Barbara Laker

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Barbara Laker
Born
Kent, England
EducationMissouri School of Journalism
OccupationJournalist

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

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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 Philadelphia 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.


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