(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Aimee Winder Newton, left, senior advisor to Gov. Spencer Cox and director of the Office of Families attends the House judiciary committee alongside grieving parents Karl and Britney Obray about HB464 Social Media Regulation Act Amendments on Wednesday, February. 14, 2024 at the Capitol. The Obray family testified that social media led their teenage son Dexton to commit suicide.
Emily is a statewatch reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune, where she has worked since 2022. She received her master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University. There, she worked on investigative projects for The Washington Post and ProPublica. While writing, she's probably spinning something from her ever-expanding shelf of punk records.