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Samantha Max

Samantha Max

Samantha Max is a Report for America corps member and reports for The Telegraph in Macon, Georgia with support from the News/CoLab at Arizona State University.
Season 9 - On The Ground with Report for America

Episode 3: ‘Deadly Force’ in Nashville, TN

Officer Andrew Delke (Photo courtesy of Nashville Metropolitan Police Department) "Deadly Force," a new podcast series from Report...

Jul 16, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN NASHVILLE, TN

Through despair and unity on streets of Nashville, an American reckoning

   NASHVILLE — On Saturday, I stood among a sea of peaceful demonstrators outside the state Capitol,...

Jun 05, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN MACON, GA

How listening to teenagers can broaden journalism’s perspective

MACON, Ga. — Jy’Nivea Troutman hides on the floor of her bedroom when she hears gunshots outside her...

Oct 10, 2019
ON THE GROUND IN FITZGERALD, GA

A journalist’s dilemma: Wanting to do more to help than tell the story

FITZGERALD, GA – On a muggy July evening, I sat on the dusty wooden floor of a cluttered...

Nov 02, 2018

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