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Cheryl W. Thompson

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Cheryl W. Thompson is an investigative correspondent for the National Public Radio and a former investigative reporter with The Washington Post. She is also an associate professor of journalism at George Washington University.[1][2][3]

In June 2018, Thompson was named the first African American president of Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) and re-elected in 2019 for a second term[4][5].[6] In 2011, an adaption of Thompson's story A Cop Killer’s Remorse won an regional Emmy Award.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Cheryl W. Thompson". NPR.org. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Cheryl W. Thompson | School of Media & Public Affairs (SMPA) | The George Washington University". smpa.gwu.edu. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Cheryl W. Thompson". Washington Post. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Six elected to IRE Board of Directors". IRE. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Board of Directors". IRE. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Reporter to discuss 'Guns in America' at Fairbanks library". Archived April 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Fairbanks Daily News Miner, 10/17/2011.
  7. ^ "The Post wins 8 regional Emmys".