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A. C. Thompson

Thompson at the ProPublica offices in 2015.

Adam Clay "A.C." Thompson (born c.1972 [1]) is an investigative journalist, producer, and staff reporter with ProPublica.[2] His work has appeared on the PBS series Frontline. His stories, many of which examine the criminal justice system, have helped lead to the exoneration of two innocent San Francisco men sentenced to life in prison and the prosecution of seven New Orleans police officers.[2]

Career

Before going into journalism, Thompson held many jobs, including pharmaceutical study test subject, trash collector, bike messenger, punk band roadie, and a martial arts fighter. He was in Afghanistan, where he was reporting for a book written with Trevor Paglen, a Ph.D graduate student at UC Berkeley.[3]

Thompson was a reporter for the San Francisco Bay Guardian, SF Weekly, and the Center for Investigative Reporting.[3]

He was faculty at New College of California, an instructor in the Media Studies Graduate Program, and teaches at the Raising Our Voices program, to train street reporters.[4]

Selected documentaries

Awards

Publications with others

References

  1. ^ Robinson, Eugene S., "THE PUNK ROCK JOURNALIST MAKING REAL NEWS AT THE SOURCE", ozy.com, OCTOBER 31, 2017
  2. ^ a b "A.C. Thompson - Reporter". ProPublica. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Investigative Ace A.C. Thompson Moves to SF Weekly", The Association of Alternative Newsmedia (AAN) press release, June 8, 2006.
  4. ^ Encyclopedia of homelessness, Volume 2 Editor David Levinson, SAGE, 2004, ISBN 978-0-7619-2751-8
  5. ^ "The George Polk Awards for Journalism". Long Island University. 2005. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  6. ^ a b "Thompson to receive 2013 Lovejoy Award", Colby College News & Events, 2013

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