John Lansing, the chief executive officer and director of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, will become NPR's CEO in mid-October. Video Snippet Copyright 2023. The post NPR Names Juana Summers as Co-Host of 'All Things Considered' appeared first on New York Times. Weve had a couple of significant anonymous gifts that have helped shore up our forecast for the coming fiscal year. "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. NPR Names Veteran Media Executive John Lansing As Its New CEO, News That Matters, Delivered To Your Inbox. Others have waded into the podcast fray with a vengeance. So we were pleased to see SAG-AFTRA join our efforts. "The result, I believe, is a war on truth. John Lansing, NPR's President and CEO, said the unique arrangement comes at an important time for NPR and for journalism. hide caption. Weve seen a gradual comeback. As President, he held strategic and operational oversight of Scripps Networks Digital division and Scripps Networks Interactive, which includes six cable networks: Food Network, HGTV, Travel Channel, DIY, Cooking Channel and Great American Country. It all goes back to our mission: serving the American public, recognizing the American public is a diverse mosaic that makes America great and strong, and making sure that we're building systems and content that resonates with all Americans. Its my expectation that that will expand throughout the organization, so that everybody understands its everybodys job, and the accountability is going to be something that we measure and transparently report back out. Current: How much were those anonymous gifts? And the pandemic hit six months later in March of '20. 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. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Last year brought a host of challenges to NPR: a multimillion-dollar deficit, calls for changes in its workplace culture and a hit to broadcast listening. Lansing: Its on social media platforms or YouTube or through media partnerships. 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. 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. Essentially, the success of the company falls in your hands. The other is the fight for donors. NPR stands stronger than it did at the outset of Mohns five-year term in 2014. Lansing: We arent in a position to answer that until we know for sure when the pandemic is going to subside. Were consulting with digital media, were consulting with the division heads, and were doing it as an all-hands project so that we get it right. What was it like for you to watch that happen? Our newsletters bring you a closer look at the stories that affect you and the music that inspires you. Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnlansing. Networks like Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty are meant to counter disinformation from foreign governments by broadcasting objective reports, although they have always been dogged by an accusation that they are a form of American propaganda. Mr. Mohn was pressed about his leadership in a tense NPR interview and later apologized to employees for not taking action sooner. "I have been an avid fan of NPR for many years. All Rights Reserved. Mr. Lansing will start in October, replacing Jarl Mohn, who has run NPR since 2014. Mohn fired head of news Michael Oreskes on Halloween 2017. You have stated that DEI is your top priority at NPR. If you had to create a podcast, what would it be about? Were working with them to do joint investigative reporting. He took over a troubled organization beset by infighting and bureaucratic inefficiency. How is it a priority? September 5, 2019; Washington, D.C. The NPR Board of Directors announced today that it selected John Lansing to become its next President and Chief Executive Officer. 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. In a large part, the digital teams and the divisions will work together to reach a final model. I think leaders are accountable for walking the walk, for doing what they say they're going to do. 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 cut short the unwanted attention he paid to female colleagues proved ineffective. 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. To be a part of creating the future of such an important institution is humbling, exciting, and a distinct honor.". I think as a white man, I know and have experienced that feeling of trepidation on discussions on issues of race, because there's an inherent fear that somebody is going to have a negative point of view about you. He made his mark in his current job with stirring defenses of journalism, free from government interference. John Lansing is a former Obama appointee who was named president and CEO of NPR on Thursday. 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. Talk about a force of nature. Doing that just requires that were putting more emphasis on the diversity of our decision makers, our leadership, our story selection, our source selection. At the center of a graphic is our commitment to DEI, and all of our work in that circle is surrounded by four pillars. So I would tell my younger self to be confident, calm down, it's all gonna work out. Current: How else might NPR assist stations in the coming year? The network has won acclaim for its coverage of wars and disasters, yet suffered its own crisis and tragedy in 2016 when its David Gilkey and Zabihullah Tamanna were killed while on assignment in southern Afghanistan. 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. Lansing describes himself as a citizen watching from the outside A private citizen? That said, Mohn set higher annual expectations for the network in fund-raising and agreed to be co-chairman of its 50th anniversary capital campaign. Again, I think it's about getting it intertwined into everything we do. Lansing will start in his new position in mid-October. 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. And its where our focus needs to be right now. It was hard for everyone. In these comments, John Lansing slides by with a public swipe at the Trump Everybody at NPR knows exactly what you mean when you say, 'What's our North Star?' Now Lansing says he wants to draw on the intellectual and creative impulses of his new staffers as he leads a domestic journalistic powerhouse with an international reputation and reach. That's a big thing too: having a common understanding of what management's committed to, what the Board supports, the work that's in front of us to live up to it, and ultimately diversifying our audience which leads to the business purpose. 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. 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. Or persons of color who are in our organization that are hearing [about] a lot of activity but arent experiencing what they believe they should be experiencing in terms of a workplace where they feel like they can grow and improve their work and improve their careers. 