Raquel Rutledge
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Raquel Rutledge is an award-winning reporter of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
. Rutledge’s series, “Cashing In on Kids” won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting
and Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
in 2010. Her work also won the Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Reporting and George Polk Awards
in 2009.
Raquel Rutledge a Milwaukee native. She graduated from Shorewood High School
and the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Before joining the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
in 2004, she had worked for the Waukesha Freeman and the Colorado Springs Gazette.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is a daily morning broadsheet printed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. It is the primary newspaper in Milwaukee, the largest newspaper in Wisconsin and is distributed widely throughout the state...
. Rutledge’s series, “Cashing In on Kids” won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting
Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting
The Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting is awarded to an example of "local reporting that illuminates significant issues or concerns." This Pulitzer Prize was first awarded in 1948. Like most Pulitzers the winner receives a $10,000 award.-History:...
and Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
The Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting is an award for journalists administered by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University. The program was launched in 1991, with the goal of exposing examples of poor government, and encouraging good...
in 2010. Her work also won the Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Reporting and George Polk Awards
George Polk Awards
The George Polk Awards in Journalism are a series of American journalism awards presented annually by Long Island University in New York in the United States.-History:...
in 2009.
Raquel Rutledge a Milwaukee native. She graduated from Shorewood High School
Shorewood High School (Wisconsin)
Shorewood High School is a comprehensive public high school located in the village of Shorewood, Wisconsin, as part of the Shorewood School District....
and the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Before joining the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is a daily morning broadsheet printed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. It is the primary newspaper in Milwaukee, the largest newspaper in Wisconsin and is distributed widely throughout the state...
in 2004, she had worked for the Waukesha Freeman and the Colorado Springs Gazette.