A.C. Thompson is a staff reporter with ProPublica. His stories, which often 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. In addition to working as a print and web journalist, Thompson has reported extensively for television, serving as a producer and correspondent for the PBS documentary series Frontline. His life was fictionalized on the HBO show "Treme."
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Frontline (1983)
Guest starring as Correspondent
(7 episodes)
- Episode 2022-03-29: Plot to Overturn the Election (Mar 29, 2022)
- Episode 2021-04-13: American Insurrection (Apr 13, 2021)
- Episode 2018-11-20: Documenting Hate: New American Nazis (Nov 20, 2018)
- Episode 2018-08-07: Documenting Hate: Charlottesville (Aug 7, 2018)
- Episode 2015-11-03: Terror in Little Saigon (Nov 3, 2015)
- Episode 2013-07-30: Life and Death in Assisted Living (Jul 30, 2013)
- Episode 2010-08-25: Law & Disorder (Aug 25, 2010)