Current: NPRs budget also took a hit because of the pandemic. NPR announces layoffs, cutting jobs by 10% as ad revenue drops : NPR Lansing says even that proved overly optimistic. "I don't anticipate that it would be like a haircut across every division, because that's just not management," Lansing says. So mentally, how do you manage that? Lansing, who is 62, is. For the year that ended last September, NPR reported $241 million in expenses. In 2017, Michael Oreskes, NPRs senior vice president for news, left after two women accused him of unwanted physical advances in the 1990s, when he was the Washington bureau chief of The New York Times. Selected by the NPR board of directors, Lansing will start in October, succeeding outgoing head Jarl Mohn, NPR's John Lansing Discusses the Importance of Integrity in Journalism When you first got to NPR, what did you think? Within a few weeks, Lansing became convinced that projection would be unreachable. So its a constant commitment to communication, to training, to accountability. I remember we had several all-staff discussions about a variety of issues that branched off of that, including the Code of Conduct, for example, as it relates to NPR employees at public demonstrations. Lansing: You have to imagine a picture, if you will. "Your mobility becomes extremely important to be involved and connected to audiences that are mobile and that tend to be, frankly, younger and, as we think of it at USAGM, future leaders, who can influence the rise of free and open societies.". We established the top priority [a.k.a. That's something that perceptive journalists should be able to pick up pretty quickly. Lansing has won plaudits from journalists for his rousing defense of a free press even while serving in the Trump administration, which has been notably hostile to traditional notions of the role of journalism in civic life. Lansing previously held positions overseeing the Scripps Co.'s local television stations and then its national cable channels, which include the Food Network and HGTV, among others. Lansing has earned an advanced degree in political agility. And it really opened the funnel. NPR faces financial pressures from two fronts. ", "I am thrilled to work with NPR's exceptional management team, staff and journalists," said Lansing. I think we're moving forward. "What you really want to do is be connected to people that are consuming content on something they're holding in their hand, and aren't necessarily tied to a TV set on a wall or a radio in a living room," Lansing said. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. NPR hosts' departures fuel questions over race. The full story is I can't speak for other people, CEOs. Lansing blamed a slowdown in advertising dollars. For two years, he served as the president and CEO of a cable trade group called the Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing. Lansing: About 11 months ago, in February, a pilot group of 15 stations got together and put together an 18-month plan to begin the process. In recent remarks online, Johnson, who is Black, focused on a more competitive landscape for NPR journalists, including people of color. At the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Lansing championed a free press even as leaders of many nations move against it. Their editorial independence is enshrined in federal law, though it sometimes came under attack. For July, NPRs 60 active shows among them Planet Money, Fresh Air and Wait Wait Dont Tell Me! were downloaded 141 million times and had nearly 21 million listeners in the United States, according to Podtrac. I hear that all the time. NPR has a new CEO. As we moved through the summer, that deficit remained at about $25 million. Lansing: We hope to have that completed within about eight to 10 weeks. September 5, 2019; Washington, D.C. The NPR Board of Directors announced today that it selected John Lansing to become its next President and Chief Executive Officer. (Former long time member). U.S. Agency for Global Media We have many miles to go. What would you go back and tell your younger self? The work of those pillars will be done through the lens of improving our efforts on DEI. National Public Radio (NPR) CEO John Lansing announced in a Wednesday memo that the network will lay off 10 percent of its staff and freeze vacant positions. Lansing describes himself as a citizen watching from the outside A private citizen? Faces of NPR: John Lansing : NPR Extra : NPR - NPR.org John Lansing will begin his term as President and CEO of NPR in October, 2019. Anyone can read what you share. Networks like Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty are meant to counter disinformation from foreign governments by broadcasting objective reports, although they have always been dogged by an accusation that they are a form of American propaganda. Lansing says he remains committed to podcasting "1,000 percent," as well as the network's hallmark news magazines, such as Morning Edition and All Things Considered. It didnt begin in the summer it accelerated in the summer. And I would do a board-level review for the donor or donors as to where the business was, the value of the work we were doing, the things we were adding in terms of covering the pandemic. Bellarmine alumnus and former trustee John Lansing, a veteran cable television and government broadcast executive, is the new CEO of NPR. Lansing blamed a slowdown in advertising dollars. I'm kind of a politics junkie. "The combination of his health issues plus the situation with Mike Oreskes did derail his plans.". That was due largely to reductions in corporate sponsorship and also additional expenses we were incurring in supporting our employees with paid time off, as we adjusted to the new working arrangements and the stresses that we were all under and also the additional expense of cleaning the headquarters multiple times a day on certain occasions. And as the year unfolded, we began to develop our three-year strategic plan. "North Star"] for NPR on my arrival as supporting the diversity, equity, and inclusion of our staff so that we could become more