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Ariana Rosas

Producer

Ariana Rosas is a producer for “Marketplace Morning Report,” a nationally broadcast business and economics news show that airs as part of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

She joined the show in March 2022 as director-assistant producer, and a year and a half later, was promoted to overnight producer, where she oversaw daily production, contributed to the show’s daily news agenda, assigned and edited reporter stories, and line-edited the show scripts with the host. In this role, she served as the final editor and fact-checker before going live.

With the departure of the show’s longtime host, she transitioned from overnight to dayside production. She now primarily produces feature content for the morning casts and contributes to Marketplace’s digital presence.

Ariana came to Marketplace from Minnesota Public Radio, where she worked on the local version of “Morning Edition,” as well as a now-retired hour-long daily national talk show.

Ariana has a strong background in editing and fact-checking daily stories, longer-form features, as well as investigative reporting. As a freelance fact-checker, she worked across digital, print, and audio platforms, contributing to publications and outlets ranging from Rebel Girls and Vice Magazine to Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting.

Ariana lives in Brooklyn with her two cats, Lunar and Whiskey.

Latest from Ariana Rosas

  • One consequence of labor shortages? Lower inequality
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    Workers throughout the economy have seen a rise in bargaining power driven by labor shortages. But according to a new paper, it’s lower-income workers who’ve seen their wages rise the most, which translates into lower overall inequality. Fed Chair Jerome Powell spoke in front of the Senate Banking Committee yesterday, saying that the strength of the economy means rate hikes are likely to last longer to fight inflation. And, in honor of International Women’s Day, we spoke to Bridget Bodnar, co-host of Marketplace’s kids podcast Million Bazillion, about how her team approached teaching children about the gender wage gap. 

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  • Yeezy does it — Adidas counts the cost of Kanye split

    From the BBC World Service: Adidas is counting the cost of terminating its partnership with Kanye West, announcing the company could be forced to write off $500 million worth of inventory of his famous brand of Yeezy sneakers. They parted ways with the musician last year due to anti-Semitic comments West made on social media — analyst Russ Mould speaks to us about the impact on the German sportswear giant. Plus we’re in the Philippines as the government looks to ban their most polluting form of public transport – the Jeepney. And, we celebrate International Women’s Day with some extraordinary achievers.

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  • Companies are laying off and unemployment claims are…falling?
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    The labor market in today’s economy, at first glance, seemingly defies logical explanation — the number of people seeking unemployment benefits has fallen as companies lay off lots of staff. We look into why the data looks how it does. A bipartisan bill in Congress is looking to lay the groundwork to ban TikTok in the U.S. The rules governing the classification of Community Development Financial Institutions are about to go under a revamp by the Treasury Department. And, the BBC reports on South Africa’s new electricity minister, whose appointment comes as the country’s main utility provider Eskom undergoes a severe crisis. 

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  • AI could open a legal can of worms for tech
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    Generative AI programs like Microsoft’s ChatGPT have taken the world by storm this year. We talked to Marketplace Tech host Meghan McCarty Carino about the nature of these platforms and how that has opened up a debate over who’s legally liable for the content AI systems produce. There’s a bipartisan push in Congress to restrict TikTok in the United States that goes further than the current ban prohibiting the app on government devices. And, a look at the findings in the first report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Equity Commission.

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    From the BBC World Service: China’s leader Xi Jinping has rebuked the US, blaming it for trying to “contain, “encircle” and “suppress” his country. Richard McGregor, a Senior Fellow for East Asia at the Lowy Institute in Sydney speaks to us about the latest developments. Plus, France endures its biggest day of strikes over the retirement age, and we hear about the laws the British government is trying to pass to stem the flow of migrants crossing the English channel.

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  • A big week ahead for macroeconomic wonks
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    It’s set to be a big week for watchers of the larger U.S. economy — Fed Chair Jerome Powell will testify to Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday, while the February jobs report comes out Friday. We spoke with economist Julia Coronado about what we should expect in the week ahead. Vehicles, a good that enjoyed high demand and high prices during the peak of the pandemic, are now in lower demand partly because of elevated interest rates and inflation-weary consumers. And, a look at why some big cities in France are banning electronic billboards. 

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  • The rise of the “outdoorsy” real estate craze
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    Resort towns across the Western U.S. are seeing record-breaking prices for housing amid a wave of buying by ultra-rich people. The trend is fueling a housing crisis for local workers, who often find themselves being priced out of housing. New legislation in the Senate is looking to restrict senior members of the executive branch from trading stocks. And, retailers are saying that inflation-wary consumers are prioritizing value over luxury…and stores are shifting gears to accommodate. 

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  • China increases defense spending, citing “escalating” threats
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    From the BBC World Service: BBC’s China Correspondent Stephen McDonnell reports from Beijing as China says it will increase military spending by more than 7% this year, while warning of “escalating” threats. South Korea tries to build bridges with Japan by picking up the cost of World War II reparations, plus, it’s one month to the day since the earthquakes devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, we hear from the BBC’s Correspondent Anna Foster on the ground.

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  • For Biden, industrial policy is now in vogue
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    Earlier this week, the Biden administration announced that companies could begin applying for funding under the CHIPS and Science Act, but only if they met certain conditions including limiting stock buybacks, providing childcare to workers, and others. According to Felicia Wong, CEO of the liberal-leaning Roosevelt Institute think tank, this could herald a new embrace of industrial policy by Biden to push forward his agenda. And, a look into a new report that details the growing extent of the racial disparity in home ownership in America. 

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  • Republican-led states push against “woke” investing
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    Legislatures in various Republican-controlled states have passed or are mulling restricting banks from ESG investing, which considers environmental, social, and governance factors. We look at what’s behind the backlash to ESG and why some are assailing it as “woke investing.” The Biden Administration released its new Cybersecurity Strategy yesterday, which includes a call to companies to play a greater role in securing their own products. And, excerpts from Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal’s interview with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, where they discussed the economics of the war in Ukraine. 

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