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Anonymous Coward User ID: 85302061 United States 04/01/2023 12:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | National Public Radio just laid off almost 100 people, citing a drop in ad revenue. Quoting: kee wee tards peeps 85551301 The company held a meeting this week to hear feedback and it turned into a struggle session with employees suggesting the layoffs were motivated by racism and transphobia. Who knew that NPR was such a hotbed of bigotry? Here are some highlights of the meeting via Bloomberg News: Tensions Flare Inside NPR After Staff Layoffs and Town Halls Last week, NPR laid off 84 people and stopped production on four seasonal podcasts, including Invisibilia, Louder Than a Riot and Rough Translation. The company warned in February those cuts would be coming after it projected a $30 million sponsorship shortfall this year… While layoffs often mark the abrupt end of an era at an organization, NPR’s story has stretched into this week, spilling over into multiple, tense all-hands meetings in which impacted employees grilled executives about their decisions… A group of executives, including president and CEO John Lansing, presented various financial metrics and updates on the diversity levels at the organization following the layoffs. As of March 24th, for example, NPR had booked $28.9 million in sponsorship revenue for the first quarter, compared to $41 million the year prior. The team highlighted that diversity levels remained roughly consistent before and after the cuts, though trans people in the programming department dropped, going from 2.5% of the workforce to 1.2%…. Throughout the presentation, employees raised their hands on video or submitted questions through the webinar’s Q&A feature. They responded to the answers from executives in real time through the virtual chat, often adding more questions there, too. Among the requests: employees wanted to see more specific breakdowns around the number or percentage of employees of different races and identities who were laid off, rather than those of the remaining employees. They also wanted to know more information about their audiences, what the plans would be for hiring a chief content officer and more clarity about how the layoffs were carried out. But the already tense environment boiled over during an exchange between CEO Lansing and a laid-off Black employee. That employee voiced concern that some podcasts hadn’t received marketing support and wondered how a show could gain audience without it. This person also listed executives’ names and repeated statements they had made in the past, asking for more accountability. It’s amazing that NPR has been able to stay afloat for as long as it has with a team like this. [link to www.thegatewaypundit.com (secure)] Surprise surprise. A couple weeks ago they had some femtard woke tech commentator lamenting Gargoyle layoffs that for some reason focused on HR and social equity-type positions. You know, people that don't actually do or produce anything. The horror...they were keeping engineers and coders over these valuable people. NPR 25 years ago was "listenable." Morning Edition, All Things Considered---programming had a liberal slant, but it was not the insane woke failed libtard ideology of today. Click and Clack, the car mechanic guys, could be funny as hell, especially when women called in. Today I can't even listen to a couple minutes of it before I throw up in my mouth a little and quickly change the station in revulsion. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 84185146 United States 04/01/2023 01:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | National Public Radio just laid off almost 100 people, citing a drop in ad revenue. Quoting: kee wee tards peeps 85551301 The company held a meeting this week to hear feedback and it turned into a struggle session with employees suggesting the layoffs were motivated by racism and transphobia. Who knew that NPR was such a hotbed of bigotry? Here are some highlights of the meeting via Bloomberg News: Tensions Flare Inside NPR After Staff Layoffs and Town Halls Last week, NPR laid off 84 people and stopped production on four seasonal podcasts, including Invisibilia, Louder Than a Riot and Rough Translation. The company warned in February those cuts would be coming after it projected a $30 million sponsorship shortfall this year… While layoffs often mark the abrupt end of an era at an organization, NPR’s story has stretched into this week, spilling over into multiple, tense all-hands meetings in which impacted employees grilled executives about their decisions… A group of executives, including president and CEO John Lansing, presented various financial metrics and updates on the diversity levels at the organization following the layoffs. As of March 24th, for example, NPR had booked $28.9 million in sponsorship revenue for the first quarter, compared to $41 million the year prior. The team highlighted that diversity levels remained roughly consistent before and after the cuts, though trans people in the programming department dropped, going from 2.5% of the workforce to 1.2%…. Throughout the presentation, employees raised their hands on video or submitted questions through the webinar’s Q&A feature. They responded to the answers from executives in real time through the virtual chat, often adding more questions there, too. Among the requests: employees wanted to see more specific breakdowns around the number or percentage of employees of different races and identities who were laid off, rather than those of the remaining employees. They also wanted to know more information about their audiences, what the plans would be for hiring a chief content officer and more clarity about how the layoffs were carried out. But the already tense environment boiled over during an exchange between CEO Lansing and a laid-off Black employee. That employee voiced concern that some podcasts hadn’t received marketing support and wondered how a show could gain audience without it. This person also listed executives’ names and repeated statements they had made in the past, asking for more accountability. It’s amazing that NPR has been able to stay afloat for as long as it has with a team like this. [link to www.thegatewaypundit.com (secure)] Because it's govt funded |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 85551419 04/01/2023 01:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | National Public Radio just laid off almost 100 people, citing a drop in ad revenue. Quoting: kee wee tards peeps 85551301 The company held a meeting this week to hear feedback and it turned into a struggle session with employees suggesting the layoffs were motivated by racism and transphobia. Who knew that NPR was such a hotbed of bigotry? Here are some highlights of the meeting via Bloomberg News: Tensions Flare Inside NPR After Staff Layoffs and Town Halls Last week, NPR laid off 84 people and stopped production on four seasonal podcasts, including Invisibilia, Louder Than a Riot and Rough Translation. The company warned in February those cuts would be coming after it projected a $30 million sponsorship shortfall this year… While layoffs often mark the abrupt end of an era at an organization, NPR’s story has stretched into this week, spilling over into multiple, tense all-hands meetings in which impacted employees grilled executives about their decisions… A group of executives, including president and CEO John Lansing, presented various financial metrics and updates on the diversity levels at the organization following the layoffs. As of March 24th, for example, NPR had booked $28.9 million in sponsorship revenue for the first quarter, compared to $41 million the year prior. The team highlighted that diversity levels remained roughly consistent before and after the cuts, though trans people in the programming department dropped, going from 2.5% of the workforce to 1.2%…. Throughout the presentation, employees raised their hands on video or submitted questions through the webinar’s Q&A feature. They responded to the answers from executives in real time through the virtual chat, often adding more questions there, too. Among the requests: employees wanted to see more specific breakdowns around the number or percentage of employees of different races and identities who were laid off, rather than those of the remaining employees. They also wanted to know more information about their audiences, what the plans would be for hiring a chief content officer and more clarity about how the layoffs were carried out. But the already tense environment boiled over during an exchange between CEO Lansing and a laid-off Black employee. That employee voiced concern that some podcasts hadn’t received marketing support and wondered how a show could gain audience without it. This person also listed executives’ names and repeated statements they had made in the past, asking for more accountability. It’s amazing that NPR has been able to stay afloat for as long as it has with a team like this. [link to www.thegatewaypundit.com (secure)] Because it's govt funded |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 83525713 United States 04/01/2023 01:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Should have sold more tote bags. Maybe they can start selling penis removal creams or similar now for pledges. Notice it is ALWAYS someone else's fault with these idiotic commie fucks when their shit fails, as it always does. A dangerous human is a retarded+evil one who thinks they are smart - NPR and PBS in a nutshell. Hell, our whole government apparatus at this point. |
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