NPR announced it would cease posting to Twitter after the social media platform labeled the nonprofit "Government-funded Media." Charles Dharapak/AP hide caption
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NPR will cut 10% of its workforce, CEO John Lansing said Wednesday. Lansing blamed a slowdown in advertising dollars. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
NPR expects a $20 million shortfall in sponsorships this fiscal year. It plans to freeze hiring, among other things to reduce expenses. Stephen Voss/Stephen Voss hide caption
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
A purge at the U.S. Agency for Global Media has fueled concerns that broadcasters like Radio Free Europe will be turned into distributors of propaganda on behalf of the Trump administration. Michal Kamary/Associated Press hide caption
Audience research indicates that NPR's audience is disproportionately made up of professionals who are able to work from home and who are interested in doing so even after the pandemic subsides. Ariel Zambelich/NPR hide caption