Krissah Thompson | |
|---|---|
 Thompson discusses First Ladies at the U.S. National Archives in 2015 | |
| Born | 1979 (age 43–44) |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin University of Maryland, College Park |
| Employer | The Washington Post |
Krissah Williams Thompson (born 1979) is an American journalist at The Washington Post . In 2020, Thompson was named the Managing Editor of Diversity and Inclusion, and is the first African American woman to hold the position of Managing Editor at The Washington Post. [1]
Thompson is from Houston. [2] She was interested in journalism from a young age, joining The Daily Texan as a freshman at The University of Texas. [3] She earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at Austin. [1] [4] At UT-Austin Thompson was a member of the Delta Xi chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and held a Chips Quinn Freedom Forum Fellowship. [5] [6] She moved to the University of Maryland, College Park for her graduate studies in journalism. [7] She joined The Washington Post as a summer intern in 2001. [1]
Thompson has spent her entire professional career at The Washington Post. She has written for Financial, National Politics and Style. [1] She contributed to Being a Black Man, [8] a collection of essays that covered race and Black identity. [8] During the presidency of Barack Obama, Thompson served as an editor of Style section. [1] She covered Michelle Obama during the second term of Barack Obama. [1]
In the aftermath of the shooting of Michael Brown, Thompson was acting bureau chief during the Ferguson unrest. She co-led the 2018 The Washington Post video-driven programme "The N-Word Project", which encouraged readers of the Post to document and share their views of the n-word. [9] [10] The N-Word Project was nominated for an Emmy Award and shortlisted for an Online Journalism Award. [9]
In 2020, Thompson was made Managing Editor of Diversity and Inclusion at The Washington Post. [1] She is the first African American woman to hold the position of Managing Editor. [1] [11] At the same time, the Post announced it would hire several journalists to cover issues related to race. [1] Thompson has said that she wants The Washington Post "to look like America and the communities we cover”. [1]
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