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. 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. 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. Your email address will not be published. Current: What challenges have you faced in implementing your DEI plans? Mr. Mohn led the push into podcasting and helped stabilize the organization after years of management turnover and budget deficits. Well, I like NPR Politics a lot. "Jarl would be the first to say that it is the area where he feels that his work was not complete," Sheikholeslami said. NPR Facebook Post with Comments. While member stations on average receive about 10 percent of their funding from the federal government, fees from the stations make up a significant part of the NPR budget. I thought, wow. 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. At the same time, we have to think creatively. And our work began then. Mohn placed an emphasis on fostering a more collaborative dynamic with the public radio stations that NPR serves, and was given credit for making progress on that score. 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. 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. It's not an extracurricular activity; it's fundamental to our business. John Lansing, a veteran government broadcast and cable television executive, has been selected by NPRs corporate board to succeed its current chief, Jarl Mohn. And the pandemic hit six months later in March of '20. We couldnt be more proud of the quality and the depth of the journalism thats coming from the member stations, and it really has strengthened the entire system enormously. The Lookout is a free, daily email newsletter with news and happenings from all over Colorado. 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. How cool is it to be at NPR? It's not just what happened this week on the Hill, although that's important. The networks fight for listeners time has become more feverish. 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. We established the top priority [a.k.a. As I said, its hiring, its emphasis on diversity in leadership, diversity in sources, diversity in voices, diversity in the stories we tell, training around our organization. The post NPR Names Juana Summers as Co-Host of 'All Things Considered' appeared first on New York Times. Lansing, who is 62, is. And be a good listener. NPR takes only a few million dollars a year from federal sources for its programs. He has previously announced he would be staying on as president emeritus to help the network raise major gifts, and along with his wife, Pamela Mohn, he personally committed $10 million to the network. From John Lansing: Now Is A Time For Truth Telling, For Listening, And For Action. Selected by the NPR board of directors, Lansing will start in October, succeeding outgoing head Jarl Mohn, 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. 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. 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. Current: With broadcast listening declining during the pandemic, what is NPR doing to address and adjust to those trends? NPR's Michel Martin asks NPR's CEO, John Lansing, to respond to an All Things Considered interview with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. John Ten Eyck Lansing Jr. (January 30, 1754 - vanished December 12, 1829), a Founding Father of the United States, was an attorney, jurist, and politician. In what ways do you think NPR has forced you to grow, and in what areas are you growing that you weren't before NPR? He is credited with restoring morale, in part by naming a noted journalist as head of the Voice of America: Amanda Bennett is a former top news executive at the Philadelphia Inquirer who previously held senior newsroom jobs at Bloomberg News and The Wall Street Journal. And our number one goal is to improve our audience diversity. Listen now. What we now call the North Star of our strategic plan is our DEI efforts as it filters through everything that we do with all of our work. It is our work. They lost their objectivity and are now just pushing leftist ideology. Lansing: Lets go back in time. This documentary-style series follows investigative journalists as they uncover the truth. Its not a sidebar. The agency has an annual budget of $808 million. In an interview on Friday, Mr. Lansing, 62, praised NPR as a home of high-quality journalism and audio production, and said that in addition to supporting traditional radio broadcasting he wanted to help NPR further its expansion into areas like podcasts, where the radio network has already been a leader. Were finishing up in the next two to three weeks the specific lists of actions and activities under these pillars. Today, those individual situations are happening in the background when everybody's working, whether it's kids that are school age, or kids that are toddlers, or elder care, or spouses working in the same room or in the same apartment. What steps does NPR still need to take in this area? NPR strives to create a more informed publicone challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of events, ideas, and cultures. We are different from other federal agencies, said Grant K. Turner, the agencys chief financial officer. We had begun a lot of work under [Chief Diversity Officer] Keith Woods' leadership to really move us forward. That said, Mohn set higher annual expectations for the network in fundraising and agreed to be co-chairman of its 50th-anniversary capital campaign. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Current is an editorially independent, nonprofit service of the American University School of Communication. How has that effort been progressing? The only route to a successful engagement on this issue is to deal with it, to talk about it, and to take action. 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. In a large part, the digital teams and the divisions will work together to reach a final model. 