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| ⚫ | '''Kim Barker''' is a journalist who authored [[The_Taliban_Shuffle|The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan]] about her experiences covering the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|war in Afghanistan]]. The book was adapted into the 2016 film ''[[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (film)|Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]]'' and Barker was portrayed by [[Tina Fey]]. |
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Barker was the [[South Asia]] bureau chief for the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ko |first=Claudine |date=2016-03-28 |title=Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: why Tina Fey turned my life as a war reporter into a comedy |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/mar/28/whiskey-tango-foxtrot-tina-fey-kim-barker-taliban-shuffle-eat-pray-love |access-date=2023-06-30 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> She was based out of [[New Delhi]] and [[Islamabad]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arikoglu |first=Lale |last2=Carey |first2=Meredith |date=2018-04-23 |title=Journalist Kim Barker on Work Trips to War Zones |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/story/women-who-travel-podcast-journalist-kim-barker-on-life-as-a-foreign-correspondent |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=Condé Nast Traveler}}</ref> She also covered the tsunami in Asia and an earthquake in [[Kashmir]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/slideshow/5253/things-about-kim-barker-the-woman-behind-whiskey-tango-foxtrot/|title=21 Things About Kim Barker, the Woman Behind 'Whiskey Tango Foxtrot'|first=Shanee|last=Edwards|date=March 8, 2017}}</ref> |
Barker was the [[South Asia]] bureau chief for the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ko |first=Claudine |date=2016-03-28 |title=Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: why Tina Fey turned my life as a war reporter into a comedy |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/mar/28/whiskey-tango-foxtrot-tina-fey-kim-barker-taliban-shuffle-eat-pray-love |access-date=2023-06-30 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> She was based out of [[New Delhi]] and [[Islamabad]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arikoglu |first=Lale |last2=Carey |first2=Meredith |date=2018-04-23 |title=Journalist Kim Barker on Work Trips to War Zones |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/story/women-who-travel-podcast-journalist-kim-barker-on-life-as-a-foreign-correspondent |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=Condé Nast Traveler}}</ref> She also covered the tsunami in Asia and an earthquake in [[Kashmir]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/slideshow/5253/things-about-kim-barker-the-woman-behind-whiskey-tango-foxtrot/|title=21 Things About Kim Barker, the Woman Behind 'Whiskey Tango Foxtrot'|first=Shanee|last=Edwards|date=March 8, 2017}}</ref> |
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In the wake of [[Lara Logan]]'s account of sexual assault, Barker wrote about harassment issues she faced being a female correspondent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.propublica.org/article/breaking-the-code-of-silence|title=Female Foreign Correspondents' Code of Silence, Finally Broken|first=Kim|last=Barker|website=ProPublica}}</ref> |
In the wake of [[Lara Logan]]'s account of sexual assault, Barker wrote about harassment issues she faced being a female correspondent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.propublica.org/article/breaking-the-code-of-silence|title=Female Foreign Correspondents' Code of Silence, Finally Broken|first=Kim|last=Barker|website=ProPublica}}</ref> |
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She is currently a reporter for ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kim Barker |url=https://www.nytimes.com/by/kim-barker |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=New York Times}}</ref> |
She is currently a reporter for ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kim Barker |url=https://www.nytimes.com/by/kim-barker |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=New York Times}}</ref> In 2023 she produced a podcast called ''[[The Coldest Case in Laramie]]'' about a cold case from her hometown of [[Laramie, Wyoming|Laramie]], [[Wyoming]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Coldest Case in Laramie |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/podcasts/serial-laramie-cold-case.html |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=New York Times}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 18:03, 22 March 2024
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| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) |
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Kim Barker is a journalist who authored The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan about her experiences covering the war in Afghanistan. The book was adapted into the 2016 film Whiskey Tango Foxtrot and Barker was portrayed by Tina Fey.
Barker was the South Asia bureau chief for the Chicago Tribune.[1] She was based out of New Delhi and Islamabad.[2] She also covered the tsunami in Asia and an earthquake in Kashmir.[3]
After writing the book she got a job with ProPublica covering campaign finance.[4]
In the wake of Lara Logan's account of sexual assault, Barker wrote about harassment issues she faced being a female correspondent.[5]
She is currently a reporter for The New York Times.[6] In 2023 she produced a podcast called The Coldest Case in Laramie about a cold case from her hometown of Laramie, Wyoming.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Ko, Claudine (2016-03-28). "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: why Tina Fey turned my life as a war reporter into a comedy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ Arikoglu, Lale; Carey, Meredith (2018-04-23). "Journalist Kim Barker on Work Trips to War Zones". Condé Nast Traveler. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ Edwards, Shanee (March 8, 2017). "21 Things About Kim Barker, the Woman Behind 'Whiskey Tango Foxtrot'".
- ^ Schmidt, Sarah (2016-03-04). "Journalist Kim Barker on What It's Like For Your Life to Become a Tina Fey Movie". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ Barker, Kim. "Female Foreign Correspondents' Code of Silence, Finally Broken". ProPublica.
- ^ "Kim Barker". New York Times. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ "The Coldest Case in Laramie". New York Times. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
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