Dorothy Korber

Dorothy Korber is an American journalist. Korber served as a reporter for almost 30 years.[1]

Korber received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Long Beach State University and a master's degree in journalism from the University of California, Los Angeles.[2]

Korber served as political columnist and state capitol reporter for the Long Beach Press-Telegram for 13 years, and also wrote for the Los Angeles Daily News. At the Press-Telegram, Korber covered topics such as Long Beach city government, education, politics, and the 1990 U.S. Census.[2]

Korber joined the Sacramento Bee in March 2000.[2] In 2006, Korber and Bee colleague Christina Jewett received the 2006 Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Award in the individual article category for their investigative report "Questions Persist Over Jail Health Care," on conditions inside the Sacramento County Main Jail; the pieces led to the creation of an independent oversight agency for the Sheriff's Department.[1][3] In 2004, with Bee colleague John Hill, she received a George Polk Award for State Reporting for reports on "Chief's Disease," abuses of workers' compensation by California Highway Patrol leadership.[1][4] In 2008, Korber accepted a buyout in 2008 as part of a wave of layoffs at the Bee.[1]

After leaving the Bee, Korber became principal consultant to the California State Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes.[1][5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Cosmo Garvin, "The Bee's departed: The Sacramento Bee loses decades of hard-earned reporting experience in latest buyout" (September 18, 2008). Sacramento News & Review.
  2. 1 2 3 Dorothy Korber, Western Knight Center for Specialized Journalism.
  3. ↑ "Sacramento Bee and San Jose Mercury News Reporters Win 2006 Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Awards" (November 30, 2006) (press release). John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York.
  4. ↑ Bill Mitchell, "Case Study: The Sacramento Bee Tracks a Tip" (May 31, 2005). Poynter Institute.
  5. ↑ About Us: Who We Are, California State Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes.
  6. ↑ John Howard, "Tales from the 'dark side': Reporters cover government from the inside" (February 12, 2009). Capitol Weekly.
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