Public media is in the middle of transformative change as NPR and local stations try to navigate the loss of federal funding and the shifting media landscape.
Just last month, NPR offered buyouts to over 300 employees in a move to align its payroll more closely with the new financial picture. It ultimately laid off 10 journalists, accepted 18 buyouts of news staffers, and kept other positions unfilled.
Katherine Maher, the president and CEO of NPR, came to Kansas City last week as the keynote speaker for KCUR’s Radioactive fundraising gala…