Helen Thomas

Helen Thomas (born August 4, 1920 in Winchester, Kentucky) is a news service reporter and dean of the White House press corps. She was White House Bureau Chief for United Press International (UPI), where she was employed for 57 years until resigning in 2000 when UPI was acquired by News World Communications. News World owns The Washington Times; Thomas claimed she resigned because of News World's ties to Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church. Thomas then became a White House correspondent and King Features Syndicate columnist.

Criticism

Thomas has come under criticism by some for what is perceived to be a bias to the left. This criticism has mainly arisen during the presidency of George W. Bush. Critics point to questions such as "...why does he want to drop bombs on innocent Iraqis?" http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/01/20030106-1.html#2.

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