System/Policy
NPR has ‘not completely bounced back’ from pandemic’s impact on revenue, says acting CEO
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Leaders of NPR and PBS spoke to Texas pubmedia employees about lessons from the past year and possible collaborations between the networks.
System/Policy
How Susan, Linda, Nina and Cokie became NPR’s ‘Founding Mothers’
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In an excerpt from her new book, author Lisa Napoli examines the collective power of female journalists who helped make NPR what it is today.
Programs/Content
For their listeners, NPR News stations are the last thing worth listening to on the radio
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Nielsen data shows that listeners are finding the programming on NPR News stations more important in their lives than ever, and by extension, more worthy of support.
System/Policy
NPR cuts top digital role in larger reorganization
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CEO John Lansing said the network needs to be able “to respond more nimbly to the rapid pace of change across audience behaviors, technology and the digital business.”
System/Policy
CEO John Lansing discusses NPR’s diversity efforts, budget deficit and growing podcast competition
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In a Current Q&A, Lansing said a more diverse audience is NPR’s “number one goal.”
System/Policy
NPR creates investigative unit for station collaborations
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The team is funded by a $500,000 CPB grant.
People
He drove them crazy, but reporters will miss ‘unstoppable’ NPR arts editor Tom Cole
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Retiring this week after 33 years at the network, Cole tested journalists’ patience but stood out as a devoted advocate for their work.
System/Policy
Pubcasters urge FCC to offer ‘flexibility’ on proposed foreign government sponsorship rules
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The FCC has signaled its intent to make broadcasters consistently identify when programs have received financial support from a foreign government.
People
NPR hires chief legal officer
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Elizabeth Allen, a former chief legal officer for Gannett, has experience “leading and guiding the kinds of strategic business decision making we need to do as we move NPR forward,” CEO John Lansing said.