Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Lansing, 62, who is currently chief executive officer of the government agency that oversees Voice of America, Radio and Television Mart and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, among others . 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. An NPR spokeswoman said final decisions on which jobs will be eliminated should occur by the week of March 20. That content executive position has not yet been filled; its creation led to the departure of then-NPR chief news executive Nancy Barnes. Follow Bloomberg reporters as they uncover some of the biggest financial crimes of the modern era. A review by the House Foreign Affairs Committee faulted the agency for insufficient oversight but noted that an internal task force was already having an impact. In an interview, Mr. Lansing called the ads a rogue incident and said it had been corrected. After Lansing hopped over to NPR from USAGM in 2019, NPR had to be prompted by outside critics to include disclaimers on its USAGM/VOA stories to note Lansings past USAGM role. Family Status: Married with 4 Children (Jean Rausch Lansing) Lansing also spent almost 20 years working at Scripps, including eight years as President of Scripps Networks. "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.". 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. He took over a troubled organization beset by infighting and bureaucratic inefficiency. Current (https://current.org/2021/02/ceo-john-lansing-discusses-nprs-diversity-efforts-budget-deficit-and-growing-podcast-competition/). Courtesy of Allison Shelley for NPR. During the Donald Trump administration, he held roles in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and was acting Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Community Planning and Development. Were finishing up in the next two to three weeks the specific lists of actions and activities under these pillars. 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. John Gibbs is an American far-right political commentator and politician. Its pretty clear to me that the ratings decline in radio is driven by commuting patterns. John Lansing will begin his term as President and CEO of NPR in October, 2019. Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft have announced more than 50,000 job cuts combined in just the past few months. Video Snippet Current: Do you have any examples of how digital operations would be integrated into divisions throughout the organization? And I would do a board-level review for the donor or donors as to where the business was, the value of the work we were doing, the things we were adding in terms of covering the pandemic. 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. I think leaders are accountable for walking the walk, for doing what they say they're going to do. And were pleased to work with them. Current: What challenges have you faced in implementing your DEI plans? There are over 1000 NPR Member Station signals broadcasting across the United States CEO John Lansing discusses NPRs diversity efforts, budget deficit and growing podcast competition. NPR's programming division, which produces its industry-leading podcasts, has more than doubled since 2019. 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. Lansing: I dont know how long that may or may not take, but our emphasis right now is on our own internal digital strategy, digital production, digital storytelling. I just think we have a special and unique thing as a company. 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. 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. The layoffs are in keeping with an increasingly grim landscape for media companies over recent months. We'd like to revisit a story that first broke yesterday and . 5 takeaways from the massive layoffs hitting Big Tech right now, the network announced $20 million in cuts, NPR to impose near-freeze on hiring but avoids layoffs as budget cuts loom, NPR chief news executive Nancy Barnes to depart as network reshapes top ranks, January is often a big month for layoffs. Did you plan for this or did it kind of just happen? During 2021, we worked on that with Keith and with Diversity and Inclusion Manager Whitney Maddox. This documentary-style series follows investigative journalists as they uncover the truth. The ratings for our weekend magazine shows are actually slightly greater than they were a year ago pre-pandemic, so thats a bright spot. We need help now. So we began an intensive set of Zoom meetings that I attended, each one with a member station and a qualified potential donor. September 6, 2019. Mr. Lansing will start in October, replacing Jarl Mohn, who has run NPR since 2014. Unlike some predecessors, Lansing doesn't face a particularly fraught political landscape. He is a member of the Quinnipiac University School of Communications Advisory Board and the National Board of Advisors of George Washington University's School of Media & Public Affairs. Certainly in the aftermath of the George Floyd murder on Memorial Day weekend, our efforts accelerated and we doubled down on communication, training and listening. 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. And I still think we have a long way to go. NPR's Michel Martin asks NPR's CEO, John Lansing, to respond to an All Things Considered interview with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. 