Barbara Laker Explained

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 an FBI / Philadelphia Police internal affairs investigation.^[4]

Works

• , HarperCollins, 2014, 978-0-06-208544-3

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Pulitzer Prizes.
2. Web site: Missouri School of Journalism: Alumna Barbara Laker, BJ '79, Wins the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting . 2011-10-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111111095058/http://journalism.missouri.edu/news/2010/04-28-pulitzer-prize.html . 2011-11-11 . dead .
3. Web site: Barbara Laker - FORA.tv Speaker - FORA.tv . 2011-10-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111105092451/http://fora.tv/speaker/11556/Barbara_Laker . 2011-11-05 . dead .
4. News: Literature & Journalism: Barbara Laker & Wendy Ruderman: The News Hounds. Jeffrey C. Billman. Philadelphia City Paper. October 20, 2010. October 27, 2011. https://archive.today/20120701115718/http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/2010/10/21/city-paper-choice-big-vision-barbara-laker-wendy-ruderman-pulitzer-daily-news. July 1, 2012. dead.