Sam Burton

News Editor, The Sheffield Tab

Sam Burton
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Location
Sheffield
Education
Sheffield University
Expertise

Sheffield News, Student News, UK Politics, US Politics, Breaking News, Sheffield Universities, Interviews, Broadcast Journalism, Pop Culture

  • Sam is currently News Editor for The Sheffield Tab - writing, editing, and commissioning news articles about the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University.
  • Sam is passionate about covering local news stories and making sure that students are kept up-to-date about what's happening across the city.
  • Sam has previously worked on articles within both news and pop culture, interviewing a variety of people such as MPs, musicians, activists, and content creators along the way.

Experience

Sam joined the team at The Sheffield Tab as News Editor in September 2024. He was previously a local magazine columnist and Managing Editor for Interviews at The Teen Magazine. Sam has also had bylines for The Sheffield Star, and is involved in student radio and podcasting.

Education

Sam is currently in his second year of BA Journalism Studies at the University of Sheffield. At A-Level, he studied English Language, Politics, and Business.

THE TAB'S EDITORIAL POLICIES

The Tab's journalism is brought to you by young reporters who like being first. On university campuses, our writers deliver local news you care about. At The Tab HQ, our experienced journalists write about everything from breaking news to politics to pop culture to TikTok trends to the latest entertainment and celeb gossip. Our aim is to deliver sharp, original, and agenda-setting journalism to young people. All our stories are fact checked and sources verified. Further information on our editorial policies and processes can be found here.

Posts

University of Sheffield vice-chancellor claims £17,000 in business class travel expenses

Koen Lamberts’ registered expenses have increased 68 per cent on last year

Revealed: University of Sheffield spends £248k on security for pro-Palestine protests

£16k was also spent on security for other student protest action

Sheffield MP Louise Haigh resigns as Transport Secretary amid 2014 phone offence

Haigh had held the position since July

Woman and two teenagers jailed for murder of 24-year-old in Sheffield park

The attack took place in March 2024

Sheffield Tramlines Festival announces star-studded lineup for 2025

It’s a homecoming for one iconic Sheffield band

Sheffield student wins medal in partially sighted futsal Euros

Wearing three lions on his shirt

Unions protest over delay to pay rises at Sheffield Hallam University

The dispute comes amid continued financial difficulties at the university

University of Sheffield Management School protest at ‘sudden’ cafe closure

The Courtyard Cafe shut last month

Pro-Palestine groups rally for ‘demilitarised and apartheid-free’ South Yorkshire

They also called for divestment from weapons manufacturers

Former Premier League referee named as new Sheffield Hallam chancellor

He was the first black referee to officiate in the Premier League

Significant rise in University of Sheffield students applying for cost-of-living grants

£2.8m was given out to help students with living costs last year

Sheffield universities host 700 researchers for international academic conference

The four-day conference began on Wednesday

‘Short-sighted and unsustainable’: SU officers and students speak out on tuition fee rise

There will be a £285 increase from September next year

Hallam Students’ Union officers campaign for cheaper public transport for students

They want to see £1 bus tickets for all Sheffield students

Pro-Palestine protestors clash with security and block entry to Sheffield Uni careers fair

Security attempted to physically remove students from the barricade by dragging and pulling their arms and legs

Gaza teach-in was cancelled due to lack of risk assessment, University of Sheffield says

UCU Sheffield claim the university’s event guidance was not ‘relevant’

University of Sheffield in world’s top 100 universities for first time since 2016

The university placed 12th in the UK overall

Princess Anne opens ‘pioneering’ University of Sheffield medical research hub

Sheffield was in the presence of royalty

University of Sheffield apprenticeship graduate says scheme left him ‘set up for life’

He says it ‘broadens’ you as a person

Sheffield Hallam University criticised for ‘deeply disappointing’ staff pay rise delay

The dispute over staff pay continues