Gar Joseph

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Gar Joseph
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Gar Joseph (died August 10, 2019) was a prominent journalist in Pennsylvania, USA, working for the Philadelphia Daily News . Joseph had been city editor of the Daily News since December 2005.

In 2005, he was named one of "Pennsylvania's Most Influential Reporters" by the Pennsylvania political news website PoliticsPA. [1] In 2006, his column on politics, "Clout", was named "best newspaper column" in Philadelphia magazine's annual "Best of Philly" issue. [2] Joseph edited the 2009 series Tainted Justice by Wendy Ruderman and Barbara Laker, which won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting. [3]

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References

  1. "Pennsylvania's Most Influential Reporters". PoliticsPA . 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-01-09.
  2. ""Clout" in the Daily News - Best of Philly 2006 Newspaper Column". Philadelphia . Metrocorp, Inc. 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25.
  3. "Where's that Pulitzer money going? - On Media - POLITICO.com".