Sam Roe

{{Short description|American journalist}}

Sam Roe is a journalist who was part of a team of reporters at the Chicago Tribune that won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for an examination of hazardous toys and other children's products.[http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2008-Investigative-Reporting/ 2008 Pulitzer Prize Winners - Investigative Reporting, Citation]{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-sam-roe-staff.html/samroe|title=Sam Roe bio|website=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=March 1, 2019}} He is currently an editor for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.{{Cite web| title = Sam Roe, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, joins Journal Sentinel {{!}} WNA| work = Wisconsin Newspaper Association| accessdate = 2020-06-26| date = 2019-08-23| url = https://wnanews.com/2019/08/23/journal-sentinel-adds-pulitzer-winner-sam-roe/}}

Roe also has been a Pulitzer Prize finalist four times.{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-sam-roe-staff.html/samroe|title=Sam Roe bio|website=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=March 1, 2019}}

In 2000, while at The Blade, Roe was a Pulitzer finalist for Investigative Reporting for exposing a 50-year pattern of misconduct by the American beryllium industry, whose production of the metal for nuclear weapons resulted in the deaths and injuries of dozens of workers.[http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2000-Investigative-Reporting/ 2000 Pulitzer Prize Winners and Finalists - Investigative Reporting, Citation]{{cite news|url=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/pr/00/04/pulitzer/pulitzer.html|title=84th Annual Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism, Letters, Drama and Music|date=April 11, 2000|author=Columbia University|work=Columbia University|accessdate=May 3, 2011}}

In 2011, Roe was a Pulitzer finalist for Investigative Reporting for a series of articles about 13 deaths at a Chicago nursing facility for children and young adults with severe disabilities.{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/04/19/135518283/winners-finalists-for-the-2011-pulitzer-prizes|title=Winners, Finalists For The 2011 Pulitzer Prizes|date=April 18, 2011|author=NPR Staff|work=National Public Radio|publisher=NPR|accessdate=April 20, 2011}}[http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2011-Investigative-Reporting/ 2011 Pulitzer Prize Winners and Finalists - Investigative Reporting, Citation]

In 2013, Roe was a Pulitzer finalist for Investigative Reporting for articles that exposed how manufacturers imperiled public health by continuing to use toxic flame retardants in household furniture and crib mattresses, triggering reforms at the state and national level.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/16/business/media/2013-journalism-pulitzer-winners.html|title=2013 Journalism Pulitzer Winners|date=April 15, 2013|author=The New York Times Staff|work=The New York Times|accessdate=July 23, 2013}}

[http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2013-Investigative-Reporting/ 2013 Pulitzer Prize Winners and Finalists - Investigative Reporting, Citation] The series won the Gerald Loeb Award for Large Newspapers.{{Cite web |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ucla-anderson-school-of-management-announces-2013-gerald-loeb-award-winners-213070051.html |title=UCLA Anderson School of Management Announces 2013 Gerald Loeb Award Winners |date=June 25, 2013 |website=PR Newswire |access-date=February 2, 2019}}

In 2017, Roe was a Pulitzer finalist for Public Service for "innovative and superbly written and illustrated reporting that not only checked perilous practices by pharmacies in dispensing prescription drugs but also prevented harm from happening in the first place."[https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-year/2017/ 2017 Pulitzer Prize Winners and Finalists - Public Service, Citation]{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-tribune-pulitzer-wambsgans-20170410-story.html|title=Chicago Tribune photographer wins Pulitzer Prize|date=April 10, 2017|author=Chicago Tribune Staff|work=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=March 1, 2019}}

The series won the Gerald Loeb Award for Investigative Reporting."{{Cite web |url=https://blogs.anderson.ucla.edu/anderson/2017/06/ucla-anderson-school-of-management-announces-2017-gerald-loeb-award-winners.html |title=UCLA Anderson School of Management Announces 2017 Gerald Loeb Award Winners |date=June 27, 2017 |website=UCLA Anderson School of Management |access-date=January 31, 2019}}