerson Spring 2016 presenter; Emerson’s First Year Writing.

Diploma, General Studies

Activities and Societies: Section editor and contributing writer, The Current Wave (campus newspaper), Mock Trial team, Troupe 6945.