Ruth Etiesit Samuel was a 2021 intern in the Entertainment and Arts department at the Los Angeles Times. She has previously interned at Radiolab and the “Today†show and has bylines in Teen Vogue, Allure, Glossy, Gothamist and more. Born in London and raised in the U.S. by her Nigerian parents, she calls Macon, Ga., home and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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