Sam Shipman

Sam Shipman

Current Positions

Head Living Arts Editor- Berkeley Beacon

President- Society of Professional Journalists, Emerson Chapter

J Channel & J Channel Mandarin Manager- WEBN-TV Boston

Staff Writer- WECB Milk Crate

Head News Editor & Web Manager - WERS 88.9FM You Are Here

Local Reporter - WERS 88.9FM You Are Here

Freelance Videographer- Kitay Productions

Freelance Videographer- D2 Productions

*About Me*

*About Me*

I'm a Journalism student at Emerson College in Boston, the city where I was born and raised in a news-focused household. I learned a long time ago that journalism is a calling.

Being a journalist requires commitment and passion, and you have to be willing to sacrifice aspects of your free time and your life to chase a story and find the truth. 

I want to make a difference through my writing and storytelling. I also like gathering and editing images—pictures often tell a lot of the story. I'm committed to digital journalism because it's simply the best way to reach my generation.  

I believe you can't live on the sidelines. We all need to become informed, develop our opinions, and discuss and debate them with others.  But the truth is becoming increasingly clouded, and it’s up to me and my generation to reel in the misinformation.

In the past few years, I have closely watched what's at stake. We are living in a time of climate crisis, intense political divide, the war in the Middle East, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and coming off a pandemic.

We all need reliable information.

My Ultimate Mission:  To find the truth and my voice, and to learn to present the facts in such a way that will inspire others to be truth seekers, too.