Barbara Laker is an American
journalist
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Roles
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for the ''Philadelphia Daily News''. With
Wendy Ruderman, she won the 2010
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Early life and education
Laker grew up in
Kent, England
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She immigrated to the United States when she was 12.
She graduated from the
Missouri School of Journalism
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with a BJ in 1979.
Career
In 1993, Laker joined the staff of the Philadelphia Daily News as a general assignment reporter. She has also worked for the ''Clearwater Sun'', the ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'', the ''Dallas Times-Herald'', and the ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer''.
Laker's "Tainted Justice" series brought about an FBI / Philadelphia Police internal affairs investigation.
Works
*''
Busted: A Tale of Corruption and Betrayal in the City of Brotherly Love,'' HarperCollins, 2014, 978-0-06-208544-3
References
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
American women journalists
University of Missouri alumni
British emigrants to the United States
Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting winners
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