Samantha Fields
Senior Reporter
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Samantha Fields is a senior reporter at Marketplace.
She’s particularly interested in how the economy affects people’s everyday lives, and a lot of her coverage focuses on economic inequality, housing and climate change.
She’s also reported and produced for WCAI and The GroundTruth Project, the “NPR Politics Podcast,” NPR’s midday show, “Here & Now,” Vermont Public Radio and Maine Public Radio. She got her start in journalism as a reporter for a community paper, The Wellesley Townsman, and her start in radio as an intern and freelance producer at “The Takeaway” at WNYC. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Latest Stories (537)
The chip shortage is hitting just about anything with a plug or battery
May 19, 2021
The list includes refrigerators, video doorbells, light bulbs you can turn on with your phone and even lower-tech things like kids’ toys.
What needs to happen to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050?
May 18, 2021
A whole lot, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency. And fast.
EV and hybrid vehicle sales on the rise as consumers see reasons to go electric
May 17, 2021
"The tipping point is here," said Michelle Krebs, of Cox Automotive.
More Republican-led states opting out of federal unemployment payments
May 14, 2021
Republican governors say the added federal benefits are discouraging people from taking jobs.
A gift left the Morehouse Class of '19 debt-free. Here's how it's changing their lives.
May 13, 2021
Billionaire investor Robert F. Smith paid off their student loans. Now they're trying to pay their good fortune forward.
Colonial Pipeline shutdown highlights need for more cybersecurity professionals
May 13, 2021
By one estimate, the U.S. needs at least 360,000 more cybersecurity professionals.
Colonial Pipeline shutdown prompts federal, state action to move fuel
May 12, 2021
Georgia, for example, has increased the amount of weight trucks are allowed to carry on its roads and bridges.
3 states will exit federal pandemic unemployment programs. More are likely to follow.
May 10, 2021
The Republican governors of Arkansas, Montana and South Carolina say the benefits keep people out of the workforce.
Waiving patents on COVID-19 vaccines no magic pill for shortage
May 6, 2021
Global vaccine distribution also depends on access to information and having enough production plants.
Countries want tourists back if they're vaccinated. That may lead to vaccine passports.
May 5, 2021
What counts as proof of immunization when there's no global database to tell a fake apart from the real thing?