Category: Media Industry Author : Duncan Riley Posted: December 10, 2008
Tags : economic crisis, npr, npr layoffs, radio
National Public Radio (NPR) has announced that it will lay off 7% of its workforce and cut expenses due to broader economic climate.
A total of 64 filled positions have been eliminated and 21 open positions not filled for a total cut of 85 positions. The cuts come across the board including editorial and production areas, station services, digital media, research, communications and administrative support. NPR currently employs 889 people.
Included in the cuts are two programs, Day to Day and News & Notes, although both programs will remain on the air through March 20, 2009.
Despite record numbers listening to its programs, including 26.4 million people listening to NPR each week and 8 million people visiting NPR.org each month, NPR has been in a tight position, not helped by its unique set up. In July, NPR projected a $2 million deficit for fiscal year 2009 but is now projected to run a deficit to $23 million due to a sharp fall in corporate sponsorships.
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Dec 31, 2008
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Mar 30, 2009
Unemployment is really the issue in times of economic recession. Many of us are affected and been tightening our belts to survive. Many of our college graduates are often couldn’t find a good job because some companies are lay-offing their employees or worst they’ve already closed because of bad economy. The unemployment rate has hit levels not seen in decades, and a lot of people can't even get an installment loan to keep them afloat until they can gain new employment. Growing contingents of economists are predicting 10% unemployment by the end of this economic crisis; several states are already there. California, Michigan, Rhode Island and South Carolina have all hit 10% thus far in the recession, with Oregon and North Carolina about to cross that threshold. (Wyoming has it good – the sole state under 4 %.) Many companies struggle, and more people file for benefits every day. Let's hope the good predictions are correct we'll see a drop in unemployment in 2010. We don’t need to rely on predictions; we all need to do is pray for the best!