This article is about the reporter. For the character from the British soap opera Emmerdale, see Kim Tate.
Kim Barker
Born
1970 (age 53–54)
Billings, Montana, U.S.
Occupation
Journalist
Employers
Chicago Tribune
ProPublica
New York Times
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]
^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.
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