Samantha Chery

Washington, D.C.

Breaking news reporter, Features

Education: University of Florida, BS in Journalism

Samantha Chery is a breaking news reporter in Features. Previously, she was a multiplatform editor for The Washington Post's gender and identity team, where she reported and curated gender and identity coverage, as well as wrote the Lily Lines newsletter. She joined The Post in 2022 as a reporting intern for the Features desk and previously wrote for Andscape and the South Florida Sun Sentinel. She graduated from the University of Florida, where she was an inaugural managing editor of Atrium, the school's narrative nonfiction magazine.
Latest from Samantha Chery

10 takeaways from MTV’s VMAs, including Taylor Swift’s big win

Performers at MTV’s 40th annual Video Music Awards included Eminem, Megan Thee Stallion, Katy Perry, LL Cool J and Camila Cabello.

September 12, 2024
Sabrina Carpenter performs “Taste” during the MTV Video Music Awards.

MTV VMAs 2024: How to watch, who’s hosting and who will be performing

Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter are among the celebrities expected at the 2024 VMAs.

September 11, 2024
A statue of the MTV Moon Man on the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York in 2018.

Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president

Taylor Swift’s endorsement marks her latest effort to vocalize her political beliefs after years of laying low.

September 10, 2024
Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium in June as part of her Eras Tour.

Michigan judge awards $100M to inmate who sued Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

The ruling in sexual-assault lawsuit is the first handed down since R&B singer Cassie sued Combs last year. The entertainment mogul’s attorney says he will appeal.

September 10, 2024
Sean “Diddy” Combs, wearing a fur coat, attends a basketball game in 2017.

SNL adds three cast members for Season 50

Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim and Jane Wickline are joining SNL as featured players when the show returns later this month.

September 10, 2024
Marcello Hernández, left, Molly Kearney, Chloe Troast and Chloe Fineman in an SNL sketch in May. Hernández is being promoted while Kearney and Troast are exiting the show.

Ice Spice and Cleotrapa’s tour controversy, explained

Ice Spice has been facing online backlash this week after Cleotrapa accused the rapper of mistreating her while they were touring together.

September 6, 2024
Ice Spice, left, and Cleotrapa perform last month in New York City.

How a ban on X will affect Brazil’s fan accounts

As Brazilian stans lose access to X, they also see the deterioration of a community that has changed their lives online and in real life.

September 1, 2024
From left, Taylor Swift, Cardi B and Dua Lipa. (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP; Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images; Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for the Recording Academy)

Controversial Trump film ‘The Apprentice’ finally gets a release date

“The Apprentice,” the controversial film centered on Donald Trump’s origin story, has a pre-election U.S. release date of Oct. 11.

August 30, 2024
Sebastian Stan, Ali Abbasi and Maria Bakalova at the Cannes premiere of “The Apprentice.”

It’s ‘ER 2.0’: Michael Crichton’s estate accuses Max of unauthorized reboot

Warner Bros. faces a lawsuit from Michael Crichton’s estate for allegedly creating an unauthorized “ER” reboot called “The Pitt.”

August 28, 2024
Julianna Margulies and George Clooney in Season 3 of “ER.”

How a rumor about Beyonce at the DNC fooled the world

The rumor started on X, got big on CNN and ended in a wave of disappointment on the floor of the Democratic convention.

August 23, 2024
Beyoncé accepts the Innovator Award onstage during the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards at Dolby Theatre on April 1 in Hollywood.