Robert Samuels
@newsbysamuels
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National enterprise reporter @washingtonpost. Pulitzer winner. Co-author, “His Name is George Floyd.” National Book Award finalist. Skating fan. Medill alum.
Joined May 2009
Every American gold medalist in figure skating is on a group text together. When I called to verify because Tenley Albright is 89, I was told she is one of the most active members! This was a bright tidbit in this meaningful story, which hope you’ll read:
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When a week of jubilation turned tragic, generations of figure skaters discovered something new about their sport. Please check it:
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RT @rockerskating: USFS announced Legacy on Ice benefit, hosted by Brian Boitano, at the Capital One Arena in DC on March 2, 2025 Ilia Mal…
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He was a dean of the figure skating world, the Greatest to Ever Do It. He was also my friend, irascible but kind, the relationship that I considered my best flex to those who really understood me. RIP.
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RT @PostSports: Led by Ilia Malinin, U.S. figure skaters are finding their form a year out from the Milan-Cortina Olympics. Analysis via @…
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RT @DanEggenWPost: "I have nothing to do with Project 2025" - Trump, 9/10/24 "Out of 52 presidential directives ... Trump signed by Friday…
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@angela_denker All of these are contemporaries, not to mention the great ones of the past! Look them up! I wouldn’t lead you astray!
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No matter what happens today, I know our country is filled with beautiful, resilient people. My constant hope is one day, we will be able to see it in each other. All right, back to work.
"I left this project feeling a lot more hope for this country than I did when I came in. And that was because of the persistence and the beauty of the people we talked to." @newsbysamuels #writers #podcast #writingcommunity #WBPN
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Tired: Googling your date to make sure he’s not psycho. Wired: Looking up his voting records. These anecdotes about how women in 2024 were gathering their men sent me. Story here:
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That she was persuaded by a friend to rethink her position she was also so riveting .
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