Busted (28 page)

Authors: Wendy Ruderman

The photograph of Wendy with her father that Wendy slipped under her pillow for luck the night before the 2010 Pulitzer Prize announcements.
(Courtesy of Wendy Ruderman)

Before the Pulitzer announcement, Barbara drew strength by praying to her mother. This photo of Barbara's mother sat on her desk.
(Courtesy of Barbara Laker)

City editor Gar Joseph, Barbara
(center)
,
and Wendy react to the news of their Pulitzer Prize win on April 12, 2010.
(Sarah J. Glover/Staff Photographer/
Philadelphia Daily News
)

Brian Tierney, about to throw the ceremonial first pitch at a Phillies game, wears a shirt that captures the spirit of the
Philadelphia Daily News. (Yong Kim/Staff Photographer/
Philadelphia Daily News
)

A
BOUT THE
A
UTHORS

WENDY RUDERMAN
has a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Before joining the
Philadelphia Daily News
in 2007, she worked at several media outlets, including the
Philadelphia Inquirer
, WHYY-TV and WHYY-FM, the
Trenton Times
, the Associated Press, and the
Bergen Record
.

BARBARA LAKER
graduated from the University of Missouri Journalism School and worked for several newspapers, including the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
, the
Dallas Times Herald
, and the
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
. She began working at the
Philadelphia Daily News
in 1993 and has been a general assignment reporter, an assistant city editor, and an investigative reporter.

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REDITS

Cover design by Milan Bozic

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The names and identifying characteristics of some of the individuals featured throughout this book have been changed to protect their privacy.

BUSTED
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FIRST EDITION

ISBN 978-0-06-208544-3

EPub Edition MARCH 2014 ISBN 9780062085467

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