Barbara Laker is an American journalist for the Philadelphia Daily News. With Wendy Ruderman, she won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting.[1]

Early life and education

Laker grew up in Kent, England. She immigrated to the United States when she was 12. She graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism with a BJ in 1979.[2]

Career

In 1993, Laker joined the staff of the Philidelphia Daily News as a general assignment reporter.[3] She has also worked for the Clearwater Sun, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Dallas Times-Herald, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.[4]

Laker's "Tainted Justice" series brought about an FBI / Philadelphia Police internal affairs investigation.[5]

Works

References

  1. ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes".
  2. ^ "Missouri School of Journalism: Alumna Barbara Laker, BJ '79, Wins the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting". Archived from the original on 2011-11-11. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  3. ^ "Barbara Laker | USC Center for Health Journalism". centerforhealthjournalism.org. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  4. ^ "Barbara Laker - FORA.tv Speaker - FORA.tv". Archived from the original on 2011-11-05. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  5. ^ Jeffrey C. Billman (October 20, 2010). "Literature & Journalism: Barbara Laker & Wendy Ruderman: The News Hounds". Philadelphia City Paper. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2011.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Laker
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