NPR Cuts Newsroom Jobs Due to Federal Funding Loss, Expected Drop in Sponsorship Revenue

National Public Radio (NPR) is cutting newsroom positions and restructuring its editorial operations as the public broadcaster adjusts to reduced federal support after President Donald Trump’s order to end taxpayer funding for NPR and PBS over what he said was biased news coverage.

NPR CEO Katherine Maher was cited in a May 18 NPR report as saying the organization faces an $8 million budget gap, largely due to the elimination of federal subsidies. These subsidies had supported member stations, which in turn pay programming fees to NPR to carry various flagship shows, contributing to its annual operating budget of about $300 million.