Health and Environment Reporter
Capital B
Jenae Barnes is a health and environment reporter for Capital B. She is one of the first reporters of the flagship newsroom in Gary, Indiana, and covers health disparities and environmental injustices in the majority-Black community. She is a 2024 Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow and 2024 National Science, Health and Environment Reporting Fellow.
Previously, Barnes has worked at ABC News, Apple News, and Forbes in New York. She holds a master's degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a bachelor's degree in Global Affairs from George Mason University. She is originally from Washington, D.C.
How To Report on the Gendered Impacts of Climate Change
Friday, September 12, 2025
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT