Marceleen Mosher
@marceleen.bsky.social
Finally putting a love of Chomsky to use studying the political economy of public media and nonprofit journalism.
Fueled by curiosity, rage (2025), candy and a love of cats.
Fueled by curiosity, rage (2025), candy and a love of cats.
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"The vague and subjective criteria of having a story that includes 'good talkers' ... end up favoring experts and guests with experience within and connections to white institutional spaces," writes @lauragarbes.bsky.social. current.org/2025/09/how-...
How journalists of color are expanding radio’s definition of a ‘good talker’
Voice standards can shift to ensure clear, dynamic speech without excluding guests who lack training and experience in institutional spaces.
current.org
September 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"The vague and subjective criteria of having a story that includes 'good talkers' ... end up favoring experts and guests with experience within and connections to white institutional spaces," writes @lauragarbes.bsky.social. current.org/2025/09/how-...
Reposted by Marceleen Mosher
How public radio has perpetuated racial inequality since its founding—and how journalists of color are challenging white dominance in the workplace and on the public airwaves.
Laura Garbes' Listeners Like Who? is out now. Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
Laura Garbes' Listeners Like Who? is out now. Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
September 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
How public radio has perpetuated racial inequality since its founding—and how journalists of color are challenging white dominance in the workplace and on the public airwaves.
Laura Garbes' Listeners Like Who? is out now. Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
Laura Garbes' Listeners Like Who? is out now. Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
Essential reading as we reimagine public media. @lauragarbes.bsky.social knocks this out of the park!
Opinion | Public media’s ‘elitism’ is a result of funding failures
"Ironically, any elitism that Republicans charge public radio with is a result of their own attacks on the system," Laura Garbes writes.
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September 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Essential reading as we reimagine public media. @lauragarbes.bsky.social knocks this out of the park!
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"In almost every corner of America, college students can receive real-world experience at their local public media stations." current.org/2025/06/new-...
New study reveals surprising breadth of student reporting in public media - Current
College students help cover communities at 88% of stations, according to a report by the University of Vermont’s Center for Community News.
current.org
June 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"In almost every corner of America, college students can receive real-world experience at their local public media stations." current.org/2025/06/new-...
Reposted by Marceleen Mosher
Join our next "Innovate with Current" webinar Feb. 20 @ 2pm ET. You’ll learn how struggles faced by public media’s previous generations mirror today's challenges with @joshshepperd.bsky.social, Allison Perlman, Laura Garbes and Leslie Fields-Cruz. Register now: uwmadison.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Innovate with Current: The Secret History of Public Media. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
We all know the origin story of public media—the 1960s, Lyndon Johnson, the Public Broadcasting Act, the premiere of Sesame Street, and NPR’s first broadcasts. But public media’s spirit of innovation,...
uwmadison.zoom.us
February 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Join our next "Innovate with Current" webinar Feb. 20 @ 2pm ET. You’ll learn how struggles faced by public media’s previous generations mirror today's challenges with @joshshepperd.bsky.social, Allison Perlman, Laura Garbes and Leslie Fields-Cruz. Register now: uwmadison.zoom.us/webinar/regi...