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title: "Task & Purpose Announces New Managing Editor Sam Fellman"
date: "2018-02-20"
modified: "2018-02-20"
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  - name: "Task & Purpose"
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url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/sam-fellman-managing-editor/"
categories:
  - "Culture"
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# Task & Purpose Announces New Managing Editor Sam Fellman

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**NEW YORK, February** **20****, 2018** — [Task & Purpose](<https://taskandpurpose.com/>)*,* a digital-first media company that gives a voice and platform to the military community*,* announced today that it has hired seasoned journalist and veteran [Sam Fellman](<https://www.linkedin.com/in/samfellman/>) to lead its editorial staff, starting February 20. A former managing editor at Buzzfeed News, Sam will succeed Lauren Katzenberg as managing editor of Task & Purpose.

“Sam is a thoughtful leader and storyteller. A U.S. veteran and accomplished journalist, he brings leadership experience and a commitment to providing the most impactful and interesting news to the military community,” said Zach Iscol, CEO of Task & Purpose. “We are thrilled to have him lead our editorial team as managing editor.”

Following his graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2002, Sam served as a Surface Warfare Officer, and deployed to Iraq with the U.S. Army in addition to deploying aboard the USS Nimitz and the USS Higgins. After leaving the service, Sam earned a postgraduate degree in journalism from Columbia University. He joined the Military Times as a staff writer in 2010, writing about topics such as the [spreading fear](<https://www.militarytimes.com/2013/11/17/fat-leonard-fallout-officers-talk-growing-bribery-scandal-and-epic-parties/>) in senior ranks at the beginning of the Navy's 'Fat Leonard' bribery ring, and revealing the [fire hazards](<https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/key/tME3A6C8Tbldyt?lipi=urn%253Ali%253Apage%253Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_treasury%253BizLs6xXKQGuJ3okwTUG%252BQA%253D%253D>) presented by the service’s mainstay uniform. Sam rose to managing editor in his six years with the publication, and his team broke the news that the [Navy SEALs planned to open their elite ranks to women](<https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2015/08/18/navy-seals-set-to-open-to-women-top-admiral-says/>).

In 2016, as an editor at BuzzFeed News, Sam managed correspondents abroad in locations and war zones like Mosul, San Francisco, and Istanbul. He edited a wide range of news stories and features, covering subjects including Trump’s military, Russia’s cyberwar strategy, and ISIS’ military victories and losses.

“I’m thrilled to be joining a high-caliber team that’s rapidly made a name for itself delivering the compelling, funny and fascinating stories that veterans and their families demand and deserve,” Sam Fellman said.

This announcement follows the additions of senior columnist [Thomas Ricks](<https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/tom-ricks/>), author of “The Long March With Thomas Ricks,” and senior Pentagon reporter [Jeff Schogol](<https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jeff-schogol/>) to the Task & Purposeeditorial staff last month.

**About Task & Purpose**

[Task & Purpose](<https://taskandpurpose.com/>) launched in 2014 to provide authentic and unfiltered perspectives on military and veterans issues in the post-9/11 era. With its team of veterans, military family members, and journalists, Task & Purpose provides unapologetic investigative reporting, storytelling, and analysis of cultural issues and current affairs. Connect with us on Twitter: [@TaskandPurpose](<https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose>).

**Contact:**

Andrea Hackett

[andrea@derris.com](<mailto:andrea@derris.com>)

646-887-3992