Former NPR CEO John Lansing dies at 67
John Lansing, the former chief executive of public radio program distributor NPR, died this week at the age of 67.
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NPR suspends editor Uri Berliner over criticism of network
The suspension without pay comes after the business desk editor published an essay accusing NPR of embracing a partisan editorial agenda.
NPR board appoints Katherine Maher as CEO
Katherine Maher joins NPR after serving as the CEO of Web Summit for just three months and a prior role at Wikipedia parent company Wikimedia Foundation.
Sacramento’s CapRadio mismanaged funds for years, audit reveals
California State University has appointed an interim administrator in an effort to save CapRadio from insolvency.
NPR CEO John Lansing to retire later this year
NPR CEO John Lansing will leave the organization at the end of the year, the public radio program distributor said on Tuesday.
NPR appoints Edith Chapin to editor-in-chief role
NPR says it has appointed Edith Chapin to the roles of editor-in-chief and senior vice president of news.
Twitter owner Elon Musk threatens to reassign NPR account
The top executive at Twitter has threatened to reassign the main account of NPR if the program distributor doesn’t start posting again.
Twitter removes “government-funded” labels from news accounts
The labels prompted NPR and Canada’s CBC News to stop posting content to Twitter in protest.
PBS joins list of news outlets going dark on Twitter
PBS has stopped posting updates and other content to its main Twitter accounts, becoming the latest outlet to shun the social platform.
NPR goes dark on Twitter over errant “state-affiliated’ label
NPR has stopped posting content to Twitter after objecting to a “state-affiliated media” label that was affixed to its main profile.