Megan Twohey
Megan Twohey is a prize-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times and a bestselling author who has focused much of her work on the treatment of women and children. In 2017, Twohey and Jodi Kantor broke the story of Harvey Weinstein’s decades of abuse towards women, which helped ignite the #MeToo movement. She also has investigated Donald J. Trump, uncovering allegations of sexual misconduct and helping to illuminate illegal efforts to silence women who claimed they had affairs with him. Twohey’s most recent investigation focused on a suicide website run by two shadowy figures that was linked to the deaths of many young people. Twohey has written investigative reports for Reuters, the Chicago Tribune, and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. She has served as a contributor to NBC and MSNBC.
Megan Twohey Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Investigative Reporter
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Reporter
Academic History
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Bachelors Degree
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
Twohey was one of the first journalists to reveal the problem of untested rape kits.
She has exposed a black market for adopted children in a series of stories that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting.
As a reporter with Reuters, Twohey uncovered an underground network called private re-homing.
It prompted states to pass new laws to protect children. For this, Twohey testified before a Senate committee.