relevant to our audiences and grow the diversity of our audiences. Our goal of developing our audience as a younger and more diverse audience requires that we invest in marketing, we invest in content, and we partner with platforms where those audiences can be found rather than expecting younger and more diverse audiences to come to our platforms, necessarily. The ratings for our weekend magazine shows are actually slightly greater than they were a year ago pre-pandemic, so thats a bright spot.. Current: Why are NPR and its partners looking to sell the Pocket Casts podcast app? We're funded by your subscriptions, your donations, advertising, and a generous grant from the Wyncote Foundation. So I would tell my younger self to be confident, calm down, it's all gonna work out. Last year, the network booked $134 million in such corporate underwriting, a record built on strong growth in podcasting revenue in recent years. We couldnt be more proud of the quality and the depth of the journalism thats coming from the member stations, and it really has strengthened the entire system enormously. Mr. Lansings colleagues attribute the growth to his embrace of digital formats and the understanding of audiences that he gleaned from the private sector. Media Exec John Lansing to Become New CEO of NPR - Variety Current: Companies like Spotify and Amazon have been pouring big money into podcasting. Lansing said in an interview with Current Thursday that one of his first observations upon joining NPR was that we needed to double down our efforts in diversity, equity and inclusion. To be a part of creating the future of such an important institution is humbling, exciting, and a distinct honor.". Lansing: They were for general. John Lansing is taking over for outgoing CEO Jarl Mohn, who has led the organization for . He soon made DEI the top priority at NPR. NPR maintains 17 national bureaus and 17 bureaus abroad. My top goal is to support the women of color at NPR so that they feel like they have more upward mobility.. Board Memberships & Affiliations. I'm sure that's true even today. Lansing will start in his new position in mid-October. The first pillar is to expand the power of the national-local partnership into the on-demand future. NPR will cut 10% of its workforce, CEO John Lansing said Wednesday. He is passionate about NPR's public service mission and the role of a free and independent media in a strong democracy. What do you think are some characteristics of good leadership? Both Lansing and Sheikholeslami say he is adamant about pressing forward with reforms to the workplace culture at NPR that Mayor has already started to put in place. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption. The ratings have tanked because all they talk about is race. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Current is an editorially independent, nonprofit service of the American University School of Communication. Mohn led NPR through five consecutive years of audience growth and budget surplus. And theyre all expected to articulate a DEI goal thats measurable, actionable, and that they can be held accountable for and will be. As we got to April of last spring, we saw a massive deficit develop for NPR on the order of about $25 million. NPR Press Release. Diversity is the North Star of a newly implemented strategic plan, Lansing said, because it filters through everything that we do with all of our work.. But were going to continue to follow up on that going into this year. Lansing: Everybodys at a different place with DEI depending on where they stand, whether thats a person who is white and doesnt understand how white privilege has improved their standing in their career in a way that persons of color may have not experienced. Last year brought a host of challenges to NPR: a multimillion-dollar deficit, calls for changes in its workplace culture and a hit to broadcast listening. John F Lansing, National Public Radio Inc: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets Live Now Bloomberg TV+ Bloomberg Daybreak Middle East Bloomberg Daybreak Middle East. Applicants to this years fellowship see its cancellation as a setback for journalists of color who want to work in public radio. Podcasting in particular allows NPR to reach audiences that are not necessarily tied to a radio., Paul Haaga, the chairman of NPRs board, said in a statement that Mr. Lansing was a listener and a collaborative leader with a passion for our public service journalistic mission who will help us continue to expand the audience for our storytelling.. Not exactly. They lost their objectivity and are now just pushing leftist ideology. Such distinctions between news and programming are tricky, however, as programming oversees podcasts, including those that perform journalistic functions, such as Code Switch, It's Been A Minute, Planet Money, and Throughline. Let's say, I was walking out of high school into college, I had no idea what I was going to do. Last year, President Trump appointed Michael Pack as USAGMs CEO. Dear NPR President John Lansing, I want to express my heartfelt appreciation for the powerful letter you wrote to NPR staff and the public about the horrific extrajudicial killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. And our number one goal is to improve our audience diversity. NPR plans to lay off about 10% of its current staff due to the soft ad market and a drop in revenue from corporate sponsors, as well as uncertainties in the global economy overall. Talk about a force of nature. Mr. Lansing will start in October, replacing Jarl Mohn, who has run NPR since 2014. Instead, Whitney really helped us to buckle down with discipline, understand what's going on, and meet with women of color [in the organization], as we're doing tonight in our executive committee meeting, which we do regularly now. He served on the Bellarmine University Board of Trustees from 2010-2016 and was vice-chair 2014-2016. Lansing also spent almost 20 years working at Scripps, including eight years as President of Scripps Networks. Were consulting with digital media, were consulting with the division