While serving as chief operating officer, she took on a greater role during two of Mohn's medical leaves and in the aftermath of the sexual harassment scandal. Lansing also elevated a former U.S. State Department staffer to be chief strategy officer who recently pleaded guilty to having defrauded the U.S. Agency for Global Media of more than $40,000 in government money in 2018, according to federal prosecutors. But we felt like it was an important investment to make in our member stations to support them during the pandemic. Hes 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. And the fourth one is to diversify and grow our revenue models so that were not overly reliant on one or two revenue streams to help strengthen our future financials. Lansing has earned an advanced degree in political agility. Lansing: Lets go back in time. "The result, I believe, is a war on truth. And as the year unfolded, we began to develop our three-year strategic plan. Current: Can you be more specific about what that looks like in terms of how you reach people who may not already know about NPRs podcasts? And probably the most important accountability is that, first of all, I hold myself accountable with my goals that I report to the board. 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. We can share resources and story ideas, and we can help organize and support those efforts. Lansing, who is 62, is. Your email address will not be published. Follow Bloomberg reporters as they uncover some of the biggest financial crimes of the modern era. She also has led initiatives to reform hiring practices and to sweep far more temporary positions into permanent slots, often working closely with the network's chief unions to do so. What was it like for you to watch that happen? For two years, he served as the president and CEO of a cable trade group called the Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing. administration regarding the now former managers of his former place of employment (USAGM) but claims the mantle of private citizen to do so. Prior to joining USAGM, he served for two years as the President and CEO of the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM), an organization that facilitates collaborative marketing initiatives for its members. Lansing's tenure at the agency has not been without controversy. Last summer, we definitely had a racial reckoning. This is essentially the DEI work writ large, but also our culture of respect, safety, upward mobility, training and making NPR a world-class organization for which to work. For July, NPRs 60 active shows among them Planet Money, Fresh Air and Wait Wait Dont Tell Me! were downloaded 141 million times and had nearly 21 million listeners in the United States, according to Podtrac. Ever since you started, you've been very vocal about it. 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. 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. NPR stands stronger than it did at the outset of Mohn's five-year term in 2014. "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. In recent remarks online, Johnson, who is Black, focused on a more competitive landscape for NPR journalists, including people of color. 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. 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. For two years, he served as the president and CEO of a cable trade group called the Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing. John Lansing will begin his term as President and CEO of NPR in October, 2019. The first pillar is to expand the power of the national-local partnership into the on-demand future. From John Lansing: Now Is A Time For Truth Telling, For Listening, And For Action. Were finishing up in the next two to three weeks the specific lists of actions and activities under these pillars. He is passionate about NPR's public service mission and the role of a free and independent media in a strong democracy. 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. But my goals also go to all of my direct reports. And now in our budgeting were shifting some revenue for Michael to use that to promote and support our podcasts as they compete, as you note, with other large commercial businesses. "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.". 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. So it's kind of inseparable, that coming in as CEO of NPR, and then six months in having the coronavirus, followed by a major economic downturn in the country and for NPR, and then the reckoning that summer. 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. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Oh wait. John Lansing, the chief executive officer and director of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, will become NPR's CEO in mid-October. All of those underlying effects generally lead to whatever effects were going to have in corporate sponsorship. 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. And I had a lot of interest in how my former team was being treated, but more importantly, just as an American citizen, how the work of USAGM through VOA [Voice of America] and RFE/RL [Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty] was threatening to undermine the interests of the United States government by politicizing journalism that was meant by law to be free of political interference. Live from. We can help you keep up. Fear drives their path. Job cuts throughout. 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. The budget for the new fiscal year is set below last years actual based on our forecasts on continued downward pressure on corporate sponsorship. 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. And weve seen that really help them grow. Lansing: About 11 months ago, in February, a pilot group of 15 stations got together and put together an 18-month plan to begin the process. I think you have to be willing to take hard questions. Copyright 2019 NPR. 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. 2023 Colorado Public Radio. I think you have to be transparent and be able to explain what you're doing, even if it's unpopular. How has that effort been progressing? The other is the fight for donors. He made his mark in his current job with stirring defenses of journalism, free from government interference. 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. 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. 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. Were certainly not over, were not at a finish line. Everybody at NPR knows exactly what you mean when you say, 'What's our North Star?' NPR Start Date: Mid October, 2020 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. 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. NPR's chief executive announced the network would lay off roughly 10% of its current workforce - at least 100 people - and eliminate most vacant positions. He held off a push by House Republicans to spin off Voice of America into a nongovernmental broadcaster. Well, what we're doing right now, I think communication. Its new president and chief executive is John Lansing, a former cable executive who for the last five years has run the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the federally funded organization behind broadcasters like Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. I'm just passionate about how good leadership can lead to good outcomes, and that led me here. He took over a troubled organization beset by infighting and bureaucratic inefficiency. In an interview, Lansing said he wants to build on NPR's successes in broadcast news and entertainment to become even more dominant in podcasting and more prevalent in streaming. 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. Lansing: You have to imagine a picture, if you will. Lansing: Were still working on it right now. Today, we feature John Lansing, CEO of NPR. That's something that perceptive journalists should be able to pick up pretty quickly. Did you plan for this or did it kind of just happen? Video Snippet Current (https://current.org/2021/02/ceo-john-lansing-discusses-nprs-diversity-efforts-budget-deficit-and-growing-podcast-competition/). 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. CEO John Lansing cited the erosion. 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 . Others have waded into the podcast fray with a vengeance. It is our work our North Star and our work are the same thing. 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. Disclosure: This story was reported by NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik under guidance from NPR chief business editor Pallavi Gogoi. The ratings for our weekend magazine shows are actually slightly greater than they were a year ago pre-pandemic, so thats a bright spot. NPR faces financial pressures from two fronts. Current: NPR and a group of stations started a pilot project around collaborative fundraising in 2019. 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. hide caption. They give brief insights into our people and places, our flora and fauna, and our past and present, from every corner of Colorado. We still remain one of the top, if not the top, podcasters in America. So at the end of the day, its a commitment, but this also has to be accountability. The message below was sent by NPR's President and CEO John Lansing to all staff: As a . 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. 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 Press Release. I established DEI as our top priority on Jan. 5 of 2020. While serving as chief operating officer, she took on a greater role during two of Mohns medical leaves and in the aftermath of the sexual harassment scandal. department of treasury austin texas 73301 phone number; wii sports club unable to acquire data; randolph high school track and field; huntley ritter parents 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 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. I had been gone for the better part of a year or so. But second, we're mission-driven, and I think everybody in the organization lives and breathes that mission. Were working with them to create regional newsrooms in Texas and California and the Midwest and in the Gulf. And its where our focus needs to be right now. 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