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Sam McNeil

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Covers:  Climate change, conflict, science, refugees, Middle East, China
Doesn't Cover: Sports
EU, NATO & beyond for @AP. Reported from Khan Younis to Pokrovsk, Cairns to Lhasa. signal:mcneil.13 OPC winner; 2021 Pulitzer finalist

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Sam McNeil’s Biography

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My name is Sam McNeil, and I am a multimedia journalist deeply concerned with justice.

I have written articles from the southern and eastern Mediterranean, filmed and photographed the Levant, was an extra in a French Algerian movie, wrote a travelogue called Wazungu through the Bundu, and covered the Sonoran desert. A Tejano de Austin by birth, I’ve roosted in D.C., Seattle, Bellingham, Tunis, Kefalonia, Knysna, Meknes, Dar es Salam, Johannesburg, Ramallah, Irbid, and Tucson before joining the …

Sam McNeil’s Journalist Portfolio

Pollution in Gabes, Tunisia's shore of death

Pollution in Gabes, Tunisia's shore of death

Gabes, Tunisia - " Al-sha'b yureed al-bi'a esselima," or "The people want a clean environment," the protester…

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Watch the thrones: the Arab Spring's third wave

Watch the thrones: the Arab Spring's third wave

We are seeing a new phase of the Arab Spring uprisings, where protesters target monarchs instead of dictators…

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Streamlined Deportation: "No One Here in This Room Can Help You"

Streamlined Deportation: "No One Here in This Room Can Help You"

Media Operation Streamline prisoner. (Image: Lawrence Gipe) The US is breaking deportation records, despite c…

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Robert King Is the Bulletproof Ghost of Conflict Reporting

Robert King Is the Bulletproof Ghost of Conflict Reporting

September 30, 2012: Fighters with the jihadist Tawhid brigade in the midst of a battle with Syrian Army troop…

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Belgian diamond group that won tariff relief gifted Trump a lavishly encrusted ring

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By Sam McNeil Verified
| Decatur Daily Verified
BRUSSELS — Dozens of diamonds spell out two giant letter T's next to the Stars and Stripes and "1776" and "2026." Dozens more frame the numbers 45 and 47 in the shape of Superman's logo. A diamond-winged eagle carries a ruby shield and clutches an olive branch of emeralds, below a radiant "250" and atop the phrase "250 YEARS USA" etched in 18-karat gold.
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Facing barbs and pressure from Trump, Europe's leaders close ranks

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By Giada Zampano Verified, Sam McNeil Verified
| Grand Junction Daily Sentinel Verified
ROME (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on Italy’s premier have had an unintended consequence. It is the latest example of how the often divisive American president is helping to draw Europe closer together. European leaders are finding more reasons to coordinate on defense, tariffs and foreign policy as they confront wars in Ukraine and Iran, a ballooning trade deficit with China, and threats from Russia.
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Belgian consortium gifts ring to Trump

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By Sam McNeil Verified
| Arkansas Democrat Gazette Verified
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. BRUSSELS -- All told, 321 diamonds, 56 sapphires, 13 emeralds and six rubies encrust the watch-sized gold ring presented this week to Bill White, the U.S. ambassador to Belgium, to give to U.S. President Donald Trump. Dozens of diamonds spell out two giant letter T's next to the Stars and Stripes and "1776" and "2026." Dozens more frame the numbers 45 and 47 in the shape of Superman's logo.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Foothills Gazette in Whatcom County, Washington State.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

When I go to my friend's cabin to take a break from the madness.

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Increasing the information overload -- adding a tip-sheet for journalists and a new platform for PR.
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