Great Salt Lake Collaborative wins Public Service Award

The Great Salt Lake Collaborative, launched with support from SJN, won the Public Service Award from the Utah Society of Professional Journalists. The announcement read: “The collaborative of 13 news outlets, along with education and community partners, helped put the Great Salt Lake back on the map at a time when it looked like it would literally dry up and disappear. Through the unique partnership model, newsrooms produced and shared over 240 stories about the lake, with a focus on evidence-based solutions. The conversations started have had tremendous impact, with polls from last fall now showing 80% of Utahns concerned about the lake. Politicians have also stepped up, with the legislature allocating $1 billion in the past two sessions to help preserve and strengthen the lake.”