Samantha Barry is the current editor-in-chief for ''

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'' magazine.

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Barry was born in

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, to Máiréad and David Barry, and graduated with an Arts degree in English and Psychology from

University College Cork University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh) is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, and located in Cork. The university was founded in 1845 as one of ...

and an MA in Journalism from

Dublin City University Dublin City University (abbreviated as DCU) ( ga, Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath) is a university based on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. Created as the ''National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin'' in 1975, it enrolled its f ...

. Starting with '' The University Examiner'', Barry has worked as a reporter and journalist for

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, the

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, the

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, and

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, where she was an executive producer for

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. Barry led news coverage from the 2016 presidential election and interviewed all the candidates. Led by Barry, CNN's 2016 election coverage received the first ever Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence in social media and a

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recognizing the same 2016 campaign work. Barry has also worked as a guest lecturer at

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and is a Sulzberger Fellow at

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''Glamour'' magazine

In 2018, she was announced as the editor of the US edition of women's magazine ''

''. She is the eighth editor since the magazine's founding in 1939. Barry is the first person never to have worked in print media before leading a

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magazine. Under Barry's editorship, the US edition of the magazine ceased publishing a monthly print edition to focus on a digital-first model. The January 2019 issue was the last monthly US print issue of ''Glamour''.

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