System/Policy
Uri Berliner resigns from NPR
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In a resignation letter shared in part on X, Berliner criticized NPR CEO Katherine Maher for “divisive views” that confirmed his critique of problems within NPR.
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In a resignation letter shared in part on X, Berliner criticized NPR CEO Katherine Maher for “divisive views” that confirmed his critique of problems within NPR.
The senior editor violated NPR protocols for publishing work with other news organizations.
Cohn, who led the station through its 2016 bid for independence, expects to leave the station later this year.
The restructuring included layoffs and cuts to local programming.
The change separates music and news on WPR’s 38 stations.
In an email to staff, outgoing CEO Matt Moog and board chair Robert Pasin said that revenues “are not growing to support our mission.”
APM Studios will move away from being a standalone podcast studio.
“This is a story that needs to be told … for my sake, for our family’s sake, and for those who will listen to it in Detroit and see themselves in it,” Mosley said.
“As KCUR continues to grow and develop to better serve the community, we seek a more active role in the shared future of this organization,” the employees said.
The buyouts aim to cut expenses by about 10% in the first phase of the station’s budget reduction plan.
The staff announced their intent to unionize earlier this month.
Perez had been serving as the station’s interim CEO.
Bodley is leaving for a position at WVTF in Roanoke, Va.
Vic Vela said the station “exploited my health condition … only to terminate me as soon as they had to deal with my disability.”
The new legislation would give a cabinet secretary the authority to hire and fire WVPB’s executive director.
The employees are seeking voluntary recognition of the union.
The staffers are represented by the NABET-CWA Local 51 union.
Michel will transition to a role focusing on the organization’s “local Indigenous journalism efforts.”
The cuts affected staff in CPR’s audio and podcast production departments.
CEO Margaret Low told donors that “given our current economics, we’ll likely need to make some tough choices in the coming months.”