Marlene Harris-Taylor
Director of Engaged JournalismExpertise: Managing teams, community journalism, health care issues, health inequities, professional speaking, hosting
Education: The Ohio State University
Miami University
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Van Aken District
Experience:
As Ideastream Public Media’s director of engaged journalism, Marlene Harris-Taylor manages community-focused news coverage and works to deepen Ideastream's relationship with underserved, marginalized and ignored communities across Northeast Ohio. She leads journalism initiatives that serve new audiences - creating journalism with and for them. She also heads the “Connecting the Dots between Race and Health” project, which was the genesis of the “Living for We” podcast. Marlene is the host/producer of the award-winning podcast inspired by a 2020 study that ranked Cleveland last in livability for Black women. Prior to her current role, she was the managing producer for the health team and a senior reporter at Ideastream. Marlene was also a producer for NPR’s “Morning Edition” and the medical editor for the Toledo Blade. She hosted a public affairs program on WBGU-PBS where she was nominated for a regional Emmy for producing and writing the Hines Farm Blues Club documentary.
Highlights:
- Board member Press Club of Cleveland
- Board member Association of Health Care Journalist
- Member Greater Cleveland Association of Black Journalists
- Member Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
- 2023 Podcast industry awards for “Living for We” podcast
Why trust Ideastream Public Media?
The mission of Ideastream Public Media is to be a trustworthy and dynamic multimedia source for illuminating the world around us. Our highest priority is providing news and information that is reliable and accurate, that is gathered with integrity and professional care and that is presented with precision and respect for the intelligence of our audiences. We are transparent about how we discover and verify the facts we present and strive to make our decision-making process clear to the public. We disclose relationships, such as with partners or funders, that might appear, but will never, influence our coverage.
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While many businesses in Ohio have received the green light to reopen, one exception is adult day care. -
Nonprofits that offer services to people with substance use issues have had to adapt and cut back on services. -
An intensive care nurse describes the challenges of caring for COVID-19 patients at Marymount Hospital. -
As the state reopens, county health officials say they are seeing infections happening after people leave work. -
The antiviral drug has shown promise treating COVID-19 patients and received Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA. -
Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital confirmed the first case of multisystem inflammatory disease earlier this month. -
Additional money is available to help small businesses and to provide more testing for the coronavirus in hot spots. -
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Many COVID patients, some possibly still infectious, are being moved to special units inside nursing homes for rehab. -
Ohio Gov. DeWine's minority task force to examine the disproportionate number of African Americans with the coronavirus. -
Health systems are hoping that antibody tests will help answer questions about COVID-19.
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