Tensions Flare Inside NPR After Staff Layoffs and Town Halls
NPR has held multiple all-hands meetings in the days since its layoffs, and some employees say they’ve lost trust in management
Welcome back to Thursday and to Soundbite. This week we’re looking at the scene inside NPR since the organization’s layoffs last week. As always, if you have something to share, reach me through email, and if you haven’t yet subscribed to this newsletter, please do so here .
Last week, NPR laid off 84 people and stopped production on four seasonal podcasts, including Invisibilia, Louder Than a Riot and Rough Translation. The company warned in February those cuts would be coming after it projected a $30 million sponsorship shortfall this year.