Cheryl W. Thompson

Cheryl W. Thompson is an American investigative correspondent and senior editor for member station investigations for 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]}

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 and won an unprecedented third term in 2020. ^{[3] [4] [5]} In 2011, an adaption of Thompson's story A Cop Killer’s Remorse won a regional Emmy Award. ^[6]

References

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