Wendy Ruderman
Wendy Ruderman (born 1969 in New York) is an American journalist for the New York Times. She won with Barbara Laker the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting.[1]
Life
She was raised in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. She graduated from Western Maryland College with a BA in communications in 1991.[2] She was editor of The Williamstown Plain Dealer. In 1993, she worked public relations at WHYY-TV. She graduated from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism with an MS in 1997. She worked in the statehouse bureau of The Trenton Times, Associated Press and Bergen Record. She was a staff writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer, beginning in December 2002. She and her "Philadelphia Daily News" colleague, Barbara Laker, won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting.
The "Tainted Justice" series, brought about a FBI / Philadelphia Police internal affairs investigation.[3]
Works
- Busted: A Tale of Corruption and Betrayal in the City of Brotherly Love, HarperCollins, 2014, ISBN 978-0-06-208545-0
References
- ^ http://www.pulitzer.org/biography/2010-Investigative-Reporting-Group1
- ^ http://www.mcdaniel.edu/11464.htm
- ^ Jeffrey C. Billman (October 20, 2010). "Literature & Journalism: Barbara Laker & Wendy Ruderman: The News Hounds". Philadelphia City Paper.