Amplify Utah is a nonprofit that supports and facilitates engaged and dynamic journalistic storytelling to celebrate diverse points of view through storytelling by student journalists.

A Utah nonprofit helps families pick up the pieces after homicide

Along the Great Salt Lake’s shores, a podcast is telling stories of peril and hope

Utah cohousing community shares shovels, meals and a love for Great Salt Lake

New film fuses art and Indigenous voices to spotlight Great Salt Lake’s plight

‘Great Salt Lake is our future’: Utah teens organize to sound the alarm

Tooele residents say they’re fighting a ‘losing battle’ against inland port projects

A University of Utah program aims to make A.I. more responsible. Can it help during the election?

Cyber sexual assault: How the University of Utah is preparing for a new kind of crime

Utah museum’s ‘A Climate of Hope’ exhibit lets visitors explore solutions

Indigenous poets at SLCC event say their languages have ‘right to coexist’

A Utah football pro takes her talent and wisdom from field to classroom

Student filmmakers ask: Can ‘Indigenous stewardship’ help the Great Salt Lake?

‘Where these cells come from’: SLCC honors a woman who changed medicine and bioethics

How to get steamy onstage, safely: Meet a Utah intimacy director

At Utah State, women climbers are ascending on their own terms

Why more than half of Utah’s teens, 16-19, have jobs

A Utah TikTok personality brings attention to sustainable landscaping

A University of Utah professor’s exhibit captures a 2006 march for immigration reform in photos

Anti-LGBTQ flyers at Salt Lake Community College, and the school’s response, raise alarms

SLCC’s program at Utah State Prison has its first graduating class

Environmentalists weigh in on ‘flower bombing,’ and how to do it wisely

SLCC student promotes ‘Indigenous excellence’ through community radio

SLCC’s Trans Sports Ball Day provides a space for all to exercise and have fun

Brothers work to promote diversity and Indigenous heritage at SLCC

Technology can raise barriers to learning English, ESL students and teachers say

Utah researchers are testing a birth control gel for men

From a truck to a brick-and-mortar location, Loco Burger’s owners have big dreams

Utah’s indie bookstores are leading the charge against school book bans

Logan schools working to implement new policy over pride flags

At University of Utah, an Arab student group aims to build community

Watch: Tattoo taboos fading among younger Latter-day Saints

Gen Zers leaving LDS faith find community on social apps like TikTok

Crackdowns have moved street racing to once-quiet neighborhoods

College pantries in Utah learning to serve a more diverse range of students

Utah colleges work to conserve water on campuses

How some Utahns navigate going to college at an older age

Two drag queens talk about Salt Lake City’s growing drag scene, and the pushback

Salt Lake Community College leaders disappointed by court ruling that leaves DACA program in limbo

With inflation rising, SLCC’s Bruin Pantry sees more students and staff seeking its free goods

Gender-inclusive restroom signs being installed at SLCC’s Taylorsville campus

‘My existence is not political’: Students and parents debate pride flags in Logan schools

Protesting BYU’s LGBTQ policy, Black Menaces group calls for student walkout next week

Utah’s LGBTQ+ youth find connection with art exhibition ‘A Hug Away’

Mural artists return to their roots with work at SLCC’s Peace and Justice Garden

Utah students create video, posters for campaign to promote vaccinations

What we do

Amplify Utah partners with The Salt Lake Tribune to bolster diverse voices through engaged storytelling. Stories are written by Salt Lake Community College students and published by the Tribune, helping to ensure a broad readership learns about the culturally rich and diverse communities that have been underrepresented in the media. Read more about our mission

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We’re looking for student and community authors with great ideas and stories to share as well as media partners to more broadly amplify these great stories from across our community. If you’d like to get involved, email Marcie Young Cancio, marcie@amplifyutah.org. We hope you’ll join us on this journey to support engaged journalistic storytelling celebrating Utah’s diverse points of view.

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AMPLIFY UTAH’S BOARD

Marcie Young Cancio
Founder and Executive Director
Michelle Church
Co-founder of Altr Agency
Corinne Anderson
Associate Professor of Accounting at Salt Lake Community College
Aaron Atkins
Assistant Professor of Digital Media at Weber State University
Ashley “AC” Cox
Associate Professor of Marketing at Salt Lake Community College
Sean Crossland
Assistant Professor of Higher Education Leadership at Utah Valley University
Joey Dushane-Navanick
Business Student at Salt Lake Community College
Cristian Martinez
Journalism and Digital Media Student at Salt Lake Community College
Chelsea Naughton
Digital Content Manager with America Amplified
Erik Roan
Assistant Director of Development at Guadalupe School
Stephen Speckman
Freelance Photographer
Amie Schaeffer
Digital Content Producer at KSL NewsRadio
Olivia Webster
Communications and Marketing Specialist at the University of Utah's McCluskey Center for Violence Prevention
Kira Hoffelmeyer
Assistant News Director at KSL NewsRadio

Meet the Board