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Meghan McCarty Carino

Senior Reporter

SHORT BIO

Meghan McCarty Carino is a senior reporter at Marketplace headquarters in Los Angeles. She’s also a fill-in host on “Marketplace Tech.”

Since 2019, Meghan has covered workplace culture, from #MeToo to pandemic remote work, the movement for racial justice and the artificial intelligence boom.

In her free time she can often be found obsessing over pizza dough, cocktail experiments or her latest food and drink fixation. She tracks her favorite international sunscreens in a Google doc – just ask.

Meghan previously reported, hosted and produced for Los Angeles station KPCC/LAist, and got her start as an intern at KQED in San Francisco. Her work has won a National Headliner Award, Online Journalism Award, Edward R. Murrow Award, LA Press Club Award and has been featured by Poynter, Nieman Journalism Lab and the Center for Public Integrity.

Meghan grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended UCLA and USC.

Episodes by Meghan (248)

Make Me Smart | Episode 1146

To ban or not to ban

Apr 24, 2024
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Why the Ai Pin fell flat

Apr 23, 2024
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When a senior is ill, can an algorithm decide length of care?

Apr 22, 2024
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The hidden meanings of the AI industry’s favorite words

Apr 9, 2024
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Facial recognition part of Israel's arsenal in Gaza war

Apr 8, 2024
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Why crypto has made a comeback in the Philippines

Mar 25, 2024
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States and schools are learning how to manage AI in education

Mar 12, 2024
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AI can't handle the truth when it comes to the law

Mar 11, 2024
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Bitcoin has gone mainstream. For crypto, that's controversial.

Jan 22, 2024
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Older video games are in danger of going extinct (rerun)

Nov 23, 2023
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Latest Stories (514)

New federal funds for EV charging headed for interstate highways

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Feb 10, 2022
For EVs to catch on, they need to be able to handle the good ol' American road trip.
Electric vehicle tech will drive the conversation at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. Journalist Alex Heath walks us through what to expect.
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Spotify's apology to staff over Joe Rogan scandal sends a broader message

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Feb 7, 2022
Addressing employees' displeasure is a growing priority in how companies handle public relations problems.
Employees are an increasingly important audience for companies' responses to public relations problems. In the tech industry especially, managers fear that offended workers may flee.
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Corporate investors remain bullish on real estate market

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Feb 1, 2022
Corporations bought a record share of homes last year and can make it hard for regular homebuyers to compete.
According to some estimates, firms have invested roughly $50 billion in single-family rentals over the past few years.
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OSHA moves to create permanent workplace safety rules for COVID

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jan 31, 2022
But they could take months or even years to go into effect.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration plans to implement a long-term COVID-19 standard, but that may take a while.
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Location-based pay is being challenged by growth of remote work

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jan 25, 2022
After nearly two years, remote work and flexibility have become the baseline for many workers in a tight labor market.
Employers may have to reconsider cutting location-based pay at a time when competition for labor is tight.
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Fast-moving home sales hit 15-year high last year

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jan 21, 2022
Most houses sold in about a week, keeping buyers on their toes.
Some homebuyers are forgoing inspections or appraisals simply to have a shot at an accepted home offer.
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Corporate boards became more diverse in 2021

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jan 4, 2022
Representation of women and people from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups increased significantly after 2020's pledges, data shows.
The number of directors from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups jumped by 25% last year, according to data from ISS Corporate Solutions.
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Some big Wall Street banks reverse their back-to-office plans — again

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jan 3, 2022
They've been among the most aggressive employers when it comes to bringing workers back into face-to-face contact.
Despite investment banking companies' preference for in-person work, omicron has complicated the return-to-office plans of JPMorgan, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs.
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High housing prices leave more would-be buyers renting

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 31, 2021
The share of rental applications from young people with above-average incomes spiked 20% in 2021. The shift is rippling through the market.
As younger, higher earners stay in the rental market longer, it can limit their chances to build wealth and price out lower-income people.
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New California law seeks transparency for workplace quotas

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 30, 2021
The law is aimed at large warehouse companies that use algorithms to manage worker productivity.
A new California law will require greater transparency from big warehouse operators, like Amazon, on how they use technology to track productivity. Above, a woman works at an Amazon packing station in 2019.
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