Samantha Melamed

I'm a reporter on the Investigations Team, digging into stories about how injustice, corruption, and government dysfunction impact Philadelphians — and exploring what we can do about it.

I've been at The Inquirer since 2013, starting out on the Features desk, where I reported on arts, lifestyle, and food stories, and wrote a bar column. Since then, I've covered prisons, policing, courts, housing, and much more.

I live in Philadelphia and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. Before joining The Inquirer, I worked at a number of now-defunct publications, including the Philadelphia City Paper and the Cambodia Daily.