It's not an extracurricular activity; it's fundamental to our business. We have many miles to go. 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 has earned an advanced degree in political agility. Did you plan for this or did it kind of just happen? 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. 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. 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 stop the unwanted attention he paid to female colleagues proved ineffective. Video Snippet Obviously, this job that you have as a CEO of NPR is a really huge responsibility. John Lansing, president and CEO Chair of the NPR Foundation John McGinn Public members of the board Carlos Alvarez, CEO, The Gambrinus Company Fred Dust, designer, speaker, and consultant Paul G. Haaga Jr., retired, Capital Research and Management Company - Chairman of the NPR Board of Directors Lansing also spent almost 20 years working at Scripps, including eight years as President of Scripps Networks. 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. He will now lead the nation's top audio producer and broadcaster. There are over 1000 NPR Member Station signals broadcasting across the United States I think there are interesting trends to follow and try to understand. NPR, the public radio and podcasting giant, has a new leader after years of growth and internal turmoil. 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. 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. But an example of that one that weve already created is the Consider This podcast, which is just a terrific example of taking the national-local partnership into the on-demand future. So those are the four pillars that rotate around the centerpiece, we call it the North Star, of our commitment to DEI. Your email address will not be published. And our work began then. John F. Lansing joined USAGM as CEO and Director in September 2015. 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. So I would tell my younger self to be confident, calm down, it's all gonna work out. And as the year unfolded, we began to develop our three-year strategic plan. 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 . So mentally, how do you manage that? First, we're a nonprofit. NPR maintains 17 national bureaus and 17 bureaus abroad. And I still think we have a long way to go. A graduate of Bellarmine University, he was named to the Bellarmine University Gallery of Distinguished Graduates in 2010. 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. But we made a firm commitment, as you know, to freeze station dues and fees. 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. The budget for the new fiscal year is set below last years actual based on our forecasts on continued downward pressure on corporate sponsorship. You have stated that DEI is your top priority at NPR. "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.". Lansing said he took pride in maintaining conventional broadcasts while appealing to new audiences, reaching about 25% more people each week. I think that's where we all wind up. And The New York Times has won praise and new fans through its weekday podcast The Daily, with in-depth interviews of reporters and newsmakers. America needs public radio more than ever. But now were seeing authoritarian regimes expanding around the globe, with media repression in places like Turkey and Venezuela, Cambodia and Vietnam.. Scripps Company, where he managed the company's portfolio of ten broadcast television stations across the country. I think the work Keith has been doing long before I got here on diversity in tracking sources and the storytelling that we're doing around the company has really been effective in the area of DEI on radio, podcasting, and digital. 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 headquarters in Washington, D.C. "During this period when rigorous, fact-based and context-rich . He is. Lansing: You have to imagine a picture, if you will. So that would be mine. The only route to a successful engagement on this issue is to deal with it, to talk about it, and to take action. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. He soon made DEI the top priority at NPR. John Lansing - Quick Profile. 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. Lansing, who is 62, is. If it's not being solved from the top down, it shouldn't be a burden for people just trying to build their career. And the pandemic hit six months later in March of '20. 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. 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. 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. NPR will cut 10% of its workforce, CEO John Lansing said Wednesday. 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. I would enjoy being on a podcast talking about politics. A number of executives will report directly to Lansing, including Nancy Barnes, senior vice president for news and editorial director, who joined NPR last November and oversees the networks newsroom. 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. 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. Leading the organization through it all is CEO John Lansing, a longtime media executive who has been on the job since October 2019. Trump has notably praised authoritarian figures, including the leaders of North Korea, the Philippines, Russia and Turkey, and has waged his own fight against journalists. 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%. Live from New York and London, analyzing the major market moving stories across the day in Europe, hear from the biggest newsmakers and showcase the unrivaled expertise of Bloomberg News. Current (https://current.org/2021/02/ceo-john-lansing-discusses-nprs-diversity-efforts-budget-deficit-and-growing-podcast-competition/). "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.". Lansing: Generally, the numbers that we would like to see in terms of the diversity of our audience were still lagging. It might come from my journalistic roots, and I think other journalists would say the same thing, I deal [with] and honor the truth. NPR stands stronger than it did at the outset of Mohns five-year term in 2014. Let's say, I was walking out of high school into college, I had no idea what I was going to do. Lansing: We arent in a position to answer that until we know for sure when the pandemic is going to subside. Learn more at npr.org/about or by following NPR Extra on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. So we took that very, very seriously. 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.. 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. That with a combination of expense cuts, including our employees and our management all taking voluntary pay cuts and benefit cuts, helped close that deficit gap. And its where our focus needs to be right now. How do you think that the North Star, the strategic initiative, is going? Bloomberg Markets European Close. The work theyve done during the pandemic has been nothing short of miraculous in many cases, particularly given the summer of racial reckoning, the most unusual presidential election in memory and everything thats gone on since. The varied broadcasters also offered jazz and other music to appeal to people under communist regimes using a soft form of diplomacy. Its something that we certainly support. And probably the most important accountability is that, first of all, I hold myself accountable with my goals that I report to the board. Again, I think it's about getting it intertwined into everything we do. 