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Paige Barnes

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Cincinnati, South Bend
As seen in: WSBT-TV (South Bend, IN), MSN, MSN UK, Wiley Online Library, Metro (UK), Cincinnati Business Courier, AccuWeather, BioRxiv, KOMO-TV (Seattle, WA), KPHO-TV (Phoenix, AZ), The CW and
Covers:  Education, housing, community, crime, health, general assignment
Doesn't Cover: Sports
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Paige Barnes is an evening reporter at LOCAL 12/WKRC in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a 2021 Dow Jones News Fund recipient for AccuWeather. Barnes graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a BA in journalism and a minor in public relations.

Paige Barnes’s Journalist Portfolio

New senior housing faces pushback from Rogers Park residents

New senior housing faces pushback from Rogers Park residents

The developer of a new The Alden Foundation, a Chicago-based LGBTQ-friendly senior housing and artist living …

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Reopening Columbia: Keeping Columbia Safe

Reopening Columbia: Keeping Columbia Safe

As outlined in Columbia's campus reopening plan, new protocols include social distancing protocols, face-cove…

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Your guide for the return to the Student Center

Your guide for the return to the Student Center

Following the Chronicle's "Reopening Columbia: keeping campus safe" video, here you will get a chance to foll…

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Indiana governor praises state for being in "strongest fiscal position ever"

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By Paige Barnes Verified
| WSBT-TV (South Bend, IN) Verified
Indiana Governor Mike Braun is praising the state for being in its, "strongest fiscal position ever" allowing him to declare a gas-tax holiday. Indiana's fiscal health has improved significantly with Braun pointing to increased revenue and "spending more efficiently." WSBT spoke one-on-one with the governor about the state's budget reserves. It's approaching $4 billion according to the 2025 fiscal year report.
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Eye on Health: Cardiac team performs valve surgeries during mission trip to Kenya

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By Paige Barnes Verified, WSBTEvening Anchor
| WSBT-TV (South Bend, IN) Verified
Hearts are healed, and lives changed from a recent mission trip to Nairobi, Kenya. A cardiac team from Beacon Health System spent a week performing valve surgeries on patients with advanced heart conditions. Many of those patients have been forced to put their lives on hold for years, limiting their quality of life. Hearts are healed, and lives changed from a recent mission trip to Nairobi, Kenya. (WSBT Video) Months of preparation led to this: traveling thousands of miles to save lives.
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22 Investigates: Election integrity, the first line of election security

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By Paige Barnes Verified, WSBTEvening Anchor
| WSBT-TV (South Bend, IN) Verified
Election officials across Indiana are working to build confidence in the integrity of this coming vote. According to clerks and state officials, they are always working to make sure each step of the process is fair and legitimate. For example, county clerks uncovered hundreds of fake signatures submitted on a presidential ballot petition two years ago.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

One or two sentences about why the story fits the audience, who can I speak to plus their availability and visuals.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

iNews, AVID, LiveU, Microsoft, G-Suite, Otter.ai, Voice memos, Canon 7D