Philippa Thomas (born 22 November 1965) is a British television journalist, known for her reporting roles, both domestic and foreign, at the BBC. She grew up in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
While a Nieman Journalism Fellow at Harvard University, studying digital media and citizen journalism, a blog post of hers reporting a comment by P.J. Crowley received wide coverage,[1] and resulted in Crowley's resignation
She has reported extensively from the United States, South America, Africa, and continental Europe. Her most recent posting was as presenter and special correspondent in the BBC Washington bureau from 2007[2] to 2010, where she anchored political coverage, and filmed original features on U.S. politics, economics and culture. Her stories aired on BBC World News, PBS news broadcasts, BBC America's "World News America", and the BBC online.
Before that, during 2007 and 2008, she presented the 2200 ET edition of World News Today, a one-hour news programme on the BBC World News channel. From 1997 to 2001 she was also a BBC North America correspondent, providing headline news from the impeachment of President Clinton to the global impact of the 9/11 attacks. From 1990 to 1997 she reported on the UK political scene, including extensive coverage of the Northern Ireland peace process.
She will be returning to her BBC broadcast duties in July 2011.