Salt Lake Tribune hires Sollitt to cover tech and workers

Shannon Sollitt will cover business, including Utah’s tech sector and issues shaping the state’s workforce and workplaces, for the Salt Lake Tribune in July with the assistance of Report for America.

A Tribune story states, “Sollitt is currently a Report for America corps member at the Statesman Journal in Salem, Ore., covering farming and farmworkers. She previously worked as a reporter for outlets in Jackson, Wyo. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Boston University and bachelor’s degrees in Spanish and sociology from Willamette University in Oregon.

“The Willamette Valley’s agricultural sector and workforce are ‘the backbone of the area’s economy,’ she said. Her coverage has explored the industry’s successes and challenges, including the concerns of farmworkers.

“They ‘frequently feel unheard, undervalued, especially because a language barrier prevents many of them from speaking up,’ she said. ‘I have been privileged to get to know some of these workers and hear their stories, in their native language, so that I and readers can understand what they need.'”

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