Barbara Laker
Barbara Laker is an American journalist for the Philadelphia Daily News. She won with Wendy Ruderman the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting.[1]
Life
She grew up in Kent, England. She immigrated when she was 12. She graduated from Missouri School of Journalism with a BJ in 1979.[2] She worked for the Clearwater Sun, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Dallas Times-Herald, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.[3]
The "Tainted Justice" series, brought about a FBI / Philadelphia Police internal affairs investigation.[4]
Works
- Busted: A Tale of Corruption and Betrayal in the City of Brotherly Love, HarperCollins, 2014, 978-0-06-208544-3
References
- ^ http://www.pulitzer.org/biography/2010-Investigative-Reporting-Group1
- ^ http://journalism.missouri.edu/news/2010/04-28-pulitzer-prize.html
- ^ http://fora.tv/speaker/11556/Barbara_Laker
- ^ Jeffrey C. Billman (October 20, 2010). "Literature & Journalism: Barbara Laker & Wendy Ruderman: The News Hounds". Philadelphia City Paper.
External links
- "City reveals 47 arbitration decisions involving Philadelphia cops", Philadelphia Daily News, Barbara Laker, Chris Brennan, Wendy Ruderman, December 24, 2010
- "Covering 'Tainted Justice' And Winning A Pulitzer", NPR
- "Daily News Pulitzer Prize winners Barbara Laker and Wendy Ruderman", WHYY, April 14, 2010
- journalist's Twitter