NPR‘s editor in chief plans to step down this fall, an announcement that comes simply after public media misplaced federal funding for the subsequent two years.
Edith Chapin, who additionally held the title of appearing chief content material officer, informed NPR that her resignation was not as a consequence of Congress’ vote final week to rescind federal funding. “I’ve had two massive government jobs for 2 years and I wish to take a break. I wish to make certain my efficiency is at all times top-notch for the corporate,” she mentioned. She mentioned that she knowledgeable NPR CEO Katherine Maher of her resolution two weeks in the past.
Chapin has led the NPR newsroom since 2022, first as appearing senior vice chairman of stories and editor in chief after which, the subsequent yr, taking over that function on a everlasting foundation. She had beforehand served as vice chairman and government editor at massive, and vice chairman and government editor of NPR Information. Earlier than becoming a member of NPR in 2012, she labored at CNN for 25 years, together with as vice chairman and deputy bureau chief in Washington, D.C.
Final week, Congress voted to strip $1.1 billion of federal funding for the Company for Public Broadcasting, or its whole appropriation for the subsequent two years. That funding was a part of a $9 billion package deal of rescissions requested by Donald Trump. He and different Republicans have claimed that NPR and different public media entities are biased in opposition to conservatives. However PBS, NPR and the CPB have pointed to surveys exhibiting continued excessive ranges of public belief in public media in comparison with different sources.
