I established DEI as our top priority on Jan. 5 of 2020. And it gives the lie to NPRs claim, through disclaimers, that it is simply reporting on its own the implication of the disclaimer being that there is no editorial control or direction from the CEO. We collected a lot of data and we have a lot of good follow-up opportunities, and Ill continue to offer myself up as a direct resource in that pilot project. So we took that very, very seriously. Its an inclusive process. Every time I hear it, I think that's a success by itself because we all have that as our guiding light. So sad to lose an American institution to propaganda. NPR joins a number of top media companies, including The Washington Post as well as CNN, that have been slashing their workforces amid economic woes and financial uncertainty. What you really want to do is be connected to people that are consuming content on something theyre holding in their hand, and arent necessarily tied to a TV set on a wall or a radio in a living room, Lansing said. Theres no question about it. He served on the Bellarmine University Board of Trustees from 2010-2016 and was vice-chair 2014-2016. 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. 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 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. Others have waded into the podcast fray with a vengeance. The network has won acclaim for its coverage of wars and disasters, yet suffered its own crisis and tragedy in 2016 when its David Gilkey and Zabihullah Tamanna were killed while on assignment in southern Afghanistan. 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. NPR, the public radio and podcasting giant, has a new leader after years of growth and internal turmoil. 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. But thats our commitment. 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. I think as a white man, I know and have experienced that feeling of trepidation on discussions on issues of race, because there's an inherent fear that somebody is going to have a negative point of view about you. Faces Of NPR showcases the people behind NPR--from the voices you hear every day on the radio to the ones who work outside of the recording studio. At the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Lansing championed a free press even as leaders of many nations move against it. Essentially, the success of the company falls in your hands. NPR was seen to align itself with federal workers at VOA who essentially conducted an internal uprising on government time, while NPR made quite clear in its coverage where it stood. We need help now. So we began an intensive set of Zoom meetings that I attended, each one with a member station and a qualified potential donor. So I would tell my younger self to be confident, calm down, it's all gonna work out. During the Donald Trump administration, he held roles in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and was acting Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Community Planning and Development. At a young age, my biggest goal at the time was to someday be a news director for a local TV station. At Colorado Public Radio, I think there was a $300,000 donation that came out of that. And my top goal is to support, in particular, the women of color at NPR so that they feel like they have more upward mobility. I think leaders are accountable for walking the walk, for doing what they say they're going to do. Copyright 2019 NPR. There were three of them, each for $1 million. Lansing: I dont know how long that may or may not take, but our emphasis right now is on our own internal digital strategy, digital production, digital storytelling. Current: How else might NPR assist stations in the coming year? Lansing was most recently the CEO of USAGM, a $800 million dollar independent federal agency that operates on multiple platforms reaching an average weekly audience of 345 million in 61 languages. I'm sure that's true even today. In Mr. Mohns first full year on the job, NPR operated in the black after having run a deficit for five of the six preceding years. Job cuts throughout. Will there be another stimulus? A later report commissioned by the NPR board found that questions had been raised about Oreskes behavior even before his hiring and that concerns were raised throughout his tenure; the repeated and formal warnings by top executives (including Mohn) to Oreskes to cut short the unwanted attention he paid to female colleagues proved ineffective. And I want to look for areas that I can provide leadership to bring resources together as needed strategically to find the right priorities that make the most sense for growing NPR this year and then into the future.. 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. 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. As we got to April of last spring, we saw a massive deficit develop for NPR on the order of about $25 million. NPR Selects Voice of America Boss as Its New Leader, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/business/media/npr-john-lansing.html. Current: With broadcast listening declining during the pandemic, what is NPR doing to address and adjust to those trends? Lansing is a media executive with a deep understanding of journalism, having spent two decades as an award-winning journalist, successful newsroom leader and major market local media executive before becoming a global chief executive officer. What would you go back and tell your younger self? You have shows like All Things Considered and Morning Edition, which will continue to be broadcasting tent poles, Mr. Lansing said. 