heads, and were doing it as an all-hands project so that we get it right. During the pandemic, NPR sidestepped layoffs through temporary cuts to pay and retirement contributions, distributed with an eye to shielding less well-paid employees, so they were most sharply felt by the most highly compensated staffers and executives. NPR stands stronger than it did at the outset of Mohn's five-year term in 2014. Lansing, who is . The title of your piece, "Now Is A Time For Truth Telling, For Listening, And For Action," takes a bold stand in defending the urgent work of journalists during this . Oh wait. I will say in the last three or four weeks weve seen a little bit of an uptick in a positive way on corporate sponsorship. promoting Keith Woods to chief diversity officer, regional newsrooms in Texas and California and the Midwest and in the Gulf, I brought in Michael Smith as our new chief marketing officer, looking to sell the Pocket Casts podcast app, Suspension of NPRs Kroc fellowships disrupts talent development, career plans of student journalists. Lansing, who is 62, is currently the chief executive of the government agency that oversees Voice of America, Radio and Television Mart and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, among others. John F Lansing, National Public Radio Inc: Profile and Biography How has that effort been progressing? Weve also seen very positive upticks in development. It puts a filter on that helps us explain even unpopular decisions, how they link to our mission. Lansing, 62, who is currently chief executive officer of the government agency that oversees Voice of America, Radio and Television Mart and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, among others . Current: NPR has helped stations during the pandemic by delaying planned changes to the dues they pay. You go to college and all the sudden you're like 'wait a minute, I've got to do something when this is over.' Or persons of color who are in our organization that are hearing [about] a lot of activity but arent experiencing what they believe they should be experiencing in terms of a workplace where they feel like they can grow and improve their work and improve their careers. If we don't get this right, then our audience of the next 50 years will lack the diversity that would give it the ability to grow and thrive and prosper and even survive. Current: You recently made some changes to NPRs digital strategy by moving to integrate digital operations into divisions throughout the organization.This also includes eliminating the role of chief digital officer held by Thomas Hjelm at the end of February. Current: You came to NPR after serving as CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media. National Public Radio will reduce its workforce by 10 percent as it grapples with what CEO John Lansing says is a "sharp . An open letter to NPR President John Lansing: Racial justice - Current But we made a firm commitment, as you know, to freeze station dues and fees. And its where our focus needs to be right now. I just started in May. He joined NPR after serving as CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media. CEO John Lansing cited the erosion of advertising dollars, particularly for NPR podcasts, and the tough financial outlook for the media industry more generally. Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft have announced more than 50,000 job cuts combined in just the past few months. Discovery, CNN cut hundreds of jobs and killed off its brand-new streaming service, CNN+. John Lansing, a veteran government broadcast and cable television executive, has been selected by NPR's corporate board to succeed its current chief, Jarl Mohn. There were three of them, each for $1 million. It might come from my journalistic roots, and I think other journalists would say the same thing, I deal [with] and honor the truth. It is our work. There's always going to be things here and there that have to be worked out, because that's just the way a company is, but I've never been in a company before where it was so understood that we're here to serve the American people. Were working with them to do joint investigative reporting. Prior to joining USAGM, he served for two years as the President and CEO of the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM), an organization that facilitates collaborative marketing initiatives for its members. So at the end of the day, its a commitment, but this also has to be accountability. hide caption. What advice would you give to young journalists of color when navigating these white spaces, but attempting to make a change? In a private meeting on Thursday President Biden informed Senate Democrats that he will not use his veto power to block a GOP-led effort to repeal D.C.'s new crime law. NPR's search for a new CEO is finally over! administration regarding the now former managers of his former place of employment (USAGM) but claims the mantle of private citizen to do so. And weve seen some significant success with that. So Im pleased to see that that short era is over. Mayor is said to be staying on at the network as a top executive and deputy to Lansing, retaining the enhanced portfolio she took on after Mohn's health crises. John Lansing, a media executive with government broadcast and cable television experience, has been named by NPRs board to succeed its current chief, Jarl Mohn who announced the plan to step down after his 5-Year term ended. August 20, 2022 August 20th is National Radio Day. It is our work our North Star and our work are the same thing. In what ways do you think NPR has forced you to grow, and in what areas are you growing that you weren't before NPR? How do you think that the North Star, the strategic initiative, is going? How does the economy react to all of that? Its an inclusive process. From 2015 to 2019, Lansing served as the CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), the independent federal agency whose programming reaches an average weekly audience of 345 million people in 62 languages. Lansing blamed a slowdown in advertising dollars. NPR's Incoming Chief Dumped $10M In Stock Amid SEC Probe While At Prior We went from about 900 people a day at headquarters down to about 80 and were virtually broadcasting from peoples homes and offices, in terms of the hosts, almost exclusively beginning in April. NPR Layoffs: Radio and Podcaster Will Cut 10% of Workforce - The Its something that we certainly support. John Lansing, a veteran government broadcast and cable television executive, has been selected by NPR's corporate board to succeed its current chief, Jarl Mohn. Mike Morgan/Mike Morgan When you first got to NPR, what did you think? Lansing: That was conducted back in September. So sad to me. John Lansing, NPR's President and CEO, defended Kelly last weekend during an interview on NPR's All Things Considered program, saying that Kelley "is one of the most respected, truthful . Scripps Networks September 5, 2019; Washington, D.C. - The NPR Board of Directors announced today that it. One thing I would say is, research the places you're looking at to either begin your career or advance your career and understand where they are on these issues. The last time NPR faced such stark choices, it was 2008. Last year, however, the U.S. Agency for Global Media came under fire when it emerged that it had bought Facebook ads targeting American citizens, in violation of laws meant to protect Americans from domestic propaganda. We saw a lot of companies react to the [murder of] George Floyd and we did too. So it's kind of inseparable, that coming in as CEO of NPR, and then six months in having the coronavirus, followed by a major economic downturn in the country and for NPR, and then the reckoning that summer. NPR's chief executive announced the network would lay off roughly 10% of its current workforce at least 100 people and eliminate most vacant positions. John Ten Eyck Lansing Jr. (January 30, 1754 - vanished December 12, 1829), a Founding Father of the United States, was an attorney, jurist, and politician. 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Lansing has also put significant stock into what he calls the NPR Network, which calls for greater unity of coverage and digital initiatives, such as newsletters, streaming, podcasts and more. "In terms of mission, understanding of media, the depth of experience, his strategic leadership, his commitment to people and culture, I would say those were really the key things that we were looking for," said Goli Sheikholeslami, vice chairwoman of the NPR board of directors and CEO of Chicago Public Media. Apple is reportedly building a podcast subscription service. 5 takeaways from the massive layoffs hitting Big Tech right now, the network announced $20 million in cuts, NPR to impose near-freeze on hiring but avoids layoffs as budget cuts loom, NPR chief news executive Nancy Barnes to depart as network reshapes top ranks, January is often a big month for layoffs. Scripps Co., says whenever an economic slowdown appears imminent, marketing budgets get slashed. Vox Media cut jobs by 7%; Gannett and Spotify by 6%. NPR Start Date: Mid October, 2020 At the center of a graphic is our commitment to DEI, and all of our work in that circle is surrounded by four pillars. So I wouldn't create a politics podcast because there are too many, and we have the best one of many already. The network's fight for listeners' time has become more feverish. All of those underlying effects generally lead to whatever effects were going to have in corporate sponsorship. Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world. I'm just passionate about how good leadership can lead to good outcomes, and that led me here. Lansing: SAG-AFTRA came out with their letter around our September board meeting in 2020. He defined NPR's mission as "serving the public with information and an excellence and quality about it that makes it 'must see' on a variety of platforms.". Four years ago, Lansing was named by President Barack Obama to be the first chief executive of the broadcasting outfit that was renamed the U.S. Agency for Global Media. Lansing said he took pride in maintaining conventional broadcasts while appealing to new audiences, reaching about 25% more people each week. Leading the organization through it all is CEO John Lansing, a longtime media executive who has been on the job since October 2019. Pompeo Interview Dispute With NPR Sends Conflicting Message on - VOA A new chief content officer will oversee NPR's news and programming divisions, which have frequently collaborated and almost as frequently clashed over resources and . Current. Who is the NPR CEO? John Lansing Profile - Public Media Now I would enjoy being on a podcast talking about politics. "We're not seeing signs of a recovery in the advertising market," Lansing says in an interview. So I think that it has caused me to be more tuned in to hearing and understanding our employees. Mr. Lansing, who began his career as a teenage cameraman at a television station in Kentucky, spent two decades at Scripps Networks. hide caption. Mohn had promised to attract major contributions to NPR before the end of his tenure; to date he has not landed the major eight- and nine-figure donations his stated aspirations suggested. Ever since you started, you've been very vocal about it. Our DEI efforts at the beginning of 2020 were not a project or an extracurricular activity; it really became our work. How cool is it to be at. Lansing: I guess I would comment just as a citizen watching from outside. Its a real business with real market dynamics.. What is the outlook for the rest of the fiscal year? John Gibbs (government official) - Wikipedia We'd like to revisit a story that first broke yesterday and . Yet the tech and media industries' prospects stand at odds with a tight labor market and low unemployment more broadly. Current: Did anything else stand out to you in that survey that you believe needed attention and needs attention? In May 2020, four NPR female hosts of color Garcia-Navarro, King, All Things Considered host Ailsa Chang and Weekend All Things Considered host Michel Martin sent a letter to Lansing .
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