Tom Jackman,

Tom Jackman is a reporter with expertise in criminal justice, covering both local and national cases. He has been working in this field since 1998, starting at the Kansas City Star before joining The Washington Post. Notable assignments include covering the D.C. sniper trials in 2003, serving as the lead writer for The Post's Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the 2007 Virginia Tech shootings, and focusing on police involvement cases such as the killing of an unarmed motorist in Fairfax County, Virginia. In 2016, Jackman launched the True Crime blog which examines criminal justice issues and important topics related to law enforcement. The author has not shown any significant conflicts of interest or deceptive practices in their reporting.

Biography:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/tom-jackman/

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The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

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Conflicts of Interest

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Contradictions

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