Chelsea McDougall
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Chelsea McDougall is a Milwaukee-area journalist, working as a crime and court reporter at the Northwest Herald. Her beat includes covering high-profile crime and legal issues, as well as the McHenry County State's Attorney, Sheriff and Coroner's offices.
McDougall is 2014 Institute for Justice and Journalism Fellow and a 2015 H.F. Guggenheim Fellow for criminal justice reporting. Her work has earned awards from the Associated Press and Illinois Press Association. She has been an on-air contributor for both CNN and Huffington Post.
Prior to reporting criminal justice and legal news, she was a municipal reporter, and she covered the gamut of local news. Her stories included breaking news, elections, local government, education, business, human interest, politics and more.
She is a former copy editor and page designer, which translates to experience in nearly every facet of newspaper production, including page design, editing, proofreading and website management.
McDougall is adaptable, detail-oriented, web-savvy and can work under deadline pressure. Visit the "clips" section of this webpage to take a look at her completed projects.
McDougall is 2014 Institute for Justice and Journalism Fellow and a 2015 H.F. Guggenheim Fellow for criminal justice reporting. Her work has earned awards from the Associated Press and Illinois Press Association. She has been an on-air contributor for both CNN and Huffington Post.
Prior to reporting criminal justice and legal news, she was a municipal reporter, and she covered the gamut of local news. Her stories included breaking news, elections, local government, education, business, human interest, politics and more.
She is a former copy editor and page designer, which translates to experience in nearly every facet of newspaper production, including page design, editing, proofreading and website management.
McDougall is adaptable, detail-oriented, web-savvy and can work under deadline pressure. Visit the "clips" section of this webpage to take a look at her completed projects.