1. Megan Twohey's stories have led to criminal convictions and helped prompt new laws aimed at protecting vulnerable people and children.
12 Facts About Megan Twohey
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Kantor and Megan Twohey won the George Polk award and were named to Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people of the year.
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Megan Twohey was born in Washington, DC and raised in Evanston, Illinois.
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Megan Twohey went to Evanston Township High School, then attended Georgetown University, graduating in 1998 with a Bachelor's degree in American studies.
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Megan Twohey's reporting has been credited for leading to new legislation and policies in Illinois aimed at protecting patients, for example requiring background checks for healthcare providers.
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Megan Twohey received a Sydney Award and the Michael Kelly Award for her work revealing these underground networks.
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Megan Twohey was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for this work.
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Megan Twohey continued to report on the incidents into 2017.
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Megan Twohey said they were encouraged to investigate untold stories, and that Dean Baquet, executive editor, and Rebecca Corbett, head of investigative projects, had supported them even though Weinstein had threatened to sue The New York Times.
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Megan Twohey's father John Twohey is a journalist, who was Chicago Times magazine editorial director in 1989.
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Megan Twohey joined the Chicago Tribune in 1977, after serving for five years as design director of The Washington Post.
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Megan's mother Mary Jane Twohey worked as a Congressional aide and as a news producer at WETA-TV in Washington, DC before serving for many years as a spokesperson and media-relations manager for Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.