Paula Vasan
Senior Investigative Reporter at KSDK - 5 On Your Side- Claim this Profile
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Carlin Watkins PRC, CIR, CDR
I have nothing but amazing things to say about the impact Paula has had. I've been lucky enough to work with Paula very closely while she has been a terrific leader to KSDK's Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce. She really embodies everything I could want in a thought partner. She's effortless in her approach to providing the D&I Taskforce with structure, inspiration, and encouragement. Much of that is due to her being exemplary in her work as a Senior Investigative Reporter. She's always maintained such a level of professionalism perfectly balanced with a warmth that makes those around her feel truly safe and included. She's extremely bright and poignant while also showing humility with a constant openness to learn and better herself which you can see simply by watching her on screen. She captivates audiences! That ability clearly trickles down to any task that she's faced with. Forming strong connections is second nature to Paula. It's evident in watching her speak to her peers that they hold a lot of respect and admiration for her which she very much deserves. Paula is one of those people you meet in your life that just inspire you to want to better yourself and whom you will constantly be learning from. That's something that can't be taught and I'm so grateful to have the opportunity to partner with her in anything that I'm able to!
Manisha Thakor
I met Paula in the capacity of being interviewed as an expert source for a piece she was working on. Paula's insightful questions so impressed me (she had CLEARLY done her research). We've stayed in touch since and what I've observed about Paula as a journalist is that she is: creative, brave, detail-oriented, not afraid to ask the hard questions, direct yet also warm, and extremely diligent. If I were a media company, I would want Paula on my staff for sure! (and she's multi-talented - video shooting & editing, sound and photo editing software, basic Flash and HTML knowledge, Web content production: editing, producing and programming content for online websites, social media consultant and content management being areas f strong focus for Paula!)
Carlin Watkins PRC, CIR, CDR
I have nothing but amazing things to say about the impact Paula has had. I've been lucky enough to work with Paula very closely while she has been a terrific leader to KSDK's Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce. She really embodies everything I could want in a thought partner. She's effortless in her approach to providing the D&I Taskforce with structure, inspiration, and encouragement. Much of that is due to her being exemplary in her work as a Senior Investigative Reporter. She's always maintained such a level of professionalism perfectly balanced with a warmth that makes those around her feel truly safe and included. She's extremely bright and poignant while also showing humility with a constant openness to learn and better herself which you can see simply by watching her on screen. She captivates audiences! That ability clearly trickles down to any task that she's faced with. Forming strong connections is second nature to Paula. It's evident in watching her speak to her peers that they hold a lot of respect and admiration for her which she very much deserves. Paula is one of those people you meet in your life that just inspire you to want to better yourself and whom you will constantly be learning from. That's something that can't be taught and I'm so grateful to have the opportunity to partner with her in anything that I'm able to!
Manisha Thakor
I met Paula in the capacity of being interviewed as an expert source for a piece she was working on. Paula's insightful questions so impressed me (she had CLEARLY done her research). We've stayed in touch since and what I've observed about Paula as a journalist is that she is: creative, brave, detail-oriented, not afraid to ask the hard questions, direct yet also warm, and extremely diligent. If I were a media company, I would want Paula on my staff for sure! (and she's multi-talented - video shooting & editing, sound and photo editing software, basic Flash and HTML knowledge, Web content production: editing, producing and programming content for online websites, social media consultant and content management being areas f strong focus for Paula!)
Carlin Watkins PRC, CIR, CDR
I have nothing but amazing things to say about the impact Paula has had. I've been lucky enough to work with Paula very closely while she has been a terrific leader to KSDK's Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce. She really embodies everything I could want in a thought partner. She's effortless in her approach to providing the D&I Taskforce with structure, inspiration, and encouragement. Much of that is due to her being exemplary in her work as a Senior Investigative Reporter. She's always maintained such a level of professionalism perfectly balanced with a warmth that makes those around her feel truly safe and included. She's extremely bright and poignant while also showing humility with a constant openness to learn and better herself which you can see simply by watching her on screen. She captivates audiences! That ability clearly trickles down to any task that she's faced with. Forming strong connections is second nature to Paula. It's evident in watching her speak to her peers that they hold a lot of respect and admiration for her which she very much deserves. Paula is one of those people you meet in your life that just inspire you to want to better yourself and whom you will constantly be learning from. That's something that can't be taught and I'm so grateful to have the opportunity to partner with her in anything that I'm able to!
Manisha Thakor
I met Paula in the capacity of being interviewed as an expert source for a piece she was working on. Paula's insightful questions so impressed me (she had CLEARLY done her research). We've stayed in touch since and what I've observed about Paula as a journalist is that she is: creative, brave, detail-oriented, not afraid to ask the hard questions, direct yet also warm, and extremely diligent. If I were a media company, I would want Paula on my staff for sure! (and she's multi-talented - video shooting & editing, sound and photo editing software, basic Flash and HTML knowledge, Web content production: editing, producing and programming content for online websites, social media consultant and content management being areas f strong focus for Paula!)
