LinkedIn Recomendations:
"Chelsea Boozer is a tough, persistent journalist who is unafraid to challenge authority. She may well be the best reporter working in college media today. Her work has made the University of Memphs a safer, more open and more responsive place, and her leadership has helped energize an entire newsroom staff. She is Mike Wallace with molasses syrup, disarming but deadly, and she is going to be a Mike Wallace-sized star." - June 27, 2012
-- Frank LoMonte, Executive Director, Student Press Law Center
"Chelsea has done great investigative work as a reporter and editor at The Daily Helmsman and provided inspiration to other student journalists through our Campus Coverage Project." - June 5, 2012
-- Mark Horvit, Executive Director, Investigative Reporters and Editors
"Chelsea's work at The Commercial Appeal as a young journalist is first-rate. She tackles the difficult stories and delivers on them professionally. I recommend her without reservation." - May, 31, 2012
-- Richard Locker, Nashville Bureau Chief, The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal
-- Frank LoMonte, Executive Director, Student Press Law Center
"Chelsea has done great investigative work as a reporter and editor at The Daily Helmsman and provided inspiration to other student journalists through our Campus Coverage Project." - June 5, 2012
-- Mark Horvit, Executive Director, Investigative Reporters and Editors
"Chelsea's work at The Commercial Appeal as a young journalist is first-rate. She tackles the difficult stories and delivers on them professionally. I recommend her without reservation." - May, 31, 2012
-- Richard Locker, Nashville Bureau Chief, The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal
John Ensslin, President, Society of Professional Journalists
(In a letter to the University of Memphis protesting the funding cut of the school paper.)
"... I am struck by the high caliber of work these young journalists are doing. In particular, I’m impressed with the work of The Helmsman’s editor Chelsea Boozer. In Chelsea, I see a promising young journalist whom your university will someday be proud to call a graduate. ... We journalists are a skeptical lot. We question authority. We ask seemingly impertinent questions. We hold public figures accountable. We fight for the public’s right to know so that people can make the kind of informed decisions that are vital in a democracy.
Chelsea displays all these traits and then some. Here’s an example of the kind of journalist she is and promises to become: On Labor Day weekend, while many of her peers will be at the beach or some such place enjoying the end of the summer, Chelsea has made plans to be one of the number of student journalists who will be traveling to Fort Lauderdale. There they plan to produce a newspaper for residents of a homeless shelter through a program that the local SPJ chapter has organized for the last four years. This is the kind of student you should be proud of. Her work reflects well upon the education she has received at the University of Memphis."
Chelsea displays all these traits and then some. Here’s an example of the kind of journalist she is and promises to become: On Labor Day weekend, while many of her peers will be at the beach or some such place enjoying the end of the summer, Chelsea has made plans to be one of the number of student journalists who will be traveling to Fort Lauderdale. There they plan to produce a newspaper for residents of a homeless shelter through a program that the local SPJ chapter has organized for the last four years. This is the kind of student you should be proud of. Her work reflects well upon the education she has received at the University of Memphis."
Judges of the 2010 Investigative Reporters and Editors awards
"Chelsea Boozer did what journalists do: Question authority, scrap for refused public records and then stand up for the defenseless. Boozer tapped into a difficult and under-covered topic on campus: how student fees were spent. She shined a light on the perks of student government leaders, including their paid tuition, parking and stipends, all funded by a mandatory student activity fee. Her digging found budgets tapped for student travel and T-shirts for the student senate. ... Student leaders now post their budget publicly."
Russ Fly, Deputy Metro Editor, The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal
"Chelsea has a very important asset for a journalist: a nose for news. It’s one of those unteachable attributes that can separate a good reporter from a great one. During her 2011 internship at The Commercial Appeal, she showed me that dogged determination to keep digging when she smelled a good story. Chelsea has all the makings of a fine reporter."
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Dr. David Arant, Journalism Department Chair, The University of Memphis
“Chelsea is an excellent writer and dogged reporter. Her reporting has already been recognized as among the best in the country by national IRE and Hearst awards.”
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Scott Carroll, Former Editor in Chief, The Daily Helmsman
"As one of the most talented young reporters I've worked with, Chelsea has been a reliable and productive member of our team at The Daily Helmsman. Through her ambitious investigative reporting, she has established herself as a motivated and observant journalist."
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