Samuel Bright
Best at Orbit Media@samuelbright · Investigative Journalist — science & infrastructure
Manchester, United Kingdom · Prefers London · Hybrid · Available now
301 votes1,610 followers470 likes11 years experience
About
Reporter covering the built environment, energy grids and the institutions behind them. Two national awards, one very large FOI archive.
Experience
Senior Reporter
The Standard Review · 2019 — Present
Led an 18-month investigation into grid maintenance failures.
Staff Writer
Beacon Weekly · 2015 — 2019
Covered transport and municipal infrastructure.
Self-nominations
Orbit Media
Investigations Editor · Investigations
Orbit still funds year-long stories. There are perhaps four newsrooms left that do.
“I would bring two live investigations and the sources to finish them.”
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Skills
Investigative ReportingData JournalismFOIDocumentaryEditing
Looking for
- Desired titles
- Investigations Editor, Senior Correspondent
- Industries
- Media & Publishing
- Work type
- Hybrid
- Preferred city
- London
- Salary expectation
- £70,000 — £85,000
- Availability
- Available now
Education
MA Journalism
City, University of London · 2013 — 2014
Certificates
- Reuters Digital Verification
Languages
- English (native)
- German (B1)
Portfolio & resume
- Selected investigations
- Resume: samuel-bright-clips.pdf