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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)

When nations police what women wear

by Donna Tam
Aug 29, 2016
Here are just a few examples of how governments are trying to impose dress codes on women.
Indian women walk past a billboard of Australian model Miranda Kerr in Mumbai on March 8, 2013. 
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Americans are eating more cheese than ever

by Donna Tam
Aug 26, 2016
Then why is the government buying surplus of the dairy staple? The global market is saturated.
Lenny Zimmel puts Colby cheese curds into forms to make 40 pounds blocks of cheese at the Widmer's Cheese Cellars on June 27, 2016 in Theresa, Wisconsin. In 2015, Americans were consuming over 34 pounds of cheese per capita.
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French court's suspension of one burkini ban could set a precedent

by Donna Tam
Aug 26, 2016
The bans on the full-body swimsuit are likely to be overturned thanks to the ruling, according to reports.
Mecca Laa Laa wears a burkini on her first surf lifesaving patrol at North Cronulla Beach in Sydney, Australia.
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Ryan Lochte’s sponsors are backing away after robbery scandal

by Donna Tam
Aug 22, 2016
Speedo said it is dumping the Olympian and Ralph Lauren is following suit.
Ryan Lochte of the United States attends a press conference at the Rio Olympics on Aug. 12.
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Why ramen noodles replaced cigarettes as prison currency

by Donna Tam
Aug 22, 2016
The study of one correctional facility illustrates a prison system shaped by declining food services.
Packets of dried instant noodles have long replaced cigarettes as a preferred form of currency inside one U.S. prison.
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Ramen is fueling the underground labor market in prison

by Donna Tam
Aug 22, 2016
Low wages and rising prices of instant noodle packets mean prisoners taking on second jobs, according to one study.
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Why ramen noodles are replacing cigarettes as prison currency

by Donna Tam
Aug 22, 2016
The study of one correctional facility illustrates a prison system shaped by declining food services.
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What these Olympians could pay in taxes for winning medals

by Donna Tam
Aug 18, 2016
Yes, even gold medals are taxable.
Those medals they're holding come with a cash prize, which means they may be taxed for it. 
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How rising child care costs affect the workers taking care of your kids

by Donna Tam
Aug 11, 2016
Politicians are touting reform to help parents pay for increasing child care costs. Childcare workers and early educators say they need those reforms as well.
Children play at a daycare facility in Germany. 
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Why it's important to monitor your retirement fees

by Donna Tam
Aug 10, 2016
Buried in your 401 (k) plan statements are fees that could cost you tens of thousands of dollars.
A meeting with a retirement adviser 2002 in Miami, Florida, 2002.
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