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 . Sign up here and we will see you in the morning! It might come from my journalistic roots, and I think other journalists would say the same thing, I deal [with] and honor the truth. Government support for the public radio system isnt in any immediate jeopardy. She also has led initiatives to reform hiring practices and to sweep far more temporary positions into permanent slots, often working closely with the networks chief unions to do so. Now Lansing says he wants to draw on the intellectual and creative impulses of his new staffers as he leads a domestic journalistic powerhouse with an international reputation and reach. NPR Press Release. I have a negative reaction to what is fundamentally unfair in life, whether it be pay equity, promotions and advancement, training and hiring, or making sure leadership represents people of color and our staff. I thought, wow. 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. So I wouldn't create a politics podcast because there are too many, and we have the best one of many already. John Lansing, CEO, photographed for NPR, 22 January 2020, in Washington DC. Its my expectation that that will expand throughout the organization, so that everybody understands its everybodys job, and the accountability is going to be something that we measure and transparently report back out. And our work began then. Faces Of NPR showcases the people behind NPR--from the voices you hear every day on the radio to the ones who work outside of the recording studio. 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. The network had run deficits in six of the seven previous years; under Mohn, it has achieved a slight surplus for each year during his tenure, even as the annual budget grew by more than 40%. Lansing: They were for general. Lansing says the agency referred Haroon Ullahs expenditures to auditors and investigators after travel assistants flagged them; according to the Justice Department statement, Ullah admitted submitting fraudulent receipts for hotel room reimbursements and fake medical claims to get government payments of upgrades in airline seat assignments, among other offenses. Well, I'm fortunate that we have a terrific executive committee and leadership team, so we all share the daily ins and outs of managing a big organization. NPR, the public radio and podcasting giant, has a new leader after years of growth and internal turmoil. Or 'How are we doing on the North Star?' While they do not broadcast within the U.S., the Voice of America and the other media outfits Lansing has overseen typically adhere to traditional concepts of factual, non-ideological journalism, with the frequent exception of Radio Marti historically an anti-Castro and anti-Cuban communist outlet. He has previously announced he would be staying on as president emeritus to help the network raise major gifts, and along with his wife, Pamela Mohn, he personally committed $10 million to the network. And the pandemic hit six months later in March of '20. And its something that I think will strengthen the ability for news programming, marketing and member services to be more responsive and to offer greater service to audiences in a more agile way. NPR stands stronger than it did at the outset of Mohn's five-year term in 2014. What steps does NPR still need to take in this area? I dont know if youve been on the highway recently, but theres a lot more traffic on the highway today than there would have been last May and June. When you first got to NPR, what did you think? Lansing: We hope to have that completed within about eight to 10 weeks. Current: NPR has helped stations during the pandemic by delaying planned changes to the dues they pay. People, given the opportunity, will do the right thing in a way that hopefully makes them want to be here for a long time. NPR draws more than 28 million listeners each week and 40 million unique monthly visitors to its website both represent a rise of several million over those five years. He will be the 11th permanent president or chief executive in the radio network's nearly 50-year history. That said, Mohn set higher annual expectations for the network in fundraising and agreed to be co-chairman of its 50th-anniversary capital campaign. ", He continued: "Citizens in countries from Russia to China, from Iran to North Korea, have been victimized for decades. Current: NPRs budget also took a hit because of the pandemic. Just be tuned into our folks. John Lansing testifying before a House Appropriations subcommittee in July. Its pretty clear to me that the ratings decline in radio is driven by commuting patterns. I would enjoy being on a podcast talking about politics. It really stretched me to understand that flexibility is a good thing. It's not an extracurricular activity; it's fundamental to our business. Fear drives their path. And so I had a very visceral reaction to that happening in my hometown, and that it was so egregious the murder of an innocent person captured on video, on a phone. Lansing's tenure at the agency has not been without controversy. Mohn led NPR through five consecutive years of audience growth and budget surplus. And weve seen some significant success with that. Lansing will start in his new position in mid-October. First of all, as a white man, my first reaction is that it's important for white people in general to understand the inherent biases that we have, even when we think we don't, unconsciously. 