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. John Lansing, the chief executive officer and director of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, will become NPR's CEO in mid-October. Were still looking at a deficit, but were hopeful that by the time we get into March, well have a pretty clear-eyed view of how the year is going to end up. What do you think are some characteristics of good leadership? He guided the organization in becoming a leading developer of unique content across television, digital, mobile and radio platforms. NPR's rigorous reporting and unsurpassed storytelling connect with millions of Americans everydayon the air, online, and in person. 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 Mohns health crises. CEO John Lansing cited the erosion. 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. How cool is it to be at NPR? Were certainly not over, were not at a finish line. Lansing's tenure at the agency has not been without controversy. John Lansing will begin his term as President and CEO of NPR in October, 2019. The network's fight for listeners' time has become more feverish. But now we're seeing authoritarian regimes expanding around the globe, with media repression in places like Turkey and Venezuela, Cambodia and Vietnam.". I'm kind of a politics junkie. 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. administration regarding the now former managers of his former place of employment (USAGM) but claims the mantle of private citizen to do so. 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Lansing is a veteran executive and journalist who has spent decades leading complex media companies in growing their relevance and reach, while strengthening their business operations. I had no idea what was out there. Lansing: When I came in in 2019, my earliest observation was that our biggest issue was the lack of diversity in our audience, and I felt that we needed to double down our efforts in DEI throughout our organization in order to fulfill the promise to reflect the entire American public in terms of what America looks like. Age: 62, Born on July 31, 1957, in Minneapolis There were three of them, each for $1 million. A number of executives will report directly to Lansing, including Nancy Barnes, senior vice president for news and editorial director, who joined NPR last November and oversees the network's newsroom. "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. Ever since I've started, I've noticed that you've been very vocal about the need for diversity. Well, what we're doing right now, I think communication. 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? 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. "The combination of his health issues plus the situation with Mike Oreskes did derail his plans.". 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. 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. Unlike some predecessors, Lansing doesnt face a particularly fraught political landscape. 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. NPR Start Date: Mid October, 2020 So at the end of the day, its a commitment, but this also has to be accountability. Essentially, the success of the company falls in your hands. Why? And its tied to the same variables you would know yourselves, which is, how fast can the vaccines be deployed? And be a good listener. Pack then took a number of actions that raised fears about the independence of the agency, which includes Voice of America. 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. The work of those pillars will be done through the lens of improving our efforts on DEI. Last summer, we definitely had a racial reckoning. ", He continued: "Citizens in countries from Russia to China, from Iran to North Korea, have been victimized for decades. Their editorial independence is enshrined in federal law, though it sometimes came under attack. That survey happened in the fall of 2020. 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. Lansing clearly had an ongoing interest in the USAGM story and the notion that that at some point along the line he did not provide his take, at minimum, to NPR reporting staff, on the story beggars belief. NPR Facebook Post with Comments. We've made some good forward progress around hiring, with requiring that our hiring panels be diverse, requiring that our finalists have diverse representation at a minimum, but of course there's no maximum, in terms of a list of finalists. Lansing: Its on social media platforms or YouTube or through media partnerships. Lansing, who is 62, is currently CEO of the government agency that oversees Voice of America, Radio and Television Marti, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, among others. For two years, he served as the president and CEO of a cable trade group called the Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing. You have shows like All Things Considered and Morning Edition, which will continue to be broadcasting tent poles, Mr. Lansing said. Considering the demise of local newspapers around the country and the growth of our member stations newsrooms around the country, were really working hard to support their local journalism, because its so important to us. 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. So hes doubling down on lack of diversity, does that mean he wants his audience to reflect the other half of the country, the conservatives in flyover country? Yet Lansing also takes over an institution riven by a scandal that hit its top reaches, with a chief news executive toppled over #MeToo complaints of inappropriate conduct toward female subordinates and colleagues. Trump has notably praised authoritarian figures, including the leaders of North Korea, the Philippines, Russia and Turkey and has waged his own fight against journalists. The agency has an annual budget of $808 million. 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. Colorados largest compost processor will no longer accept packaging and paper products, Small liquor stores pivot to more food and delivery as Colorado grocers roll out wine sales, Peloton for horses: Colorado sisters launch equestrian coaching app, The Local 303: Colorado artists were featuring for March 2023. Colorado Postcards are snapshots of our colorful state in sound. Coming into public media, which I love, I noticed something that would be unusual in commercial media, in that there really wasnt a great investment in marketing podcasting to outside audiences off of our platforms. A member of the Republican Party, Gibbs was a software engineer and missionary before entering politics. Lansings tenure at the agency has not been without controversy. When that happened, it energized us to really double down on understanding where our weak spots were, what we needed to work on. Unlike some predecessors, Lansing doesn't face a particularly fraught political landscape. Today, we feature John Lansing, CEO of NPR. So we were pleased to see SAG-AFTRA join our efforts. This documentary-style series follows investigative journalists as they uncover the truth. 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. Disclosure: This story was reported by NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik under guidance from NPR chief business editor Pallavi Gogoi. People, given the opportunity, will do the right thing in a way that hopefully makes them want to be here for a long time. When you first got to NPR, what did you think? 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. 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. Vegas PBS General Manager, Tom Axtell, announces his retirement. 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. There was one the year before I was here, then this was the follow-up. During 2021, we worked on that with Keith and with Diversity and Inclusion Manager Whitney Maddox. 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