Samantha Morris is a creativity driven storyteller from Phoenix, Arizona. A senior at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, she prides herself on longform storytelling and visually compelling graphic design. 

 

In her time at the Cronkite School she has grown to love writing about individuals, especially profiles. ​

Morris feels fortunate to be surrounded by the expertise of the Cronkite Agency, who have helped her funnel her passion for writing profiles into the storytelling of organizations and brands.​

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Morris has surprised herself many times at the Cronkite Agency. Her new mantra is: "I'll try it." For her the word "try" isn't a passive or less ferocious stab at building something, it's recognition that you have to try to learn.  Action is the only possible first step. Entering the Agency this summer, Morris was less than proficient when it can to graphic design apps like Canva. Now she can imagine a scene or reel and recognize that for building most designs, there's a way, thus she has to try. 

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A writer a heart, however, Morris's comfort zone is writing with scene setting detail that helps others see it too. Her fanaticism for stand-up comedy, led her to create her own blog entitled, "readingtheroom.blog." It's her avenue to follow rising talent in the Phoenix comedy community. 

 

In addition to writing, trying, falling face first and trying again, Morris loves to travel. ​​Last summer, she completed a journalism fellowship in Germany through the RIAS Berlin Commission. For three weeks, she met with German politicians, artists, and  journalists in an enlightening tour of German broadcasting and culture. This summer she's assisted international student fellows as a Cronkite Ambassador. Providing hospitality and sharing her curiosity for others, is another way to travel abroad. Cheaper too. 

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​As Morris wraps up her final semester at ASU, she is eager to keep on trying. It's the only way she'll know what she's capable of. ​

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