Sam Fry is a London-based journalist and editor who writes about people and the things that compel them to behave outside of norms and the law.
He is the acting editor of Global Investigations Review (GIR), a specialist legal outlet covering developments in the world’s biggest financial crime cases. In his time at GIR, Sam has profiled a Swedish war crimes prosecutor, advocated for greater transparency in the UK courts and published many scoops. He has broken the news about an alleged Chinese spy at a London trading firm, shady ski slope financiers in Ukraine and corporate whistleblowers in Mongolia.
Sam was the lead researcher on The Lost Pianos of Siberia, the debut non-fiction book by travel writer Sophy Roberts. His unpublished fiction has been described as “very good indeed” by novelist Louis De Bernières.
Sam discussed the practice and perils of reporting high-stakes white-collar crime cases at the Frontline Club in November.
He appeared alongside Financial Times investigations editor Paul Murphy and Guardian columnist Jane Martinson for a panel discussion about the occupational risks of reporting on the financial misdeeds of the wealthy and well-connected.