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 . Selected by the NPR board of directors, Lansing will start in October, succeeding outgoing head Jarl Mohn, But now we're seeing authoritarian regimes expanding around the globe, with media repression in places like Turkey and Venezuela, Cambodia and Vietnam.". The roots of the VOA involved providing truthful reports to people under Nazi and Axis power rule during World War Two. He will be the 11th permanent president or chief executive in the radio networks nearly 50-year history. "When I think of NPR and I think of the member stations collectively, I think really of journalism as a public service, not tied to a profit motive," Lansing told NPR News. Learn more at npr.org/about or by following NPR Extra on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Last summer, we definitely had a racial reckoning. 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,. We are not just putting out regulations or policies and paperwork. Let's say, I was walking out of high school into college, I had no idea what I was going to do. "During this period when rigorous, fact-based and context-rich . The various challenges everybody's having from working at home, for example, you realize that everybody's situation is different when you're working. And so in late 2019 we began working on a set of priorities for the calendar year 2020 that included promoting Keith Woods to chief diversity officer; putting more energy behind our effort to have 100% sourcing and notating the diversity of our sources; and hiring, leadership, unconscious bias training, et cetera. In an email to the staff on Friday, John Lansing, who joined the nonprofit as chief executive in September, projected that NPR would fall $12 million to $15 million short of the amount it had . August 20, 2022 August 20th is National Radio Day. Lansing: Generally, the numbers that we would like to see in terms of the diversity of our audience were still lagging. With a nationwide network of award-winning journalists and 17 international bureaus, NPR and its Member stations are never far from where a story is unfolding. "I want to hear the ideas that are bubbling underneath right now and what people are excited about, what they're looking forward to developing," Lansing said Thursday. NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. Weve also seen very positive upticks in development. That survey happened in the fall of 2020. 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. He spent two decades at Scripps Networks, starting as a station manager in the Detroit, MI affiliate; eventually becoming President of Scripps cable networks company from 2005 to 2013. He was promoted to news photographer after two years, then moved on to managing editor, news director, and leadership of commercial television affiliates around the country. I think there's an awareness, like in the way you asked the question about 'our North Star.' Weve seen significant growth in Code Switch, in Louder Than a Riot, in Sam Sanders podcast [Its Been a Minute], in part because for the first time in a while, were really investing in marketing support for those podcasts. Sept. 6, 2019. I'm just passionate about how good leadership can lead to good outcomes, and that led me here. I think there are interesting trends to follow and try to understand. NPR maintains 17 national bureaus and 17 bureaus abroad. It was hard for everyone. Today is a good day to remember the vital role public radio plays in providing the information we all need to fully exercise our rights in our democracy. A graduate of Bellarmine University, he was named to the Bellarmine University Gallery of Distinguished Graduates in 2010. John Lansing, a veteran government broadcast and cable television executive, has been selected by NPRs corporate board to succeed its current chief, Jarl Mohn. The post NPR Names Juana Summers as Co-Host of 'All Things Considered' appeared first on New York Times. NPR Start Date: Mid October, 2020 What was it like for you to watch that happen? He served for four years as the SVP, Television for the E.W. He took over a troubled organization beset by infighting and bureaucratic inefficiency. The result, I believe, is a war on truth., He continued: Citizens in countries from Russia to China, from Iran to North Korea, have been victimized for decades. John Lansing will begin his term as President and CEO of NPR in October, 2019. You can't escape that. Were they targeted to specific spending areas or just for general costs? NPR CEO Jarl Mohn To Step Down After 5-Year Term Ends In June, Tensions Build In NPR Newsroom Over Handling Of Sexual Harassment Allegations, NPR Announces Newsroom Job Cuts Amid Restructuring. Current: Last year, the SAG-AFTRA union called out NPRs previous failures on issues of diversity, equity and inclusion and asked management to commit to accountability measures. It was a reckoning for all of us together collectively at NPR. John Lansing is a former Obama appointee who was named president and CEO of NPR on Thursday. Leading the organization through it all is CEO John Lansing, a longtime media executive who has been on the job since October 2019. Mr. Mohn was pressed about his leadership in a tense NPR interview and later apologized to employees for not taking action sooner. In 2019, Joshua Johnson left 1A, a nationally syndicated public affairs show produced by WAMU in Washington, D.C., and distributed by NPR, for MSNBC. We established the top priority [a.k.a. Built with the Largo WordPress Theme from the Institute for Nonprofit News. NPR takes only a few million dollars a year from federal sources for its programs. 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. There were about 20, 25 different meetings in the course of about 45 days. In an interview, Lansing said he wants to build on NPRs successes in broadcast news and entertainment to become even more dominant in podcasting and more prevalent in streaming. Mr. Lansings colleagues attribute the growth to his embrace of digital formats and the understanding of audiences that he gleaned from the private sector. 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