CEO John Lansing cited the erosion. We have many miles to go. So those are the four pillars that rotate around the centerpiece, we call it the North Star, of our commitment to DEI. 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. Apple is reportedly building a podcast subscription service. NPR is funded by the CPB/PBS which are funded in part by the U.S. government. John Lansing testifying before a House Appropriations subcommittee in July. Mike Morgan/Mike Morgan 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. We established the top priority [a.k.a. What is the outlook for the rest of the fiscal year? And it really opened the funnel. administration regarding the now former managers of his former place of employment (USAGM) but claims the mantle of private citizen to do so. Mohn fired head of news Michael Oreskes on Halloween 2017. 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%. Well, what we're doing right now, I think communication. And how's that being measured and accounted for? Again, I think it's about getting it intertwined into everything we do. Every time I hear it, I think that's a success by itself because we all have that as our guiding light. NPR Facebook Post with Comments. I think you have to be in front of your teams. 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. Others have waded into the podcast fray with a vengeance. 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. CEO John Lansing discusses NPRs diversity efforts, budget deficit and growing podcast competition. I'm from Minneapolis, and my parents are buried about six blocks from where George Floyd was killed. "We managed to get through that year, tough as it was, and to end the year break even," Mr. Lansing said. Well, I like NPR Politics a lot. Being selective, having mentors both white and people of color mentors that you can have confidential conversations with and gain some thoughts to help you develop your strategy, standing up for yourself which essentially is what happened at NPR through the climate survey and holding leaders accountable for everything. 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. The roots of the VOA involved providing truthful reports to people under Nazi and Axis power rule during World War II. What steps does NPR still need to take in this area? Fear drives their path. Their editorial independence is enshrined in federal law, though it sometimes came under attack. Lansing: You have to imagine a picture, if you will. It didnt begin in the summer it accelerated in the summer. Lansing: I guess I would comment just as a citizen watching from outside. So if you have leaders talking about DEI as a priority, well, then, show me. 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.. It goes on to say that Mr. Lansing, 62, is currently the chief executive of the government agency, The U.S. Agency for Global Media, that oversees Voice of America, Radio and Television Marti, and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, among others. In an interview on Friday, Mr. Lansing, 62, praised NPR as a home of high-quality journalism and audio production, and said that in addition to supporting traditional radio broadcasting he wanted to help NPR further its expansion into areas like podcasts, where the radio network has already been a leader. It takes a good days drive to cover Colorado, but well help you do it in a few minutes. Live from. We are different from other federal agencies, said Grant K. Turner, the agencys chief financial officer. How are you working to shore up NPRs place in the podcasting landscape and compete with deep-pocketed tech companies? Chief Executive Officer and Director of the, Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing, Florangela Davila to Become KNKX News Director, NPR Hires Noelle LaCharite As VP Digital Technology. September 6, 2019. John Lansing, NPR's President and CEO, said the unique arrangement comes at an important time for NPR and for journalism. "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. Mohn placed an emphasis on fostering a more collaborative dynamic with the public radio stations that NPR serves, and was given credit for making progress on that score. NPR maintains 17 national bureaus and 17 bureaus abroad. 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. Lansing also spoke to Current about the challenges of implementing his DEI plans, the organizations financial outlook and his thoughts about the recent controversies at USAGM. Bellarmine alumnus and former trustee John Lansing, a veteran cable television and government broadcast executive, is the new CEO of NPR. "We are delighted to welcome John, whose deep experience as a media industry executive and practicing journalist make him ideally suited to lead NPR into its next chapter," said Paul Haaga, Chair of the NPR board. He is a member of the Quinnipiac University School of Communications Advisory Board and the National Board of Advisors of George Washington University's School of Media & Public Affairs. John Lansing - Quick Profile. It has won acclaim for its coverage of wars and disasters yet suffered its own crisis and tragedy in 2017 when NPRs David Gilkey and Zabihullah Tamanna were killed in southern Afghanistan on assignment. I think we're moving forward. Today, we feature John Lansing, CEO of NPR. It all goes back to our mission: serving the American public, recognizing the American public is a diverse mosaic that makes America great and strong, and making sure that we're building systems and content that resonates with all Americans. "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. From John Lansing: Now Is A Time For Truth Telling, For Listening, And For Action. NPR takes only a few million dollars a year from federal sources for its programs. He defined NPRs mission as serving the public with information and an excellence and quality about it that makes it must see on a variety of platforms.. Weve had a couple of significant anonymous gifts that have helped shore up our forecast for the coming fiscal 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. 