Jtm-dc-Doug Thompson
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Doug Thompson started in the newspaper business at age 14 and describes himself as an "ink-stained wretch" who got
hooked on technology when a newspaper he worked for in the 70s moved to a text management system. He worked as a
reporter and photographer for He worked for The Roanoke Times from 1965-69 and later for The Alton Telegraph from
1969-81 before taking a sabbatical to work in politics in Washington. He returned to journalism as a free lance
reporter and photographer in 1992 and worked for wire service, magazines and newspapers. He started Capitol Hill
Blue, the web's oldest political news site, in 1994. Although he still owns the site his focus in recent months
has shifted to community journalism in the Blue Ridge Mountain community of Floyd, Va.
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