Behind the headlines with the reporter covering Illinois’ most powerful stories

Hannah Meisel is the Statehouse and Chicago Reporter at Capitol News Illinois. She is a graduate of the UIS Public Affairs Reporting program and previously worked at NPR Illinois as the Statehouse Editor. She spoke with Community Voices about her journey through journalism, her approach to reporting on government and politics, and her experience covering the Michael Madigan trial. She also shared thoughts on how reporters can improve their coverage and discussed the future of citizen journalism.