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 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. John Lansing will begin his term as President and CEO of NPR in October, 2019. In terms of mission, understanding of media, the depth of experience, his strategic leadership, his commitment to people and culture, I would say those were really the key things that we were looking for, said Goli Sheikholeslami, vice chairwoman of the NPR board of directors and CEO of Chicago Public Media. And Im holding myself accountable with my board and Ive been and am holding my direct reports accountable to me. So I think thats being offset by some listening through smart speakers and even online, and thats helping to offset some of the reduction in listening within vehicles. 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. Talk about a force of nature. John Lansing, CEO, photographed for NPR, 22 January 2020, in Washington DC. Disclosure: This story was reported by NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik under guidance from NPR chief business editor Pallavi Gogoi. Lansing served for ten years as a visiting faculty member at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies. You can't escape that. Put that pizza box in the trash. Its pretty clear to me that the ratings decline in radio is driven by commuting patterns. 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. But also, what are the larger things that are happening? What do you think are some characteristics of good leadership? Bloomberg Markets European Close. "When I think of NPR and I think of the member stations collectively, I think really of journalism as a public service, not tied to a profit motive," Lansing told NPR News. I have read and agree to the terms & conditions, Senior Vice President for Television in the broadcasting division of the E.W. And as the year unfolded, we began to develop our three-year strategic plan. But second, we're mission-driven, and I think everybody in the organization lives and breathes that mission. 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. Lansing: You have to imagine a picture, if you will. But thats our commitment. 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. Lansing's tenure at the agency has not been without controversy. So Im pleased to see that that short era is over. It didnt begin in the summer it accelerated in the summer. Our third pillar is to optimize content and meet audiences where they are. John Lansing, CEO, photographed for NPR, 22 January 2020, in Washington DC. This is just dishonest, especially since NPR became what amounted to a voice of the opposition in its coverage of this dysfunctional federal agency. The roots of the VOA involved providing truthful reports to people under Nazi and Axis power rule during World War Two. Sign up here and we will see you in the morning! Lansing is a media executive with a deep understanding of journalism, having spent two decades as an award-winning journalist, successful newsroom leader and major market local media executive before becoming a global chief executive officer. Prior to that, Lansing was VP and GM of Scripps ABC affiliates. I can't speak for other people, CEOs. Age: 62, Born on July 31, 1957, in Minneapolis You have shows like All Things Considered and Morning Edition, which will continue to be broadcasting tent poles, Mr. Lansing said. And some stations who had a schedule to go down actually were allowed to go down. 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. And so in late 2019 we began working on a set of priorities for the calendar year 2020 that included promoting Keith Woods to chief diversity officer; putting more energy behind our effort to have 100% sourcing and notating the diversity of our sources; and hiring, leadership, unconscious bias training, et cetera. So I wouldn't create a politics podcast because there are too many, and we have the best one of many already. Were working with them to create regional newsrooms in Texas and California and the Midwest and in the Gulf. I'm just passionate about how good leadership can lead to good outcomes, and that led me here. NPR's search for a new CEO is finally over! So it's kind of inseparable, that coming in as CEO of NPR, and then six months in having the coronavirus, followed by a major economic downturn in the country and for NPR, and then the reckoning that summer. Lansing: I guess my head turns first to the journalism of our member stations. 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. The roots of the VOA involved providing truthful reports to people under Nazi and Axis power rule during World War II. Current. Oh wait. 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. Current: You came to NPR after serving as CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media. Jarl would be the first to say that it is the area where he feels that his work was not complete, Sheikholeslami said. Were certainly not over, were not at a finish line. So its an ongoing effort. Scripps Networks September 5, 2019; Washington, D.C. - The NPR Board of Directors announced today that it. Lansing: Back in May and June, it was an alarming decline in radio ratings. And I was very proud of the progress we were making. Podcasting in particular allows NPR to reach audiences that are not necessarily tied to a radio., Paul Haaga, the chairman of NPRs board, said in a statement that Mr. Lansing was a listener and a collaborative leader with a passion for our public service journalistic mission who will help us continue to expand the audience for our storytelling.. When will that freeze be lifted? Current: NPR and a group of stations started a pilot project around collaborative fundraising in 2019. I think you have to be in front of your teams. He made his mark in his current job with stirring defenses of journalism, free from government interference. He is passionate about NPR's public service mission and the role of a free and independent media in a strong democracy. See you in the morning to the journalism of our member stations that the ratings decline in radio.. 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