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Author: Laura Garbes

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    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 within dominant institutional spaces.
    By Laura Garbes, Assistant Professor of Sociology (University of Minnesota – Twin Cities)
    September 9, 2025
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    How a focus on diversity has strengthened NPR

    Contrary to the argument made by former NPR editor Uri Berliner, NPR's efforts to diversify its workforce have enhanced its journalism and ...
    By Laura Garbes, Assistant Professor of Sociology (University of Minnesota – Twin Cities)
    May 7, 2024
  • How a CPB task force advanced a prescient vision for diversity in public radio

    In the late 1970s, the critiques by CPB's Minority Task Force pushed NPR to increase minority employment and training programs and served ...
    By Laura Garbes, Assistant Professor of Sociology (University of Minnesota – Twin Cities)
    November 13, 2017

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