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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. Vegas PBS General Manager, Tom Axtell, announces his retirement. John F. Lansing (he/him) oversees one of the country's most iconic news organizations, whose rigorous reporting and unsurpassed storytelling connects with millions of Americans every day on the air, online, and in person. So I wouldn't create a politics podcast because there are too many, and we have the best one of many already. For two years, he served as the president and CEO of a cable trade group called the Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing. Selected by the NPR board of directors, Lansing will start in October, succeeding outgoing head Jarl Mohn, Experts say the behavior could have constituted insider trading. For several years, it eliminated salary increases and suspended retirement contributions. 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. He will be the 11th permanent president or chief executive in the radio network's nearly 50-year history. What would you go back and tell your younger self? 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. Its a real business with real market dynamics.. Live from. 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. Lansing blamed a slowdown in advertising dollars. What do you think are some characteristics of good leadership? When you first got to NPR, what did you think? Current: NPR has helped stations during the pandemic by delaying planned changes to the dues they pay. He began his career in media at age 17 when he was hired as a studio technician and cameraman for WPSD TV in Kentucky. John Lansing testifying before a House Appropriations subcommittee in July. ", He continued: "Citizens in countries from Russia to China, from Iran to North Korea, have been victimized for decades. It didnt begin in the summer it accelerated in the summer. The streaming platform Spotify paid nearly a quarter-billion dollars to buy the podcast producer Gimlet, founded by former staffers of NPR and other public radio outlets. But an example of that one that weve already created is the Consider This podcast, which is just a terrific example of taking the national-local partnership into the on-demand future. In setting NPR's earlier rounds of budget cuts a couple months ago, Lansing consulted ahead of time with leaders of the unions representing workers at NPR with an eye to avoiding any layoffs. Required fields are marked *. Every time I hear it, I think that's a success by itself because we all have that as our guiding light. We can share resources and story ideas, and we can help organize and support those efforts. Mr. Mohn was pressed about his leadership in a tense NPR interview and later apologized to employees for not taking action sooner. So I would tell my younger self to be confident, calm down, it's all gonna work out. The various challenges everybody's having from working at home, for example, you realize that everybody's situation is different when you're working. Lansing previously held positions overseeing the Scripps Co.'s local television stations and then its national cable channels, which include the Food Network and HGTV, among others. And the fourth one is to diversify and grow our revenue models so that were not overly reliant on one or two revenue streams to help strengthen our future financials. The other is the fight for donors. He also vowed to make sure job cuts do not fall disproportionately on employees of color. Theres no question about it. But second, we're mission-driven, and I think everybody in the organization lives and breathes that mission. During that financial crisis, NPR shut down shows and laid off scores of people. Since then,. hide caption. Talk about a force of nature. 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. Today, we feature John Lansing, CEO of NPR. But also, what are the larger things that are happening? "Your mobility becomes extremely important to be involved and connected to audiences that are mobile and that tend to be, frankly, younger and, as we think of it at USAGM, future leaders, who can influence the rise of free and open societies.". 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. 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. 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. According to Nielsen data supplied by NPR, its programs and newscasts had an overall audience of 27.4 million in spring 2019. 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. 2017-2022. You have stated that DEI is your top priority at NPR. For the year that ended last September, NPR reported $241 million in expenses. Mohn fired head of news Michael Oreskes on Halloween 2017. Mr. Lansings colleagues attribute the growth to his embrace of digital formats and the understanding of audiences that he gleaned from the private sector. Let's say, I was walking out of high school into college, I had no idea what I was going to do. Lansing's tenure at the agency has not been without controversy. Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnlansing. So we took that very, very seriously. He won praise for doing so and says he informed leaders of SAG-AFTRA on Tuesday about the impending job cuts. While serving as chief operating officer, she took on a greater role during two of Mohn's medical leaves and in the aftermath of the sexual harassment scandal. I thought, wow. ", "I am thrilled to work with NPR's exceptional management team, staff and journalists," said Lansing. John Lansing, the chief executive officer and director of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, will become NPR's CEO in mid-October. And the work goes on. That was due largely to reductions in corporate sponsorship and also additional expenses we were incurring in supporting our employees with paid time off, as we adjusted to the new working arrangements and the stresses that we were all under and also the additional expense of cleaning the headquarters multiple times a day on certain occasions. 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. Lansing describes himself as a citizen watching from the outside A private citizen? So Im pleased to see that that short era is over. Current: Why are NPR and its partners looking to sell the Pocket Casts podcast app? 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. John Lansing, CEO, photographed for NPR, 22 January 2020, in Washington DC. He guided the organization in becoming a leading developer of unique content across television, digital, mobile and radio platforms. And so I had a very visceral reaction to that happening in my hometown, and that it was so egregious the murder of an innocent person captured on video, on a phone. Lansing: That was conducted back in September. 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. When that happened, it energized us to really double down on understanding where our weak spots were, what we needed to work on. Vox Media cut jobs by 7%; Gannett and Spotify by 6%. NPR Start Date: Mid October, 2020 Lansing, who is 62, is. I'm kind of a politics junkie. Current: With broadcast listening declining during the pandemic, what is NPR doing to address and adjust to those trends? Lansing: I guess my head turns first to the journalism of our member stations. How are you working to shore up NPRs place in the podcasting landscape and compete with deep-pocketed tech companies? NPR takes only a few million dollars a year from federal sources for its programs. I will say in the last three or four weeks weve seen a little bit of an uptick in a positive way on corporate sponsorship. "I don't anticipate that it would be like a haircut across every division, because that's just not management," Lansing says. This is essentially the DEI work writ large, but also our culture of respect, safety, upward mobility, training and making NPR a world-class organization for which to work. NPR, the public radio giant that employs hundreds of journalists, is about to get a new chief executive. I'd say if there's anything that I focused on, and still am focused on during the pandemic, it is to make sure that whatever the situation is, we are supporting staff to do their best work, supporting them when they're having other challenges and making sure that we're attentive and tuned in to employees that need help, that need a break, that need to be heard, whatever that may be. I think there are interesting trends to follow and try to understand. Leading the organization through it all is CEO John Lansing, a longtime media executive who has been on the job since October 2019. NPR has also been the nation's leading producer of podcasts since Podtrac started measuring audiences. 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. Last year, President Trump appointed Michael Pack as USAGMs CEO. Scripps Networks September 5, 2019; Washington, D.C. - The NPR Board of Directors announced today that it. Last year, the network booked $134 million in such corporate underwriting, a record built on strong growth in podcasting revenue in recent years. I can't speak for other people, CEOs. That survey happened in the fall of 2020. We discovered in our most recent climate survey that that was an area that we needed to put more effort into. Under his leadership NPR has been reaching new audiences as the country's top podcast publisher and through platforms like smart-speakers and connected cars. He defined NPR's mission as "serving the public with information and an excellence and quality about it that makes it 'must see' on a variety of platforms.". How has that effort been progressing? So its an ongoing effort. John Lansing , CEO of NPR NPR President John Lansing '09 is Bellarmine's 2021 commencement speaker, Honorary Degree recipient April 22, 2021 NPR P. We established the top priority [a.k.a. NPR is funded by the CPB/PBS which are funded in part by the U.S. government. One thing I would say is, research the places you're looking at to either begin your career or advance your career and understand where they are on these issues. I was very pleased to see Code Switch named as Apples top podcast of the year. Lansing says the agency referred Haroon Ullah's 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. "Bloomberg Opinion" columnists offer their opinions on issues in the news. And some stations who had a schedule to go down actually were allowed to go down. Others have waded into the podcast fray with a vengeance. 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. During the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic, NPR was at risk of laying off staff when sponsors canceled their spots on the network, said John Lansing, NPR's chief executive.
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