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NPR news chief Nancy Barnes will leave the network in November. She announced her departure on the same day that NPR said it would hire a chief content officer to oversee both news and programming. Wanyu Zhang/Wanyu Zhang hide caption

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NPR chief news executive Nancy Barnes to depart as network reshapes top ranks

September 23, 2022 • Nancy Barnes, NPR's newsroom leader, announced her forthcoming departure as the network moves to create a new executive to oversee both the news and programming divisions.