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1. Boston Globe

(part of an application-only BU course that partenered with the Globe to cover the city of Newton, MA)

At Newton City Hall, a community garden provides shelter to pollinators

Family ACCESS holds Literacy Day for Newton residents

The entrance of Family ACCESS of Newton showcases some of their resources, parenting books, and children’s books. SAM THOMAS/BOSTON GLOBE

2. Daily Free Press

Pieces from my time as a Staff Writer, mainly covering music and entertainment

Meditative and heartbreaking, Samia’s “Honey” expands her artistry

REVIEW: MUNA wows sold-out venue with lively, emotional performance

Pop comeback: Charli XCX’s ‘CRASH’ Review

Review: ‘Laurel Hell’

Artist to Watch: Tommy Lefroy

Woes of buying concert tickets

When wackiness actually works: ‘Malignant’ Review

Artist to Watch: glaive

...see all published Daily Free Press work here

MUNA performing at Royale Boston on Sept. 18. Writer Sam Thomas reviews their performance in his article. SAM THOMAS/DFP STAFF

3. BU Today, Bostonia, & The Brink

BU Today is BU’s main online publication, covering both campus and beyond.

Bostonia is BU’s online and print alumni magazine.

The Brink is BU’s online publication that focuses specifically on research.

New CAS Class Teaches the History of Empires through Fashion and Beauty

Comm Ave Runway: May Edition

What’s Hot in Music This Month: New Releases, Local Concerts

Students Fasting for Ramadan Find a Home at the GSU

Innovate@BU Awarded $15,000 to Students Who Came Up with Ways to Help Boston Face Climate Change

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon Daniel Roh Receives Emerging Leader Award for Research in Aging (The Brink)

BU Students Launch New Event and Activity Aggregator Popple

They Created a More Hygienic Toilet Seat. Here’s the Poop (Bostonia)

Shannah Virivong (Questrom’26) and Ivan Perez (CAS’24) transform a white shirt for their project on US militarism in everyday life. JILENE CHUA

4. Way Out: A Queer Horror Podcast

My senior Keystone project for the Kilachand Honors College at Boston University.

Way Out is a fictional podcast accompanied by nonfiction essays, all inspired by queer horror cinema.

Listen on Spotify,
Apple Podcasts,
or Amazon Music.

Read the essays here.

Watch the Keystone presentation.

5. Visual Arts Alumni Stories Project

Made contributions to the ongoing Visual Arts Alumni Stories Project, which showcases the unique paths that SVA alumni take following their time at BU

Read the entire project here.

Photo from the 2025 Fall Open Studios event held by BU, MassArt, and SMFA. Image courtesy of Boston University.

6. Nieman Storyboard

2022 Power of Narrative: Expert advice on covering drug addiction

SAM THOMAS WRITES