Emma Louise Penrod
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Utility Dive,
Yahoo Finance,
Yahoo,
Washington Times,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
Times Union (Albany),
The State,
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer,
Daily Herald (Provo Utah),
Roanoke Times,
Killeen Daily Herald
and
Covers:
musicians, local arts, religion, industrial pollution, obesity, livestock, local weather, mountain west medical center, us magnesium, goshute tribal concerns, hobby farms, local health concerns, tooele city government, environmental issues, local churches, kennecott mine, local wildlife, utah environmental policy, drought and water supply, tooele history, water quality, mining, artists, agriculture
Doesn't Cover:
tooele county government, grantsville city government, tooele county schools
Independent journalist covering sustainability and equity in agriculture, energy & environmental health. Writing @UtilityDive @FeedStrategy, often elsewhere.
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Emma Louise Penrod’s Biography
Read Full Bio →I like to say that I grew up in a newsroom — after all, I started reporting for my hometown paper while in high school, and had a staff position before I graduated.
I'm a prolific reporter with an ability to write well for diverse audiences and across multiple genres. Even after writing 6-8 stories a week for the Tooele Transcript, I usually head home to spend my free-time writing or conducting research. Consequently, I have authored several books, two of which are published.
I have a keen int…
Emma Louise Penrod’s Journalist Portfolio
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Medicare reimbursement uneven across rural, urban Utah counties
Home on the range: local group helps city transplants find their rural roots
Proposed mine site considered sacred to Ibapah's Goshute tribes
Appeal reveals price of water rights for Tooele developers
Stericycle emissions small compared to top local polluters
New Stansbury pastor found his faith on Iraq's desert battlefield
Interview
See all 5 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
I started out as a high school correspondent for the Tooele Transcript-Bulletin. I wrote a humor column and covered news from Tooele High.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes. I used one to fill out my college applications because the PDF wouldn't let me type in it, and I didn't want to fill it out by hand.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Hildy Johnson, of course. From His Girl Friday.