A.C. Thompson
Reporter A.C. Thompson covers hate crimes and racial extremism for ProPublica.
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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.”
A Call to Reopen Investigation of Terror Campaign Against Journalists
An advocacy group says ProPublica and Frontline’s reporting on the murders of Vietnamese-American reporters requires a renewed probe by the FBI.
Collateral Damage: Decades Later, a Suicide Can Be Added to Domestic Terror Campaign’s Toll
Before killing himself in Houston in 1988, Pham Dang Cuong was targeted by a violent anti-Communist group of former South Vietnamese military officers, according to interviews and records.
Terror in Little Saigon (Vietnamese)
An old war comes to a new country.
Watch: The Front on Camera
ProPublica and Frontline reopen the investigation into a death squad run by former South Vietnamese military men that killed journalists, torched businesses and intimidated those who challenged its dream of re-starting the Vietnam War — all on American soil.
Terror in Little Saigon
An old war comes to a new country.
Help Us Investigate the Murders of Five Vietnamese-American Journalists
If you know anything about these murders or were a victim of political terrorism during this time, you can help our investigation by sending us a tip.
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How We Reported ‘Terror in Little Saigon’
How we investigated the murders of five Vietnamese-American journalists.
Coming soon: Terror in Little Saigon
ProPublica and Frontline reopen the investigation into a death squad run by former South Vietnamese military men that killed journalists, torched businesses and intimidated those who challenged its dream of re-starting the Vietnam War — all on American soil.
In Protecting the Elderly, California at Last Takes Steps to Catch Up
California, which has loosely regulated the assisted living industry for years, adopts measures that give advocates for the elderly modest hope.