Amalie Benjamin
Encyclopedia
Amalie Zara Benjamin is a writer for the Boston Globe, and a former Boston Red Sox
beat reporter for the Boston Globe. She is a 2004 graduate of Northwestern University
with a degree in English
. She currently lives in the Allston
neighborhood of Boston.
for the Community Newspaper Company
in Needham, Massachusetts
. Over the next three years she intern
ed at the Worcester Telegram & Gazette
in Worcester, Massachusetts
, The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, Louisiana
and the Washington Post. While in college, she was a contributor to, and sports editor for, the Daily Northwestern’s weekly football magazine, Gameday.
She joined the Boston Globe after graduating from college, and she initially covered high school sports. After the departure of Chris Snow from the Globe in 2006, she started covering the Red Sox as the backup beat reporter and also worked as a general-assignment sports reporter. When Gordon Edes
left in August 2008, the Globe promoted her to Red Sox beat writer. She announced in November 2010, soon after getting married, that she had left the position as Globe Red Sox beat reporter and would become a feature writer for the Globe.
In addition to her columns in the Globe, Benjamin now regularly appears on the New England Sports Network's (NESN) Red Sox pre-game show to discuss the team.
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
beat reporter for the Boston Globe. She is a 2004 graduate of Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
with a degree in English
English studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
. She currently lives in the Allston
Allston, Boston, Massachusetts
Allston is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, located in the western part of the city. It was named after the American painter and poet Washington Allston. It comprises the land covered by the zip code 02134. For the most part, Allston is administered collectively with the adjacent...
neighborhood of Boston.
Journalism career
Benjamin began her journalism career in 2001 as a stringerStringer (journalism)
In journalism, a stringer is a type of freelance journalist or photographer who contributes reports or photos to a news organization on an ongoing basis but is paid individually for each piece of published or broadcast work....
for the Community Newspaper Company
Community Newspaper Company
Community Newspaper Company, a subsidiary of GateHouse Media, is a newspaper publisher in eastern Massachusetts. It was founded in 1991 as a holding company for several suburban publishers bought by Fidelity Investments; in 2001, Fidelity sold it to the Boston Herald; in 2006, the massive chain—New...
in Needham, Massachusetts
Needham, Massachusetts
Needham is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. A suburb of Boston, its population was 28,886 at the 2010 census.- History :...
. Over the next three years she intern
Intern
Internship is a system of onthejob training for white-collar jobs, similar to an apprenticeship. Interns are usually college or university students, but they can also be high school students or post graduate adults seeking skills for a new career. They may also be as young as middle school or in...
ed at the Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
The Telegram & Gazette is Worcester, Massachusetts's only daily newspaper. The paper, known locally as the Telegram or the T & G is owned by the Worcester Telegram & Gazette Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The New York Times Company .It offers coverage of all of...
in Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
, The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
and the Washington Post. While in college, she was a contributor to, and sports editor for, the Daily Northwestern’s weekly football magazine, Gameday.
She joined the Boston Globe after graduating from college, and she initially covered high school sports. After the departure of Chris Snow from the Globe in 2006, she started covering the Red Sox as the backup beat reporter and also worked as a general-assignment sports reporter. When Gordon Edes
Gordon Edes
Gordon Edes is an American sportswriter and covers baseball for . He is best known for his long time coverage of the Boston Red Sox baseball beat for the Boston Globe. He is a voter for the Baseball Hall of Fame....
left in August 2008, the Globe promoted her to Red Sox beat writer. She announced in November 2010, soon after getting married, that she had left the position as Globe Red Sox beat reporter and would become a feature writer for the Globe.
In addition to her columns in the Globe, Benjamin now regularly appears on the New England Sports Network's (NESN) Red Sox pre-game show to discuss the team.
External links
- Amalie Benjamin columns, Boston Globe
- Amalie Benjamin bio, Sons of Sam Horn
- Amalie Benjamin video clips, NESN
- Amalie Benjamin 2007 Red Sox Profiles