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Hello, I'm Sam

Editor-in-Chief @ The Sheffield Tab

Multimedia journalist and podcast presenter

Journalism Student @ University of Sheffield

A little bit about me.

Hello! I'm a second year Journalism student at the University of Sheffield and the Editor-in-Chief of The Sheffield Tab.

At The Sheffield Tab, I oversee all our news, features and social media content - working with a team of editors and 20+ contributors.

In my prior year as News Editor I worked on 70+ stories - including breaking news and exclusives from around Sheffield and its university campuses

Elsewhere, I have had bylines in The Yorkshire Post, Derbyshire Times, and the Sheffield Star, and have experience in magazine journalism and podcast production/presenting.

I am always looking for new challenges and opportunities to learn and develop in all aspects of the media industry, and looking to expand my network with other journalists - so please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Article portfolio

A selection of 100+ online articles

Yorkshire Post •

University of Sheffield vice-chancellor claims £17,000 in business class travel expenses

The University of Sheffield's vice-chancellor has claimed £17,598 in business class travel expenses this year - as the university faces a £50m deficit and cutbacks. The figure - revealed by The Sheffield Tab earlier this week https://thetab.com/2024/12/03/revealed-university-of-sheffield-vice-chancellor-claimed-seventeenk-business-class-travel-expenses-this-year - includes £16,778 for long haul flights to three overseas business trips, and £820 on non-standard rail travel to business events bet...
Derbyshire Times •

Derbyshire battery storage site rejected over 'inappropriate' Green Belt development

The plans would have seen a 4338 square metre battery energy storage system (BESS) built on agricultural land adjacent to Dyche Lane, which links Coal Aston in Dronfield with Sheffield.However, following an appeal by applicant YLEM Energy against the original rejection in June last year, the proposals have now been dismissed for a second time.Planning Inspector L N Hughes said in the decision notice that the storage site would represent “inappropriate development” – effecting the Green Belt, agr...
The Star •

Sheffield needs to 'shout louder' about where 'football all kicked off'

It was organised by the Sheffield Home of Football charity, which was also responsible for the erection of blue plaques for Cemetery Road Church FC and Sheffield FC co-founder Sir Nathaniel Creswick earlier this year.Abtisam Mohammed, MP for Sheffield Central, attended the plaque unveiling and said: “I think it’s fantastic news for Sheffield and the recognition needs to be there.“There are many people that are not from Sheffield that don’t realise that Sheffield is the home of football. I think...
The Tab •

Sheffield Hallam staff begin UCU strike action

Staff at Sheffield Hallam University have begun strike action amid a dispute over a delayed pay award.
Sheffield Hallam University delayed this academic year’s 2.7 per cent staff pay award, citing ongoing financial difficulties. The pay award was eventually implemented this month – however staff will not receive back pay for the seven month delay.
Member of Hallam’s branch of the University and College Union (UCU) voted 85 per cent in favour of strike action in a January ballot. In a branch meet...
The Tab •

Sheffield student flats under police cordon amid 'armed standoff'

Police officers were called to the area due to ‘concerns for a man inside a property, alleged to have weapons and pose a risk to himself’Blocks of student flats are currently within a police cordon amid an ongoing armed police standoff in Sheffield.
Police were called to the Gateway Building on Broad Street in Sheffield at around 7pm yesterday evening due to “concerns for a man inside a property, alleged to have weapons and pose a risk to himself”.
The Gateway Building was evacuated and a large...
The Teen Magazine •

National Dance Institute's DREAM Project Celebrates 10 Years of Talent and Inclusion: "It's a Hidden Treasure"

For Kay Gayner and Agnes McConlogue Ferro, dance is far more than just an artform. It's about joy. It's about community and friendships. It's about performing in a way that incorporates and celebrates all types of movement, all abilities, and all people. “Anybody who moves - no matter what they move - is a dancer,” Ferro says.

It is this core belief that motivated the pair to launch the National Dance Institute’s DREAM Project in 2014 - a pioneering program which partners children with and with
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The Interview - Dehenna Davison MP

In this episode of The Interview, Conservative MP Dehenna Davison discusses her journey into politics; her time as Levelling Up Minister; LGBTQ+ issues being used as a "political football"; and her advice to aspiring politicians.Davison also offers her open and honest take on the three Prime Ministers of the last five years... Is Rishi Sunak the right person to lead the party into the general election? Will Boris Johnson have a positive or negative legacy? And does she regret backing Liz Truss' leadership campaign? Listen in to find out.

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