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 (574)
With holiday tipping, "people worry about doing it right"
Dec 23, 2019
Americans are more likely to tip people they interact with face-to-face than those that work more behind the scenes.
When you connect diversity to business outcomes, "people pay attention"
Dec 13, 2019
Women and people of color are dramatically underrepresented in the financial services industry, especially among certified financial planners — just 1.5% of CFPs are black, 2% are Hispanic or Latino and 23% are women.
More students from higher-income families taking out student loans
Dec 4, 2019
A new study finds that the percentage of students from middle and higher-income families who take out loans to get a bachelor’s degree has more than doubled in the last 20 years.
Lots of Americans go into debt over the holidays
Nov 26, 2019
It’s the most financially stressful time of the year.
FAQ: When is a high deductible health plan with an HSA a good choice?
Nov 18, 2019
Hint: It helps to be healthy and wealthy.
One year after Camp Fire, “it just keeps getting worse”
Nov 8, 2019
The deadline to file a claim against PG&E will likely be extended.
IVF, adoption, surrogacy: How are you building your family?
Oct 31, 2019
Let us know how money has factored into your decisions about how or whether to build your family.
Trump education official resigns, calls for student loan forgiveness
Oct 24, 2019
A. Wayne Johnson's proposal would forgive up to $50,000 in federal student loans per person
The cost of building a family using donor sperm
Oct 24, 2019
Malkia and Nick Hutchinson-Arvizu are hoping to expand their family, but are struggling with the price tag.