Sam McAlister Biography

Sam McAlister holds BAFTA nomination status as an interviews producer and former criminal barrister and author who has achieved many prominent and controversial interview successes. During her ten-year BBC career McAlister worked on Newsnight to secure interviews with prominent figures including HRH Prince Andrew and Elon Musk and Sheryl Sandberg and President Clinton.

The 2019 interview between Emily Maitlis and Prince Andrew which McAlister arranged became a worldwide sensation while facing intense public and media examination. The Netflix film Scoop (2024) dramatized this historic interview through Billie Piper's portrayal of McAlister.

McAlister dedicates her time to teaching negotiation and media strategy at the London School of Economics while delivering TEDx talks as a Visiting Senior Fellow. Through her bestselling memoir Scoops: Behind the Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interviews McAlister reveals her inside knowledge about obtaining exclusive stories and handling critical media situations.

Through her distinctive combination of legal knowledge and journalistic skills and storytelling abilities Sam McAlister shapes contemporary media practices and negotiation methods.

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