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. NPR Start Date: Mid October, 2020 John Gibbs is an American far-right political commentator and politician. I, and the management team, all of us, we determined that was going to be a priority for the year 2021. And our number one goal is to improve our audience diversity. 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. 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. 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. Last year, President Trump appointed Michael Pack as USAGMs CEO. NPR, the public radio and podcasting giant, has a new leader after years of growth and internal turmoil. All of that is to say that coming out of the reckoning of Memorial Day 2020 was for us and for me, in particular, a call to action internally at NPR to hear and reckon with our own issues internally. 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. You go to college and all the sudden you're like 'wait a minute, I've got to do something when this is over.' 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. 2016 John Lansing leading a moderated a discussion with the members of the International Media Coordinating Council (ICC) about a unified strategy for the future. The Lookout is a free, daily email newsletter with news and happenings from all over Colorado. 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. As we got to April of last spring, we saw a massive deficit develop for NPR on the order of about $25 million. But second, we're mission-driven, and I think everybody in the organization lives and breathes that mission. Four years ago, Lansing was named by President Obama to be the first chief executive of the broadcasting outfit that was renamed the U.S. Agency for Global Media. Courtesy of Allison Shelley for NPR. NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. Were they targeted to specific spending areas or just for general costs? 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. That said, Mohn set higher annual expectations for the network in fund-raising and agreed to be co-chairman of its 50th anniversary capital campaign. 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. Current: Do you have any examples of how digital operations would be integrated into divisions throughout the organization? Lansing: When we look at our strategic plan and our commitment to growing our audience of the future, its clear to us that every corner of NPR has a digital on-demand initiative thats critical to our success and that it makes more sense to have the digital assets closer to the work thats influencing our audiences and growing our audiences. 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. But my goals also go to all of my direct reports. So we were pleased to see SAG-AFTRA join our efforts. It's interesting. You want to know what is really going on these days, especially in Colorado. He is credited with restoring morale, in part by naming a noted journalist as head of the Voice of America: Amanda Bennett is a former top news executive at the Philadelphia Inquirer who previously held senior newsroom jobs at Bloomberg News and The Wall Street Journal. He was responsible for strategic and operational oversight and P&L of the $2.5 billion division of Scripps Networks Interactive, including the company's portfolio of six cable networks Food Network, HGTV, Travel Channel, DIY, Cooking Channel and Great American Country and the $100 million Scripps Networks Digital division. So I brought in Michael Smith as our new chief marketing officer almost a year ago. Disclosure: This story was reported by NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik under guidance from NPR chief business editor Pallavi Gogoi. I have read and agree to the terms & conditions, Senior Vice President for Television in the broadcasting division of the E.W. He is. 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. 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. He served on the Bellarmine University Board of Trustees from 2010-2016 and was vice-chair 2014-2016. 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. Sept. 6, 2019. At the U.S. Agency for Global Media known until last year as the Broadcasting Board of Governors he presided over 53 percent growth in the weekly audience for the agencys networks over the last three years, to 345 million. So I think that it has caused me to be more tuned in to hearing and understanding our employees. 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. Its something that we certainly support. I subscribe to the notion of leadership as a servant leader, that the role of leaders is to support the team to do their best work. Mr. Lansings colleagues attribute the growth to his embrace of digital formats and the understanding of audiences that he gleaned from the private sector. NPR has also been the nations leading producer of podcasts, since Podtrac started measuring the audiences. Lansing, who is 62, is. How is it a priority? The combination of his health issues plus the situation with Mike Oreskes did derail his plans.. I thought, wow. Current: NPRs budget also took a hit because of the pandemic. How does the economy react to all of that? So sad to lose an American institution to propaganda. I can't speak for other people, CEOs. Current: How much were those anonymous gifts? As we moved through the summer, that deficit remained at about $25 million. ", He continued: "Citizens in countries from Russia to China, from Iran to North Korea, have been victimized for decades. John Lansing is taking over for outgoing CEO. Bloomberg Markets European Close. 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. I am still morning the loss of an objective NPR. 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. You hear me say fairly often it's not a thing that's going to end; it's really a new way of operating with an awareness of this weakness that we need to address and build upon and ensure that it lives on and continues to improve. 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