http://crooksandliars.com/This is just an excerpt, but boy, the difference between real journalists and the DC Press Corps. Congrats to Laker and Ruderman
The newsroom was quiet this afternoon, save for the sound of a nervous editor repeatedly clicking his mouse while staring at a computer screen.
Refresh. Refresh. Refresh.
Finally, at 3 o'clock, the silence was pierced by a euphoric cry of, "YES!"
With that, word spread instantly: Daily News reporters Barbara Laker and Wendy Ruderman were named winners of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting for the "Tainted Justice" series, their takedown of allegedly corrupt narcotics cops.
Their investigation into Officer Jeffrey Cujdik and other members of the Narcotics Field Unit began last February, when an informant told the reporters that the cops sometimes lied on search warrants.
Other serious allegations were uncovered during their reporting, which prompted an FBI investigation and numerous changes to police policy.
More than 50 convicted drug dealers are now fighting for new trials, alleging that officers fabricated evidence against them.
Laker, 52, and Ruderman, 40, are the third and fourth journalists to win a Pulitzer in the Daily News' 85-year history.
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