Cait Barker
Martinsville, Va.
Cait Barker is a Virginia-based reporter for The Click. She has a bachelor’s degree in creative writing and media & communications from Emory & Henry University and is pursuing her master’s in American Journalism Online from NYU. She has worked at WEHC Radio and as an intern for the Virginia Association of Broadcasters, where she reported for and anchored news programs and hosted her weekly program focused on pop culture trends in music.
May 15, 2025
Ultimate Fandom: How K-Pop Made Me Feel Seen
When you love something deeply, it becomes a way of being seen. K-pop gave me new music but also new friendships, new vocabulary, new rituals. It makes space for screaming, crying, overanalyzing, and, above all, connection.
December 13, 2024
Post-Election Southwest Virginia Eyes Looming Economic Promises
What was once the most influential region in the state diminished into the most underdeveloped. Governor Glenn Youngkin, along with others in the Republican party, promises to fight for the revitalization of abandoned coal land. Meanwhile, Virginia Democrats see a different path to economic development in Virginia, with the installation of solar farms making its way into the Southwest.
November 5, 2024
Rep. Morgan Griffith Wins Re-election for the Eighth Time in Virginia
Incumbent Morgan Griffith won his seat in the U.S. House for Virginia's Ninth Congressional District against Democrat Karen Baker.
October 21, 2024
Virginia Early Voting Sparks High Hopes for Increased Voter Turnout
On the first day of early voting, Dawn Stultz-Vaughn spent her morning sending more than 1,300 mail-in absentee ballots, then stepped out of her office to welcome 397 voters in.
October 1, 2024
Red County, Blue City: Virginia Political Leaders Predict Election Results
In the southern part of the state, Democratic and Republican party leaders from Martinsville City and Henry County both foresee victory in the 2024 election.