Daphne Chen

Data and Investigations Reporter • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Last edited October 7, 2022

Daphne Chen is a reporter specializing in data and investigations for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. She was part of a reporting team nominated for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service for a project that uncovered how electrical fires disproportionately endanger poor Black renters. Previously, she was a data reporter for USA TODAY, where she revealed that state officials repeatedly sent children to live with foster parents accused of abuse. Before becoming a data journalist, she worked as a health and general assignment reporter in Florida, Utah, North Carolina and Cambodia.