Swampscott's intrepid reporter, Adam Reilly, talks politics, formative years Advice from GBH reporter Adam Reilly to aspiring journalists: “Do the opposite of what I did.” And by that, he means: Learn and build different skills from writing for a school newspaper and establishing a podcast to snapping photos. “There are so many ways to get valuable experience that there is no reason not to get it,” said Reilly during an interview with the Swampscott Reporter in early January. Reilly’s entrance into journalism was a nonlinear and meandering journey. But when he fully committed, he quickly carved out space for himself among New England political journalists.