NPR CEO John Lansing imposed a near-total hiring freeze in anticipation of a $20 million shortfall in financial sponsorships this fiscal year — but said in a staff memo that he intended to avoid layoffs.
NPR expects a $20 million shortfall in sponsorships this fiscal year. It plans to freeze hiring, among other things to reduce expenses.NPR expects a $20 million shortfall in sponsorships this fiscal year. It plans to freeze hiring, among other things to reduce expenses.NPR will need to cut at least $10 million from the current fiscal year ending next September 30, the network's chief executive, John Lansing, announced Wednesday, due to a sharp drop in revenue from sponsors.
"As we did during the pandemic, we are prioritizing our staff and not anticipating layoffs at this time," Lansing wrote. Yet he noted that he recognized the strain that a near-freeze on hiring would put on NPR's current journalists and their non-newsroom colleagues. The figure represents approximately 3 percent of NPR's annual budget.
Among the casualties: Lansing said he would slow down the search for a chief content officer, a new position that would be over the network's news and programming leaders.Other media outlets have announced cuts that include layoffs. On Wednesday, CNN Chairman Chris Licht told the network's staff that long-planned cuts are starting. On-air contributors and full-time employees will be among those who will lose their jobs, he confirmed.
Lansing has an ally in the largest union at NPR, the Washington mid-Atlantic local of SAG-AFTRA, which covers 570 employees."It's happening other places as well, in the advertising world. I am pleased they are making determinations now as how to deal with it," said the local's executive director, Pat O'Donnell."I hope that it does not result in any layoffs."
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