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. John Lansing, CEO, photographed for NPR, 22 January 2020, in Washington DC. What do you think are some characteristics of good leadership? 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. NPR strives to create a more informed publicone challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of events, ideas, and cultures. Listeners consider public radio an enriching and enlightening companion; they trust NPR as a daily source of unbiased independent news, and inspiring insights on life and the arts. Faces Of NPR showcases the people behind NPR--from the voices you hear every day on the radio to the ones who work outside of the recording studio. You hear me say fairly often it's not a thing that's going to end; it's really a new way of operating with an awareness of this weakness that we need to address and build upon and ensure that it lives on and continues to improve. When that happened, it energized us to really double down on understanding where our weak spots were, what we needed to work on. Live from. CEO John Lansing discusses NPRs diversity efforts, budget deficit and growing podcast competition. Will there be another stimulus? So if you have leaders talking about DEI as a priority, well, then, show me. There were about 20, 25 different meetings in the course of about 45 days. Lansing blamed a slowdown in advertising dollars. Because when you're all at work, you're all at work, and you go home to your individual situations. 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. Lansing, who is 62, is currently the chief executive of the government agency that oversees Voice of America, Radio and Television Mart and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, among others. We can share resources and story ideas, and we can help organize and support those efforts. 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. 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. Oh wait. Being a changemaker is awesome, but can have its own challenges as you're just trying to improve your career. Courtesy of Allison Shelley for NPR. Being selective, having mentors both white and people of color mentors that you can have confidential conversations with and gain some thoughts to help you develop your strategy, standing up for yourself which essentially is what happened at NPR through the climate survey and holding leaders accountable for everything. Theres no question about it. Mike Morgan/Mike Morgan Fear drives their path. For two years, he served as the president and CEO of a cable trade group called the Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing. 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. 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. It did not drive a lot of immediate donations, but there were some. NPRs search for a new CEO is finally over! As we moved through the summer, that deficit remained at about $25 million. Yet Mr. Mohns tenure was also marked by a sexual harassment scandal involving a senior news executive whom he had hired and a labor clash with hundreds of union workers. Scripps Company, where he managed the company's portfolio of ten broadcast television stations across the country. department of treasury austin texas 73301 phone number; wii sports club unable to acquire data; randolph high school track and field; huntley ritter parents And its tied to the same variables you would know yourselves, which is, how fast can the vaccines be deployed? What advice would you give to young journalists of color when navigating these white spaces, but attempting to make a change? 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. Lansing, who is 62, is. U.S. Agency for Global Media I was very pleased to see Code Switch named as Apples top podcast of the year. 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. John Lansing is taking over for outgoing CEO. Its not a sidebar. He is passionate about NPR's public service mission and the role of a free and independent media in a strong democracy. While they do not broadcast within the U.S., the Voice of America and the other media outfits Lansing has overseen typically adhere to traditional concepts of factual, non-ideological journalism, with the frequent exception of Radio Marti historically an anti-Castro and anti-Cuban communist outlet. Current: Companies like Spotify and Amazon have been pouring big money into podcasting. NPR maintains 17 national bureaus and 17 bureaus abroad. hide caption. 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. Its an inclusive process. 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. It was a reckoning for all of us together collectively at NPR. 2016 John Lansing leading a moderated a discussion with the members of the International Media Coordinating Council (ICC) about a unified strategy for the future. NPR faces financial pressures from two fronts. 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. He took over a troubled organization beset by infighting and bureaucratic inefficiency. We established the top priority [a.k.a. Four years ago, Lansing was named by President Barack Obama to be the first chief executive of the broadcasting outfit that was renamed the U.S. Agency for Global Media. 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. We did a climate survey of our employees, and we learned about a particular weak spot for us with women of color at NPR who didn't feel it was a place to grow their career, a place to be their whole selves, a place where they are seen and respected. Current: Is there a timeline for that process? Four years ago, Lansing was named by President Obama to be the first chief executive of the broadcasting outfit that was renamed the U.S. Agency for Global Media. "We managed to get through that year, tough as it was, and to end the year break even," Mr. Lansing said. The other is the fight for donors. Experts say the behavior could have constituted insider trading. Lansing: We hope to have that completed within about eight to 10 weeks. John Lansing, a media executive with government broadcast and cable television experience, has been named by NPRs board to succeed its current chief, Jarl Mohn who announced the plan to step down after his 5-Year term ended. John Lansing, NPR's President and CEO, defended Kelly last weekend during an interview on NPR's All Things Considered program, saying that Kelley "is one of the most respected, truthful,. Current: When was the climate survey conducted? Bloomberg Markets live from New York, focused on bringing you the most important global business and breaking markets news and information as it happens. And so that was the way I looked at the future for me. So sad to me. 