Cheryl W. Thompson
@cherylwt
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Investigative Correspondent/Sr. Ed. @NPR | Alum @WaPo | Past prez @IRE_NICAR l Pulitzer juror ‘22/‘23 | Journo prof @GWU l 2x UIUC grad l Chgo. girl | AKA 💕💚
Washington, DC
Joined April 2009
I’m excited to announce my upcoming book in January 2026! You can pre-order “Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen” today through Friday @BNBuzz and get 25% off. Use PREORDER25 at https://t.co/tICu64zPeJ
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NPR investigative journalist and the daughter of a Tuskegee Airman, Cheryl W. Thompson explores the stories of the 27 Tuskegee Airmen – the Black pilots who fought for America in WWII – who went...
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I’m excited to announce my upcoming book! “Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen,” is available to pre-order @BNBuzz. Order today through Friday and get 25% off. Use PREORDER25 at https://t.co/TwFNk4K7lz
https://t.co/tICu64zPeJ
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NPR investigative journalist and the daughter of a Tuskegee Airman, Cheryl W. Thompson explores the stories of the 27 Tuskegee Airmen – the Black pilots who fought for America in WWII – who went...
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Trump revokes Secret Service detail for Harris that Biden had extended
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The move by Donald Trump, who faced Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, comes as she prepares to travel nationwide for a book tour.
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The panel was engaging and just plain fun.
@OaklandVoices Director Rasheed Shabazz with fellow panelists Cheryl W. Thompson (@cherylwt) of @NPR and #MaynardAlum P. Kenneth Burns (@PKBNews) of @whyynews! Thanks for joining us at #NABJ25!
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Join us!
@MaynardInst @OaklandVoices @IRE_NICAR @cherylwt @NPR @PKBNews @WHYYNews If you're at #NABJ25 and not at this panel... wyd? 👀
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Headed to NABJ conference in Cleveland in the next few days? If so, drop by our panel Thursday on prying loose public records.
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My team’s latest collaboration… Alaska's budget crisis has put safety at rural schools in danger. : NPR
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Alaska has long ignored warning signs of a budget crisis. Now, it has no money to fix something that is posing serious health and safety risks to students and staff: crumbling rural schools.
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Big, big, big loss for @washingtonpost. @SallyJenki is not only an amazing, fearless reporter and writer, she’s a really decent human and was a gracious colleague. Thrilled that she’s not leaving the business.
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Sally Jenkins is an American sports columnist and feature writer for The Washington Post, and author. She was previously a senior writer for Sports Illustrated.
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The @NPRinskeep interview just now with @ErinBurnett was so good.
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I was such a fan!! Rest well, Dave Parker.
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Dave Parker, a two-time World Series champion and seven-time MLB All-Star, has died at the age of 74.
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Come join us!
Our investigative interview master class at @IRE_NICAR was sold out last year so be sure to join us next Friday at 2:30 pm! @cherylwt @markhorvit
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Rest well, my dear Soror and fellow investigative journalist Renee Ferguson. You were a class act and truly one of a kind. My hometown of Chicago won’t be the same without you. Honored to have known you. 💕💚
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