Daily newspaper – Best news story: Paige Desmond

Paige Desmond is a journalist at the Waterloo Region Record and has been in the industry for more than 20 years. She has spent most of the past two years reporting extensively on the drug poisoning and unsheltered crises, with a human rights-based approach. She believes these stories are best told when people living the experience are involved. Paige is passionate about reporting on issues affecting the community’s most vulnerable and making change.