NPR’s chief executive announced Wednesday morning that the network will lay off around 100 employees, or 10% of its current workforce, as well as dissolve any vacant positions.
CEO John Lansing attributed the cuts to the decline in advertising revenue, specifically for NPR podcasts.
“When we say we are eliminating filled positions, we are talking about our colleagues – people whose skills, spirit and talents help make NPR what it is today,” Lansing wrote in a memo to staff. “This will be a major loss.”
“We’re not seeing signs of a recovery in the advertising market,” Lansing said in an interview.