C. Ryan Barber

C. Ryan Barber is an experienced journalist currently serving as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal since January 2023. Prior roles include justice correspondent at Insider, Inc. from March 2021 to December 2022 and reporter at The National Law Journal from October 2015 to February 2021. Earlier experience encompasses politics reporting at Cape Cod Times, metro reporting for Reading Eagle Company, and various correspondent roles at The News & Observer. Barber also held internships at Tampa Bay Times and Cape Cod Times, alongside editorial leadership as University Editor for The Daily Tar Heel. Barber holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a focus on Peace, War & Defense from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.