Samantha Barry was named editor-in-chief of Glamour magazine in January 2018. A renowned social media expert, she has more than a decade of experience as a broadcast journalist. While CNN’s senior director of social news, Barry managed the social teams at all of the CNN bureaus and works closely with the CNN Digital leadership in their editorial strategy.
Barry joined CNN in 2014 from BBC World News in London, where she served as a social media producer and journalist, focusing on using social media as a tool for both newsgathering and audience building. Her work included extensive coverage of social media trends and developments, in addition to overall social and mobile strategy for the channel. She has trained editors and journalists across the globe on how to make social news content and incorporate social media platforms into the editorial process. An Academy of Achievement 2012 delegate, Barry was recently named one of the top 50 female innovators in digital journalism in the world.