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Samantha Laurey

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Sioux Falls, Walnut Creek
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Visual Journalist at @argusleader / @USATODAY | NPPA member | Past: @AP, @AFP, @sfstandard, @sfchronicle, @SFGATE, @baynewsmatters

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Samantha Laurey’s Biography

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Samantha is a freelance photojournalist on staff at San Francisco Examiner. She is a local to the San Francisco Bay Area, specifically the East Bay in Martinez, Calif. Her work has focused on topics ranging from LGBTQ+, gender and more.

Alongside her freelance work, she works as the Managing Editor for San Francisco State's school newspaper, Golden Gate Xpress. She served as the Visuals Editor during the Spring 2021 semester.

Her work has been published in The DVC Inquirer, Pleasanton Weekly, B…

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Photo: Muni service disruptions anticipated as vaccine mandate approaches

Photo: Muni service disruptions anticipated as vaccine mandate approaches

Passengers wait to board a Muni bus on Market Street; more than 300 Muni drivers have not received a COVID-19…

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Healing Hearts: Fruitvale’s Dia De Los Muertos festival comes back live to focus on community health

Healing Hearts: Fruitvale’s Dia De Los Muertos festival comes back live to focus on community health

After a year-long period of social distancing, Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood looks forward to bringing bac…

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Photo: SFMTA has over 600 unvaccinated employees. More than half are drivers

Photo: SFMTA has over 600 unvaccinated employees. More than half are drivers

As of Sept. 30, some 300 Muni transit operators were either unvaccinated or did not report their vaccination …

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Illustration: Let's get digital: The social media persona and its purpose in politics

Illustration: Let's get digital: The social media persona and its purpose in politics

When Howard Dean boarded the New York subway in summer 2003, he assumed he would be attending a low-key, low …

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Photo: BART offering half-priced fares for Clipper card users - The San Francisco Examiner

Photo: BART offering half-priced fares for Clipper card users - The San Francisco Examiner

In an attempt to bring back riders, BART is offering discount fares for a month. (Samantha Laurey/Bay City Ne…

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Photos: Protesters gather to show solidarity with Afghanistan

Photos: Protesters gather to show solidarity with Afghanistan

Hundreds of Afghans and allies joined the United Afghan Association - a global collective, according to their…

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U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds recognize Mike Turner as hometown hero

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By Samantha Laurey Verified, Gabriel Brito
| Argus Leader Verified
Updated July 17, 2026, 6:16 p.m. CT (Left to right) Maj. Samuel Larson and Mike Turner pose for a photo with the Thunderbird planes behind them on Friday, July 17, 2026, at the South Dakota Air National Guard base in Sioux Falls. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Hometown Hero program recognized Turner for creating a medical equipment library in memory of his son, Owen.
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See photos of the USAF Thunderbirds land at Joe Foss Field

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By Samantha Laurey Verified
| Argus Leader Verified
Samantha Laurey July 17, 2026, 6:04 a.m. CT Maj. Laney Schol, lead solo pilot of U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, flies in the sky on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at the South Dakota Air National Guard base in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Samantha Laurey / Argus Leader Maj. Laney Schol, lead solo pilot of U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, flies in the sky on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at the South Dakota Air National Guard base in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Samantha Laurey / Argus Leader Maj.
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Sioux Falls Corvette Club hosts 55th Hot Summer Nites at Railroad Center

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By Samantha Laurey Verified
| Argus Leader Verified
Samantha Laurey July 15, 2026, 10:40 p.m. CT A Corvette displays “LMBOVET” on the back plate during Hot Summer Nites on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at 8th and Railroad Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Samantha Laurey / Argus Leader A Corvette displays “On The Road Again, Laid-Back” on the back window during Hot Summer Nites on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at 8th and Railroad Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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Interview

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Have you ever used a typewriter?

I have not but would if I had one!

How is social media changing news?

Social media is creating this environment to explore new stories that may not be within a journalist's reach.

Why did you become a journalist?

I became a photojournalist so I can create more visual details and aspects to news/stories that matter.

Awards

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Hearst Journalism Award

2021 - Multimedia IV—Digital News or Enterprise Story—Team

Won Fifth place for a collaborative piece about Joe Biden's First 100 Days—I created the portraits of the president's cabinet.

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California College Media Awards

2020 - Best Breaking News Story

Won Second Place for a story reported in community college.

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California College Media Awards

2020 - Best News Series

Won First Place for story reported in community college.

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Journalism Association of Community Colleges

2019 - News Story

Won third place for News Story reported while in community college

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Journalism Association of Community Colleges

2019 - Feature Photo

Won Honorable Mention for Feature Photo that I took during an on-site contest.

Journalism Association of Community Colleges

2019 - Sports Photo

Won Honorable Mention for a Sports Photo taken during an on-site contest.