Samantha HoangLong

Samantha HoangLong is the 2017 ThreeSixty Scholar and a graduate of the Communication and Journalism program at the University of St. Thomas.

Currently, Samantha is the audience growth manager at Sahan Journal. In her role, she leads innovative digital strategies to expand the nonprofit newsroom’s reach to Minnesota’s diverse communities. Her work is dedicated to telling under-told stories in creative and accessible ways.



Meet the 2023 ThreeSixty Scholar

Jaydin Fairbanks, a member of Osseo Senior High School Class of 2023, is the ThreeSixty Journalism 2023 scholar. This award grants him a full-tuition, four-year… Read More

Homecoming 2023 Raises the Bar

View the Homecoming 2023 featured video, highlight program alums. View the event photos on Facebook. Watch WCCO TV’s event coverage. Read the St. Thomas Newsroom… Read More

2017 Scholar Joins Leadership Council

Samantha HoangLong is the newest member of ThreeSixty Journalism’s Leadership Council. The Council serves as the program’s advisory board, contributing primarily to programming, connecting, and… Read More

Two Alums Earn Prestigious Spots

Two ThreeSixty Journalism program alums, including 2022 ThreeSixty Scholar Gwynnevere Vang, are inaugural members of  The New York Times Corps. Vang is joined on the Times Corps… Read More

Dymanh Chhoun Joins ThreeSixty

ThreeSixty Journalism is excited to share program alumnus Dymanh Chhoun is joining its leadership team. Since participating in camps as a senior in high school… Read More

Four MNA Awards for ThreeSixty

ThreeSixty Journalism students were honored in the Minnesota Newspaper Association’s 2019-2020 Better Newspaper Contest. Their stories were up against college and professional newspapers for separate… Read More

Alumni Spotlight: Levi Ismail

Levi Ismail’s mother always taught him and his siblings the importance of hard work and wanting to succeed. Ismail, who moved to Minnesota from Egypt… Read More