credits article_title name occupation
'' the patriot-news '' charlie thompson -lrb- reporter -rrb-
 charlie thompson journalist
charlie thompson -lrb- reporter -rrb-

charlie thompson is a prominent journalist in pennsylvania , working for `` the patriot-news . ''
in 2003 , an article in the `` lancaster sunday news '' speculated that thompson and pete decoursey , both then reporters for the `` patriot-news '' , were operating the political website politicspa under a pseudonym .
politicspa named him the `` best capitol correspondent , '' praising `` his balanced , unbiased reporting . ''
in 2008 , the political website politickerpa.com named him one of the `` most powerful political reporters '' in pennsylvania .
in 2009 , he and jan murphy shared an `` honorable mention '' keystone press award in spot news reporting from the pennsylvania newspaper association for their `` bonus busts '' coverage of the `` bonusgate '' arrests .
