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| January 31 2025 | A Defense Department memo mandated that NPR must relocate from its longtime workspace on the Correspondents' Corridor in the Pentagon, as part of a new Annual Media Rotation Program for the Pentagon Press Corps. |
| January 31 2025 | A Defense Department memo mandated that NPR must relocate from its longtime workspace on the Correspondents' Corridor in the Pentagon, as part of a new Annual Media Rotation Program for the Pentagon Press Corps. |
| 2024 | Uri Berliner resigns from NPR, citing disparagement by CEO Katherine Maher and her divisive views. |
| 2024 | NPR suspends Uri Berliner for 5 days without pay for allegedly not securing approval to work for another outlet. |
| 2024 | Veteran NPR journalist Uri Berliner publicly criticizes NPR for left-wing bias in reporting, particularly after the 2016 United States presidential election. |
| 2024 | NPR suspends Uri Berliner for 5 days without pay for allegedly not securing approval to work for another outlet. |
| 2024 | Veteran NPR journalist Uri Berliner publicly criticizes NPR for left-wing bias in reporting, particularly after the 2016 United States presidential election. |
| 2024 | Uri Berliner resigns from NPR, citing disparagement by CEO Katherine Maher and her divisive views. |
| June 2024 | Uri Berliner began working at The Free Press after his resignation from NPR. |
| June 2024 | Uri Berliner began working at The Free Press after his resignation from NPR. |
| April 17 2024 | Berliner resigned from NPR in an email to CEO Katherine Maher, accusing her of holding 'divisive' views. |
| April 17 2024 | Berliner resigned from NPR in an email to CEO Katherine Maher, accusing her of holding 'divisive' views. |
| April 12 2024 | Uri Berliner was suspended without pay for five days for failing to secure approval for outside work. |
| April 12 2024 | Uri Berliner was suspended without pay for five days for failing to secure approval for outside work. |
| April 9 2024 | Uri Berliner published an essay in The Free Press criticizing NPR for having a progressive worldview and allegedly attempting to damage Trump's presidency. |
| April 9 2024 | Uri Berliner published an essay in The Free Press criticizing NPR for having a progressive worldview and allegedly attempting to damage Trump's presidency. |
| January 2024 | NPR's board selected Katherine Maher, former Wikimedia Foundation CEO, as the new CEO, with her taking office in late March. |
| January 2024 | NPR's board selected Katherine Maher, former Wikimedia Foundation CEO, as the new CEO, with her taking office in late March. |
| 2023 | NPR partnered with Spotify to run targeted advertisements through the Spotify Audience Network platform within NPR programming. |
| 2023 | NPR partnered with Spotify to run targeted advertisements through the Spotify Audience Network platform within NPR programming. |
| April 2023 | Twitter labeled NPR as a government-funded media outlet, alongside PBS, BBC, and Voice of America, sparking controversy about media platform transparency and potential bias. |
| April 2023 | Twitter labeled NPR as a government-funded media outlet, alongside PBS, BBC, and Voice of America, sparking controversy about media platform transparency and potential bias. |
| April 12 2023 | NPR announced it would cease all activity on Twitter, protesting the platform's 'inaccurate and misleading' labeling. CEO John Lansing allowed individual journalists to decide their own Twitter usage while criticizing the platform's stance on editorial independence. |
| April 12 2023 | NPR announced it would cease all activity on Twitter, protesting the platform's 'inaccurate and misleading' labeling. CEO John Lansing allowed individual journalists to decide their own Twitter usage while criticizing the platform's stance on editorial independence. |
| April 10 2023 | NPR reporter Bobby Allyn revealed that Elon Musk claimed he determined NPR's designation using a Wikipedia category page of publicly funded broadcasters. |
| April 10 2023 | NPR reporter Bobby Allyn revealed that Elon Musk claimed he determined NPR's designation using a Wikipedia category page of publicly funded broadcasters. |
| April 8 2023 | Twitter changed NPR's account designation from 'state-affiliated' to 'government-funded'. |
| April 8 2023 | Twitter changed NPR's account designation from 'state-affiliated' to 'government-funded'. |
| February 2023 | CEO John Lansing announced the network would lay off approximately 10 percent of its workforce due to reduced advertising revenue, with the annual operating budget of around $300 million facing a potential funding gap of $30-$32 million. |
