Al Tompkins

55 years as journalist, author, visiting prof at Syracuse U, teaches A-I use, writing, retired @POYNTER.
Buy my book Aim for the Heart -Amazon

[Collin Rugg @CollinRugg]

BREAKING: President Trump has shared footage of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting and a photo of the suspect.

[Al Tompkins @atompkins]

Report - suspect assembled weapon at the scene https://t.co/KywmeqoT4J

[Al Tompkins @atompkins]

POTUS posts image of man who fired shots outside White House Correspondents’ Dinner tonight.
Man is from CA. -30 yrs old.

[Breaking911 @Breaking911]

Video shows the alleged shooter on the ground with U.S. Secret Service at the Washington Hilton following the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

[Al Tompkins @atompkins]

The moment when gunshots rang out outside of the White House Correspondents’ dinner https://t.co/OHQisbgrzt

[Al Tompkins @atompkins]

Breaking- video of President Trump being evacuated from shooting incident at the hotel hosting the White House Correspondents’ dinner. @cnn video

[Al Tompkins @atompkins]

Breaking now

[WBA @WIBroadcasters]

Podcast: Covering Conflict Safely https://t.co/pCWuIgi8VV @atompkins @MVetterkind @Tim_Vetscher

[Al Tompkins @atompkins]

Now a total of FOUR aircraft hit by Iranian fire.
Two downed.
One airman still missing.
Two chopper crew hurt in rescue flight. https://t.co/rUdE784WxU

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

“It was scary. An incredibly frightening moment. Teleporting is no fun.”

Gregg Phillips, the head of Trump’s FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery, talks about the time he teleported… to a Waffle House.😬

More: https://t.co/SBoeuhpDi0

[Al Tompkins @atompkins]

FCC’s Carr just can’t get close enough to Trump. Now threatens broadcasters if they don’t fall in line. https://t.co/6Pm479Eflw

[Al Tompkins @atompkins]

60 Min tonight- wow
Incredible journalism

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

“This is a massive CIA cover-up,” says former CIA intelligence officer Marc Polymeropoulos.

He says in 2017, he suffered a mysterious brain injury known as Havana Syndrome. He was treated for vertigo, migraines, loss of vision, and trouble with memory and concentration.

[Jill Geisler @JillGeisler]

Excellent story by @atompkins:
In Minneapolis, journalism students are learning to report under pressure amid an immigration surge https://t.co/eJqnVFQeBF

[Al Tompkins @atompkins]

My journalism professor friends are teaching skills they never imagined—like packing bullet wounds. https://t.co/YVbgJhXbQg

[Al Tompkins @atompkins]

Shooting involving Border Patrol leaves 1 in critical condition near US-Mexico border

https://t.co/PEPFybNOSm

[Al Tompkins @atompkins]

Breaking: Federal agents shoot another person in Minnesota, governor says https://t.co/bWkAoRwU79

[Nathan Bernard @nathanTbernard]

ICE agent in Portland, Maine tells legal observer she is a domestic terrorist for peacefully recording him, adds her to "nice little database"

[Al Tompkins @atompkins]

How confident are you that FEMA will perform brilliantly this weekend?

[Al Tompkins @atompkins]

Especially appreciative for @BayNews9 airing a special tonight on the upcoming Florida legislative session, substantive insightful interviews on issues that matter from property taxes to insurance costs without political bashing and noise. This is public service journalism.

[CBS News @CBSNews]

Nine of the Minnesota child care centers that were discussed in a viral video, prompting allegations of fraud, were "operating as expected" when state investigators conducted on-site checks this week, officials said on Friday.