Laura Sullivan

@LauraSullivaNPR

Investigative Correspondent for NPR @frontlinepbs TikTok: @laurasullivannprnews Instagram/Threads: laurajeansullivan

Washington DC

Joined January 2009

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Laura Sullivan@LauraSullivaNPR · Mar 27

Never seen a hotel room with @frontlinepbs and NPR we didn’t destroy. Also when rearranging in a pinch, use toilet paper to measure.

LauraSullivaNPR's tweet image. Never seen a hotel room with @frontlinepbs and NPR we didn’t destroy. Also when rearranging in a pinch, use toilet paper to measure.

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Laura Sullivan@LauraSullivaNPR · Jul 11

our latest reporting on floods -- New data reveals FEMA missed major flood risks at Camp Mystic npr.org/2025/07/09/nx-…

LauraSullivaNPR's tweet card. The data also highlights critical risks in other areas along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, revealing more than twice as many Americans live in flood prone areas than FEMA's maps show.

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Ian Pickus 🥎@IanPickus · May 29

New documentary "Hurricane Helene's Deadly Warning" considers costs of rebuilding. My @WAMCRadio interview with @LauraSullivaNPR is out now! wamc.org/news/2025-05-2…

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Laura Sullivan@LauraSullivaNPR · Jun 10

Why American towns struggle to recover before the next storm hits npr.org/2025/06/08/nx-…

LauraSullivaNPR's tweet card. NPR and the PBS series Frontline investigate the forces keeping communities from building resiliently, and the special interests that profit even when communities don't.

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Laura Sullivan@LauraSullivaNPR · May 20

Her Husband Died in Hurricane Helene’s Floodwaters. She Can’t Stop Thinking About ‘the Fear pbs.org/wgbh/frontline… via @frontlinepbs

LauraSullivaNPR's tweet card. When Hurricane Helene struck, Zubila Shafiq’s husband, Omar Khan, was one of more than 100 people who died in North Carolina amid catastrophic flooding. Shafiq pieces together what happened to Khan

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Laura Sullivan@LauraSullivaNPR · May 19

FRONTLINE & NPR Investigate ‘Hurricane Helene’s Deadly Warning’ pbs.org/wgbh/frontline… via @frontlinepbs

LauraSullivaNPR's tweet card. Hurricane Helene’s Deadly Warning

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Laura Sullivan@LauraSullivaNPR · May 16

Our new film is coming - Tune in Tuesday night or online! Hurricane Helenes Deadly Warning (trailer) | FRONTLINE youtu.be/ISlQasnKKAY?si… via @YouTube @frontlinepbs

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Laura Sullivan@LauraSullivaNPR · Mar 27

Only on a PBS/NPR shoot does someone who hates the lighting explain, “They look like innies” and everyone immediately understands. #severance #Helene @frontlinepbs

LauraSullivaNPR's tweet image. Only on a PBS/NPR shoot does someone who hates the lighting explain, “They look like innies” and everyone immediately understands. #severance #Helene @frontlinepbs

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Laura Sullivan@LauraSullivaNPR · Mar 7

Who says we just do audio around here. Working on our latest film with our partners at PBS Frontline - here at the home fort. Public Media Love. #NPR @frontlinepbs

LauraSullivaNPR's tweet image. Who says we just do audio around here. Working on our latest film with our partners at PBS Frontline - here at the home fort. Public Media Love. #NPR @frontlinepbs

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Laura Sullivan@LauraSullivaNPR · Dec 18

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TTruth&Justice@shkheizer · Dec 18

For many reasons!! Including the fact that literally NO ONE has the time to actually READ 1,547 pages 😳😳

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Laura Sullivan@LauraSullivaNPR · Dec 18

Back in North Carolina for our investigation into disaster recovery for NPR and @frontlinepbs

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Laura Sullivan@LauraSullivaNPR · Oct 7

Images from our reporting as we investigate what happened in North Carolina in the weeks and months ahead for NPR and ⁦@frontlinepbs⁩

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Laura Sullivan@LauraSullivaNPR · Oct 4

Hard to believe something so peaceful could destroy so much #NorthCarolinaFloods #Marshall @frontlinepbs NPR

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Laura Sullivan@LauraSullivaNPR · Oct 3

Camera. Chainsaw. Intrepid ⁦@frontlinepbs⁩ team. Check check check

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Laura Sullivan@LauraSullivaNPR · Oct 3

Hard to imagine the water that could pick up this container and deposit in into a residential neighborhood. #NorthCarolinaFlooding

LauraSullivaNPR's tweet image. Hard to imagine the water that could pick up this container and deposit in into a residential neighborhood. #NorthCarolinaFlooding

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Laura Sullivan@LauraSullivaNPR · Oct 3

Take a turn down a random road in Asheville #NorthCarolina and you see strange things. Where did this even come from? ⁦@frontlinepbs⁩ NPR #ashevilleflooding

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Laura Sullivan@LauraSullivaNPR · Oct 2

This can only mean one thing - time to shoot a @frontlinepbs film @TimGrucza #ashevilleflooding #NorthCarolinaFlood

LauraSullivaNPR's tweet image. This can only mean one thing - time to shoot a @frontlinepbs film
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#ashevilleflooding #NorthCarolinaFlood

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Laura Sullivan@LauraSullivaNPR · Sep 27

Are UFOs real? Historical markers say yes. npr.org/2024/09/26/nx-…

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Laura Sullivan@LauraSullivaNPR · Sep 23

NPR’s reporting leads Attorney General Bonta to sue ExxonMobil for Deceiving the Public on Recyclability of Plastic Products oag.ca.gov/news/press-rel…

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Ian M. Stewart@IanCycles · Apr 22, 2024

This is an incredible, years long project by NPR, (@LauraSullivaNPR & Nick McMillan) about the accuracy of historical markers. One of the many things they found>more than 500 markers that glorify the Confederacy. npr.org/2024/04/21/124…

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