Barbara Laker


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

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 Bachelor of Journalism 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