Samantha Bryson

About Samantha Bryson

University of California, Berkeley: August 2010 - May 2012; Specializing in long-form print and new media studies, with an international focus.
New York University: June 2009 - August 2009; Reported on breaking news and wrote features for the NYU Livewire site in Accra, Ghana through their summer Reporting Africa Program.
University of California, Los Angeles: September 2004 - June 2008; English major, with a minor in classical civilizations.

Soldier fields call on mayor's old phone line: The Commercial Appeal; The story of a young man who ended up with Memphis mayor's old phone number.
For those "killed" by Social Security, life's hard: Commercial Appeal; Tells the story of Memphis residents mistakenly listed in the Social Security Administration's Death Master File
'Citizen U.S.A.': New documentary includes Memphis immigrant's story: Commercial Appeal; The premier of Alexandra Pelosi's latest documentary, Citizen USA, in Memphis.
Flood victims fight mold for pieces of lives: Commercial Appeal; Stories of survivors and clean up efforts during the Mississippi River flooding of 2011.
He loves the dead: Brink Magazine; A look at Oakland's most prominent crime scene cleaner.
Residents rally against foreclosure practices and to support reforms: Oakland North; Oakland residents demand answers from banks about unnecessary foreclosures
Riding the 14 Mission All Night Long: Mission Local; A live blogging experiment from San Francisco's most notorious bus route.
Screams and then a Suspicious Death at Mission SRO: Mission Local; Breaking coverage of a murder in the Mission.

Society of Professional Journalists 2012 Mark of Excellence Award (March 2012): Awarded for excellence in the general news writing category
Playboy Art of the Interview Scholarship (June 2008): Given to a UCLA student who displays excellence in journalistic interviewing

Intern: Commercial Appeal - Memphis TN ( May 2011 - August 2011 ); General assignment reporting for a daily metropolitan newspaper.
Reporter: Oakland North - Oakland CA ( January 2011 - May 2011 ); Produced written and multimedia content on a variety of subjects including gang injunctions, racial profiling and other breaking news.
Reporter: Mission Local - San Francisco CA ( August 2010 - January 2011 ); Covered crime, elections and breaking news in San Francisco's Mission District
English Teacher: Children's Home Society and Family Services - Addis Ababa ( August 2008 - January 2010 ); Taught English to native Amharic speaking 3rd and 5th graders at Children's Home Academy in Ethiopia.
Reporter: The Daily Bruin - Los Angeles CA ( September 2007 - June 2008 ); Covered all aspects of campus life and breaking news for UCLA's award winning daily newspaper.