Donna Tam
Executive Editor
SHORT BIO
Donna Tam is the executive editor of Marketplace, overseeing the newsroom’s editors, reporters, producers, and hosts. She is invested in building on the legacy of Marketplace’s award-winning journalism to serve a new public media audience.
After joining Marketplace in 2016 as a digital editor, Donna led the digital team before stepping into the newsroom’s first bridging role: senior project manager, with a focus on connecting editorial initiatives to audience growth and revenue opportunities. She continued that work as director of on-demand, eventually leading the podcast, newsletter and social media teams. Her past life includes covering tech news at CNET and local news at daily newspapers.
Latest Stories (110)
Trump reportedly working on $20 million settlement for Trump University lawsuit
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Donna Tam
Nov 18, 2016
The president-elect’s lawyers are in talks to settle in the case of fraud allegation, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The Twinkie revival: Hostess’ long road to going public
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Donna Tam
Nov 7, 2016
The once beleaguered snack cake maker is trying to make its comeback. How did it get here?
How the undocumented immigrant workforce has changed since 2009
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Donna Tam
Nov 3, 2016
A new Pew report looks at the population, which accounts for 5 percent of U.S. labor.
Students who lose financial aid are more likely to drop out, study says
For top performing college students, between $1,000 to $1,500 can have an impact.
Let’s do the numbers: Obamacare rate hikes (with charts)
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Donna Tam
Oct 27, 2016
Premiums for the federal insurance plan are estimated to go up 25 percent on average in 2017. What does that mean for you?
Bob Dylan should respond to the Nobel Prize committee if he wants that prize money
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Donna Tam
Oct 24, 2016
Per the prize’s rules, the musician is required to deliver a lecture or a concert to receive the nearly $1 million purse.
People are already selling ‘bad hombre’ and ‘nasty woman’ merch? Yup.
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Donna Tam
Oct 20, 2016
The latest election memes are already making the rounds as products online.
Wells Fargo CEO retires following fake accounts controversy
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Donna Tam
Oct 12, 2016
Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf retires after weeks of public outcry.
What does killing off the Galaxy Note 7 mean for Samsung?
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Donna Tam
Oct 11, 2016
The South Korean electronics giant is permanently halting production on the overheating smartphone.
As Trump loses party support, funding may follow suit
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Donna Tam
Oct 10, 2016
More Republicans withdraw their allegiance to Trump, prompting the party to reportedly withdraw some financial support.