System/Policy
NYPR to cut about 12% of staff
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“Economic headwinds on multiple fronts” have prompted a reduction in workforce, CEO LaFontaine Oliver told staff.
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“Economic headwinds on multiple fronts” have prompted a reduction in workforce, CEO LaFontaine Oliver told staff.
“We need to broaden our sphere,” says PRPD President Abby Goldstein. “We need to be able to support lots of people within organizations who touch and influence content.”
“John has faced the highs and lows with grace and equanimity,” said NPR Board Chair Jeff Sine.
The startup delivering PBS and local programs to southwestern Virginia aims to build a new model for public media in rural areas.
The station said work on three projects over the past five years coincided with “economic uncertainty.”
The city where car culture began stars in a documentary about how to get out of “this mess we find ourselves in,” says David Biello, TED science curator.
CEO John Lansing said the move will ensure NPR is “more united than ever in our efforts to strengthen our network and succeed in our mission to reach our current and future audiences wherever they consume NPR content.”
The audit raised questions among legislators about the state network’s procurement practices.
Begeny held the role of executive director of multimedia fundraising at WETA and co-hosted the show “If You Lived Here.”
“This is a bitter pill,” said Eric Marrapodi, VP of news programming. “We really wanted this to work. And this was a big, big swing to try to do this.”
CPB provided a $1.5 million grant backing expansion to newsrooms in all 50 states.