Carlin Watkins PRC, CIR, CDR
I have nothing but amazing things to say about the impact Paula has had. I've been lucky enough to work with Paula very closely while she has been a terrific leader to KSDK's Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce. She really embodies everything I could want in a thought partner. She's effortless in her approach to providing the D&I Taskforce with structure, inspiration, and encouragement. Much of that is due to her being exemplary in her work as a Senior Investigative Reporter. She's always maintained such a level of professionalism perfectly balanced with a warmth that makes those around her feel truly safe and included. She's extremely bright and poignant while also showing humility with a constant openness to learn and better herself which you can see simply by watching her on screen. She captivates audiences! That ability clearly trickles down to any task that she's faced with. Forming strong connections is second nature to Paula. It's evident in watching her speak to her peers that they hold a lot of respect and admiration for her which she very much deserves. Paula is one of those people you meet in your life that just inspire you to want to better yourself and whom you will constantly be learning from. That's something that can't be taught and I'm so grateful to have the opportunity to partner with her in anything that I'm able to!
Manisha Thakor
I met Paula in the capacity of being interviewed as an expert source for a piece she was working on. Paula's insightful questions so impressed me (she had CLEARLY done her research). We've stayed in touch since and what I've observed about Paula as a journalist is that she is: creative, brave, detail-oriented, not afraid to ask the hard questions, direct yet also warm, and extremely diligent. If I were a media company, I would want Paula on my staff for sure! (and she's multi-talented - video shooting & editing, sound and photo editing software, basic Flash and HTML knowledge, Web content production: editing, producing and programming content for online websites, social media consultant and content management being areas f strong focus for Paula!)
Experience
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KSDK - 5 On Your Side
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United States
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Investigative Reporter
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Mar 2022 - Present
-Combine broadcast, digital and social media skills to build impactful short and long-term investigations that make sense of data and emphasize solutions. -Lead the station's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Task Force. -Combine broadcast, digital and social media skills to build impactful short and long-term investigations that make sense of data and emphasize solutions. -Lead the station's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Task Force.
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WHAS-TV
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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100 - 200 Employee
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Investigative Reporter
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Jul 2019 - Mar 2022
Investigated and reported topics that resulted in solutions. My reporting on the lack of a compensation fund for people who have been wrongfully convicted resulted in a newly proposed bill in Kentucky. Honors: -1st Place regional Emmy Award for investigation into the U.S. Postal Service (Aug 2021) -1st Place regional Emmy Award for investigation into essential oils (Aug 2021) -Earned the 2021 Knight TV Data Fellowship with the Investigative Reporters & Editors organization to strengthen data watchdog skills (Sept 2021) -Citizen of the Year award from the Kentucky Nurses Association, the first time this honor has been given to a member of the media (Oct 2020) -2nd Place in Investigative Reporting from the National Press Photographers Association for investigation into LGBTQ discrimination (Oct 2020) -2nd Place in the TV Reporter category from the Kentucky Associated Press Broadcast Awards (April 2020) -Participated in an 8-week intensive storytelling seminar with journalist Boyd Huppert (2021) Show less
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News 12
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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200 - 300 Employee
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Reporter
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Mar 2015 - Jun 2019
-Reported, shot, wrote, and edited GA, enterprise, and investigative stories daily as an MMJ, working mainly in Brooklyn and the Bronx. -Led newscasts in liveshots regularly. -Reported, shot, wrote, and edited GA, enterprise, and investigative stories daily as an MMJ, working mainly in Brooklyn and the Bronx. -Led newscasts in liveshots regularly.
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Zazoom Media Group
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United States
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Media Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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On Air Host
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Dec 2015 - Jul 2016
-Hosted videos that aired nationally about trending news stories, ranging from entertainment to politics, which were broadcasted on local news stations and other outlets including MSN, TIME, AOL, Yahoo, and USAToday. -Hosted videos that aired nationally about trending news stories, ranging from entertainment to politics, which were broadcasted on local news stations and other outlets including MSN, TIME, AOL, Yahoo, and USAToday.
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Freelance Journalist
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2014 - 2016
-Pitched and wrote articles and long-form feature stories that appeared in CNBC, The Atlantic, The Boston Globe, PBS, CBS Interactive, The Verge, The Huffington Post, and other news outlets. -Reporting ranged from tech-focused stories on the future of "vehicle-to-vehicle communication" to a cover story for The Boston Globe on the push among employees for more flexible work schedules. -Pitched and wrote articles and long-form feature stories that appeared in CNBC, The Atlantic, The Boston Globe, PBS, CBS Interactive, The Verge, The Huffington Post, and other news outlets. -Reporting ranged from tech-focused stories on the future of "vehicle-to-vehicle communication" to a cover story for The Boston Globe on the push among employees for more flexible work schedules.
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Various News Organizations
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New York City Metropolitan Area
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Business Journalist
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2008 - 2014
-Worked as a producer at Yahoo! Finance, a Senior Managing Editor at Chief Investment Officer Magazine, and a Senior Editor at SourceMedia. -Worked as a producer at Yahoo! Finance, a Senior Managing Editor at Chief Investment Officer Magazine, and a Senior Editor at SourceMedia.
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Education
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University of Maryland College Park
Bachelor's degree, Journalism, Government & Politics
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