Marilyn W. Thompson

Marilyn Walser Thompson is an American investigative journalist, author, and editor. She is the author of books covering American events such as the Wedtech scandal[1] and the 2001 anthrax attacks,[2] and co-authored two biographies of Senator Strom Thurmond (R-SC).[3][4] At the Washington Post, Thompson was an editor of reports on gun violence that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in public service in 1992.[5] As an editor on the Investigative Team, she led the group that won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 1999 and 2000.[6][7]

  1. ^ Thompson, Marilyn W. (1990). Feeding the beast : how Wedtech became the most corrupt little company in America. New York: Scribner. ISBN 0-684-19020-6. OCLC 20722029.
  2. ^ Thompson, Marilyn W. (2003). The killer strain : anthrax and a government exposed (1st ed.). New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-052278-X. OCLC 51322855.
  3. ^ Bass, Jack (1999). Ol' Strom : an unauthorized biography of Strom Thurmond. Marilyn W. Thompson. Columbia, S.C.: University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 1-57003-514-8. OCLC 62573117.
  4. ^ Bass, Jack (2005). Strom : the complicated personal and political life of Strom Thurmond. Marilyn W. Thompson (1st ed.). New York: Public Affairs. ISBN 1-58648-297-1. OCLC 58729399.
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