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Alex Goldmark

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As seen in: Here & Now Anytime, Planet Money, Medium, NPR, Fast Company, Flipboard, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, WNYC (New York, NY), GBH News (Boston, MA), KRCC-FM (Colorado Springs, CO), KUOW-FM (Seattle, WA), Stanford Social Innovation Review and
Covers:  social enterprise, business, environment, transportation, tech, technology, impact investing
Doesn't Cover: health
Exec Prod @NPR’s @PlanetMoney. @StanfordHAI Journalist-in-Residence + @jskstanford fellow. (autodelete on) BlueSky: alexgoldmark.bsky.social

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Public radio reporter at heart, I dabble in the digital now too. Senior Producer for WNYC's New Tech City, occasional transportation reporter. I also cover social enterprise for public radio programs, FastCoExist and other places. A bit more here or there, and teaching radio at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. Former contributing editor for GOOD magazine.

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Killed While Cycling: Why So Few Fatal Bike Crashes Lead to Arrest in NYC

Killed While Cycling: Why So Few Fatal Bike Crashes Lead to Arrest in NYC

Last year, 21 cyclists died in vehicle crashes in New York City. But only two drivers were arrested and local…

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Should Fighting Hunger Be a Franchise Business? - Business - GOOD

Should Fighting Hunger Be a Franchise Business? - Business - GOOD

A child in El Salvador holding a package of food aid. The idea of a business franchise is more likely to conj…

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Crowdfunding, Why the SEC Bans It, Obama Wants It, and Banks Fear It - Business - GOOD

Crowdfunding, Why the SEC Bans It, Obama Wants It, and Banks Fear It - Business - GOOD

As politicians left and right lament that stingy banks won't lend "to get the economy going again," another s…

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Mexico experiments with the 'branchless' bank

Mexico experiments with the 'branchless' bank

With costs to open rural bank branches prohibitive, tech companies look to turn payphones into virtual banks.

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Abandoned Bikes Abound

Abandoned Bikes Abound

It started out simply enough. Transportation Nation asked readers to help map all of the abandoned bikes in N…

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World Tour 7: Getting entrepreneurial in Korea

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By Robert Smith Verified, Alex Goldmark Verified, Sophia Paliza-Carre
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How Korea grew its economy : Planet Money Summer School This week’s stop on our world tour - Korea. A country divided into two very different power structures since the end of WWII. Today South Korea is the maker of some of the world’s favorite exports – from Samsung TV’s to BTS. But 75 years ago it was a much different story. How the textile industry and a partnership with Bangladesh lifted the country out of poverty and paved the way for rapid economic growth.
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World Tour 6: Currency Chaos in Argentina

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By Robert Smith Verified, Alex Goldmark Verified, Schuyler Swenson Verified, Sophia Paliza-Carre
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How to Survive Inflation in Argentina : Planet Money Summer School Just about everyone in Argentina is an expert in inflation and whether they like it or not, economic flexibility. Can we learn from them? Over the years, we at Planet Money have checked in on Argentina as it tried to recover from economic collapse in 2001 and 2002, and as inflation shot up and the country defaulted on its debts.
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Sand heists and property rights in the Caribbean (Summer School)

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By Robert Smith, Alex Goldmark Verified, Sophia Paliza-Carre
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Sand theft and property rights in the Caribbean : Planet Money Imagine a nation where, for the residents, land is for the claiming. You walk down the street, pick out a nice looking plot of land, and just plop down a marker. No rent, no taxes, no deed – just free land. That’s the communal system of property rights that governed a small Caribbean island for over a century.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Freelancer for public radio.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

How is social media changing news?

I am filling out a form for a website I don't fully understand.