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. There was one the year before I was here, then this was the follow-up. September 6, 2019. It really stretched me to understand that flexibility is a good thing. He will be the 11th permanent president or chief executive in the radio networks nearly 50-year history. So its a constant commitment to communication, to training, to accountability. So sad to lose an American institution to propaganda. It goes on to say that Mr. Lansing, 62, is currently the chief executive of the government agency, The U.S. Agency for Global Media, that oversees Voice of America, Radio and Television Marti, and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, among others. 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 served for ten years as a visiting faculty member at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies. We still remain one of the top, if not the top, podcasters in America. So we took that very, very seriously. How cool is it to be at NPR? NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. 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 But second, we're mission-driven, and I think everybody in the organization lives and breathes that mission. 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. NPR's rigorous reporting and unsurpassed storytelling connect with millions of Americans everydayon the air, online, and in person. NPR Start Date: Mid October, 2020 We discovered in our most recent climate survey that that was an area that we needed to put more effort into. And its something that I think will strengthen the ability for news programming, marketing and member services to be more responsive and to offer greater service to audiences in a more agile way. You can't escape that. Or 'How are we doing on the North Star?' 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. He will now lead the nations top audio producer and broadcaster. Lansing: I guess I would comment just as a citizen watching from outside. 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. Leading the organization through it all is CEO John Lansing, a longtime media executive who has been on the job since October 2019. (Podcast). It shouldn't be on any journalists of color, or anybody of color, to have to go and 'solve this problem' in somebody's company. I think you have to be willing to take hard questions. They lost their objectivity and are now just pushing leftist ideology. And I was very proud of the progress we were making. Built with the Largo WordPress Theme from the Institute for Nonprofit News. Lansing has won plaudits from journalists for his rousing defense of a free press even while serving in the Trump administration, which has been notably hostile to traditional notions of the role of journalism in civic life. It didnt begin in the summer it accelerated in the summer. Prior to that, Lansing was VP and GM of Scripps ABC affiliates. He spent two decades at Scripps Networks, starting as a station manager in the Detroit, MI affiliate; eventually becoming President of Scripps cable networks company from 2005 to 2013. Its new president and chief executive is John Lansing, a former cable . I subscribe to the notion of leadership as a servant leader, that the role of leaders is to support the team to do their best work. 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. NPR Start Date: Mid October, 2020 Mohn will continue on as President Emeritus & Co-Chair of the 50th Anniversary Campaign. Lansing, who is 62, is. How has that effort been progressing? (Former long time member). It's not just what happened this week on the Hill, although that's important. The roots of the VOA involved providing truthful reports to people under Nazi and Axis power rule during World War Two. Last year, President Trump appointed Michael Pack as USAGMs CEO. He will be the 11th permanent president or chief executive in the radio network's nearly 50-year history. I just think that somebody's truth is the truth. So I think that it has caused me to be more tuned in to hearing and understanding our employees. 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. 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. And weve seen that really help them grow. How are you working to shore up NPRs place in the podcasting landscape and compete with deep-pocketed tech companies? I had been gone for the better part of a year or so. Lansing: You have to imagine a picture, if you will. 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. Current: Do you have any examples of how digital operations would be integrated into divisions throughout the organization? Lansing has earned an advanced degree in political agility. 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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Public Media Now was created to be a centralized source of information and resources to help professional within Public Media be more successful. But mostly its targeted at marketing investments on social media platforms that are specifically reaching out to younger and more diverse audiences to see if we can drive sampling. "Jarl would be the first to say that it is the area where he feels that his work was not complete," Sheikholeslami said. John Lansing - Quick Profile. Leading the organization through it all is CEO John Lansing, a longtime media executive who has been on the job since October 2019. The roots of the VOA involved providing truthful reports to people under Nazi and Axis power rule during World War II. There were three of them, each for $1 million. "Governments around the world are increasingly cracking down on the free flow of information; silencing dialogue and dissent; and distorting reality," Lansing said in a speech he delivered in May to the Media for Democracy Forum. 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. Mohn led NPR through five consecutive years of audience growth and budget surplus. John Lansing will begin his term as President and CEO of NPR in October, 2019. But thats our commitment. Government support for the public radio system isnt in any immediate jeopardy. For two years, he served as the president and CEO of a cable trade group called the Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing. And how's that being measured and accounted for? Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images NPR's chief executive announced the. I joined in October of '19. The varied broadcasters also offered jazz and other music to appeal to people under Communist regimes using a soft form of diplomacy. 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. And it really opened the funnel. 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%. Mr. Lansings colleagues attribute the growth to his embrace of digital formats and the understanding of audiences that he gleaned from the private sector. Your email address will not be published. We had begun a lot of work under [Chief Diversity Officer] Keith Woods' leadership to really move us forward. 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