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NPR Enacts Newsroom Layoffs After Buyout Offer
Last week, NPR shared it was offering buyouts to employees. If not enough were accepted, a round of layoffs would begin. Those layoffs began...
Former NPR CEO/President Kevin Klose Dies
"Kevin was deeply idealistic about the role of public media in a democracy. He called independent journalism 'the first partner of building democracy, and helping it stay strong and vital.'"
NPR Receives $113 Million in Donations Following Federal Funding Cuts
The gifts announced on Thursday are the largest since Joan B. Kroc, the widow of McDonald's mogul Ray Kroc, donated more than $200 million in 2003.
NPR Elects Jo Lambert Board of Directors Chair
"I look forward to working with NPR's leadership and the entire Network to chart our course ahead."
NPR Secures $36 Million From Corporation for Public Broadcasting After Claiming Contract Was Illegally Pulled
"The settlement is a victory for editorial independence and a step toward upholding the First Amendment rights of NPR and the public media system in our legal challenge to [Trump's] Executive Order."
Longtime NPR Host and ‘Founding Mother’ Susan Stamberg Dies
"Few figures have informed the sensibility of NPR more than Stamberg."
NPR Politics Podcast Adds Miles Parks as Co-Host
"The current moment often feels impossible to fully understand, but I'm honored and excited to get to the bottom of it with our listeners."
NPR Sues Corporation for Public Broadcasting After Nearly $60 Million Grant Awarded Elsewhere
NPR has filed a lawsuit against the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) in an effort to block the group from awarding a $57.9 million...
NPR Names Thomas Evans New Editor in Chief
"I had a lot of respect from beforehand, but these are really the best journalists in the country, if not the world."
NPR Names Ryland Barton New Afternoon News Anchor
“His love of public radio and breadth of experience makes him the perfect voice to deliver the news to millions of listeners.”