Marceleen Mosher
@marceleen.bsky.social
Doctoral candidate studying the political economy of public media, nonprofit journalism, and environmental communication. Fueled by curiosity, rage, candy, and a love of cats.
Excellent piece on the unmet – but still necessary – promises of public media.
Public Media’s Promise Was Never the Problem
This is the moment to find a better solution. But the winning coalition must be as broad and as honest as the problem is large.
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I curate the history series at public media's trade journal Current. We're looking for pieces on the history of NPR, PBS and its affiliates, with some space to imagine public media's future. We accept academic articles repurposed for wide readership. Plus, we pay. Please circulate!
Rewind: The Roots of Public Media
This series features scholars of media history looking back at both familiar and lesser-known chapters in public broadcasting’s evolution. “Rewind” is presented in partnership with the Radio Preservat...
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I'm delighted to share the final results of an epic international collaboration through @mason4c.bsky.social, with brilliant research colleagues, published today at @thelancetplanet.bsky.social. Our study shows how little attention the health implications of climate receive. Click to learn more!
ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.
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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.
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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...
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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"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.
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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,...
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