Barbara Laker
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Born
Kent, England
EducationMissouri School of Journalism
OccupationJournalist
Barbara Laker | |
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| Born | Kent, England |
| Education | Missouri School of Journalism |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Barbara Laker is an American journalist for the Philadelphia Daily News. With Wendy Ruderman, she won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting.[1]
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 Bachelor of Journalism 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]