| February 2023 | CEO John Lansing announced the network would lay off approximately 10 percent of its workforce due to reduced advertising revenue, with the annual operating budget of around $300 million facing a potential funding gap of $30-$32 million. |
| 2022 | NPR experienced a decline in audience, reporting 30.7 million weekly listeners. |
| 2022 | NPR experienced a decline in audience, reporting 30.7 million weekly listeners. |
| November 2022 | CEO John Lansing informed staff that NPR needed to reduce spending by $10 million in the current fiscal year due to a drop in sponsor revenue, representing approximately three percent of the organization's annual budget. |
| November 2022 | CEO John Lansing informed staff that NPR needed to reduce spending by $10 million in the current fiscal year due to a drop in sponsor revenue, representing approximately three percent of the organization's annual budget. |
| July 4 2022 | NPR broke its annual July 4th reading tradition. Instead, host Steve Innskeep held a discussion on equality with two historians, referencing the Dobbs decision and exploring the contrast between Thomas Jefferson's words and his participation in slavery. |
| July 4 2022 | NPR broke its annual July 4th reading tradition. Instead, host Steve Innskeep held a discussion on equality with two historians, referencing the Dobbs decision and exploring the contrast between Thomas Jefferson's words and his participation in slavery. |
| July 16 2021 | Automattic acquired Pocket Casts from NPR. |
| July 16 2021 | Automattic acquired Pocket Casts from NPR. |
| January 2021 | NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg reported that some Supreme Court justices were not willing to wear masks to protect Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who was at increased COVID risk. The Supreme Court subsequently released a statement challenging her reporting, claiming all justices were wearing personal protective equipment. |
| January 2021 | NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg reported that some Supreme Court justices were not willing to wear masks to protect Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who was at increased COVID risk. The Supreme Court subsequently released a statement challenging her reporting, claiming all justices were wearing personal protective equipment. |
| 2020 | NPR released its fiscal year 2021 budget, anticipating $250 million in revenue, which was a decrease from the previous year due to COVID-19 pandemic impacts. The budget included $25 million in budget cuts and projected a cash deficit of approximately $4 million. |
| 2020 | NPR declines to cover the Hunter Biden laptop controversy, stating they do not want to waste time on 'stories that are not really stories'. |
| 2020 | NPR declines to cover the Hunter Biden laptop controversy, stating they do not want to waste time on 'stories that are not really stories'. |
| 2020 | NPR released its fiscal year 2021 budget, anticipating $250 million in revenue, which was a decrease from the previous year due to COVID-19 pandemic impacts. The budget included $25 million in budget cuts and projected a cash deficit of approximately $4 million. |
| April 2020 | Kelly McBride was appointed as the new Public Editor for NPR, reporting directly to President and CEO John Lansing. |
| April 2020 | Kelly McBride was appointed as the new Public Editor for NPR, reporting directly to President and CEO John Lansing. |
| January 24 2020 | During the Trump impeachment trial, NPR host Mary Louise Kelly interviewed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, asking challenging questions about Iran-US relations and Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch. The interview ended with Pompeo becoming confrontational, taking Kelly to a private room and reportedly yelling at her using expletives. |
| January 24 2020 | Following Kelly's interview, the State Department Correspondents' Association reported 'retaliation' by denying NPR correspondent Michele Kelemen a seat on Pompeo's diplomatic flight to Europe and Central Asia. |
| January 24 2020 | Following Kelly's interview, the State Department Correspondents' Association reported 'retaliation' by denying NPR correspondent Michele Kelemen a seat on Pompeo's diplomatic flight to Europe and Central Asia. |
| January 24 2020 | During the Trump impeachment trial, NPR host Mary Louise Kelly interviewed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, asking challenging questions about Iran-US relations and Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch. The interview ended with Pompeo becoming confrontational, taking Kelly to a private room and reportedly yelling at her using expletives. |
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