Sam Burton

Former Editor-in-Chief, The Sheffield Tab

Sam Burton
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Sheffield
Education
Sheffield University
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Sheffield local news, higher education news, current affairs, feature interviews, podcasting, politics, music, pop culture

  • Sam is the former Editor-in-Chief of The Sheffield Tab - having worked with the editorial team and writers to create content about the things that matter to students at the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University.
  • Sam is passionate about covering local stories in an engaging way, and making sure that students and the people of Sheffield are kept up-to-date about what's happening across the city.
  • Sam has previous experience in news journalism, magazine journalism, podcasting, and interviewing a variety of people such as MPs, musicians, activists, and other well-known personalities.

Experience

Sam first joined the team at The Sheffield Tab as News Editor in September 2024, before serving as Editor-in-Chief between May 2025 and January 2026. He has also had prior experience in podcasting and magazines, and has had bylines in The Sunday Times, The Star, Yorkshire Post, and Derbyshire Times.

Education

Sam is currently a final year BA Journalism Studies student at the University of Sheffield. As part of this, he is also working towards NCTJ accreditation.

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

Q&A with the candidates running to be your SU President: Part Two

Meet Will, Anton, and Joey

Q&A with the candidates running to be your SU President: Part One

Meet Daisy, Adi, and Alec

Sheffield buses set to return to public ownership

It’s the first time in nearly 40 years

Multi-million pound budget allocated for Alfred Denny Building repairs

Works have been ongoing since last year

Sheffield university student club night set to pause after 13 years

It was the only one of its kind

New acts announced for Tramlines 2025 festival

The lineup already includes Pulp, Kasabian, and CMAT

Ballot for strike action at University of Sheffield opens amid potential job losses

The university aims to cut £23m in jobs over the next two years

The Leadmill faces ‘challenging moment’ amid loss of legal case against landlord

The dispute has been ongoing since 2022

New mast for Sheffield Uni’s Arts Tower rooftop aims to prevent helicopter collisions

The application is awaiting approval

University of Sheffield staff set to be formally balloted on strike action

A recent indicative ballot showed staff would vote in favour

Sheffield armed standoff

Man arrested after ‘armed standoff’ at Sheffield city centre apartment building

A 47-year-old man has been arrested

Sheffield police cordon

Sheffield student flats under police cordon amid ‘armed standoff’

Police officers were called to the area due to ‘concerns for a man inside a property, alleged to have weapons and pose a risk to himself’

Sheffield Students’ Union faces £400k University grant cut in 2025-26

Plans are being made to address the cutback

Sheffield O2 Academy moves closer to reopening after planning application approved

It has been closed since 2023

Fundraiser set up for Sheffield Hallam graduate who died on ‘dream’ Sri Lanka trip

‘We need to be with our beautiful Ebony as soon as possible – we hate the thought of her being alone in a foreign country’

Sheffield Hallam University in new partnership to develop UEFA match balls

They were tested on campus

Sheffield student to run half marathon for cancer-free anniversary

She received the all-clear in January 2024

Sheffield Chinese Lunar New Year Festival founder aspires for it to be ‘biggest’ in the country

Hundreds attended the city centre event on Saturday

Sheffield to celebrate Chinese New Year with its ‘biggest’ festival to date

It’s the start of the Year of the Snake

Staff vote in favour of strike action at University of Sheffield International College

36 staff had been put at risk of redundancy

More than 1,000 people sign petition to save ‘unique’ University of Sheffield degree

The course is the only of its kind

Gogglebox star receives honorary degree from the University of Sheffield

She was awarded an honorary Doctor of Medicine

Sheffield vice-chancellor Koen Lamberts received £23k pay rise for 2023-24 academic year

The second highest for any incumbent Russell Group vice-chancellor

Tributes paid to Nobel Prize winning University of Sheffield lecturer

Professor Sir Fraser Stoddart died on 30th December

Students demonstrate against planned University of Sheffield cuts

It was the first student action since last month’s announcement

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