
Robin Amer
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Robin Amer
@rsamer
Journalist & new mama. DC by way of Chicago. Current: Senior producer @washingtonpost audio team. Previous: Host & creator of @thecitypod from @USATODAY.



All but one of the segments included in this submission came out before Roe fell. Grateful to @rsamer, @RennieYS, @maggiepenman and the whole #postreports team, who devoted time and care to this issue early on. Very proud of the coverage we made (and will keep making!) together.


Parents eagerly awaiting COVID vaccines for <5, here's a quick thread on how the city will get these out! Pending CDC approval, shots will become available most likely on Tuesday, June 21 via walk-up appointments at DC's COVID Centers - no prior appointment needed!

The Washington Post was honored with a Pulitzer Prize for public service — one of the highest honors in journalism — for our unwavering & unrelenting coverage of the attempted coup on Jan. 6, 2021. I am so proud to have been part of this story, this team. washingtonpost.com/media/2022/05/…






I’m thankful for my selection as a Pulitzer finalist for national reporting of environmental racism w/my colleagues @eilperin @brady_dennis @JohnMuyskens @salwangeorges @rsamer. Our story package was nominated by @Krissah30, whom I’m hugging tight in this photo & @TrishWbelli


Podcast: Rep. Jamie Raskin buried his only son on Jan. 5, 2021. The next day he witnessed firsthand the attack on the Capitol. Marking a year since the insurrection, we look at how Raskin dealt with his son’s death while serving on democracy’s front lines. wapo.st/33cE5zU


