Alex Sammon is a features writer at Slate, where he has worked since 2022.

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His writing has been published in Harper's, The New Republic, n+1, Wired.

 

He has appeared in featured interviews on MSNBC, CNN, and NPR, and a number of other TV shows, podcasts, and radio broadcasts. He was also written up in People Magazine.

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He's reported from the forests of Romania, the mountains of Mexico, and the immigrant detention centers of Louisiana.

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His work has been recognized in multiple Best American anthologies—Food and Travel 2024, and a notable piece in Sportswriting 2025. He is a multiple-time Writers Guild of America award finalist and a finalist for the 2023 Livingston Award for international reporting.​

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He grew up in San Diego, and lives in New York City.

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