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Sam Burton

Former Editor-in-Chief, The Sheffield Tab

Sam Burton
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Location
Sheffield
Education
Sheffield University
Expertise

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.

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