NPR

NPR -  NPR has laid off 10 journalists, including some veteran reporters, in an attempt to save money and reorganize the newsroom. It also is buying out at least 18 news staffers who voluntarily accepted offers to depart, according to three people with direct knowledge... The network intends to leave eight empty positions unfilled.

NPR Editor-in-Chief Thomas Evans expressed regret in a note to staff....He said the total reductions amounted to 4% of NPR's content division, which includes the newsroom and podcasts, and pledged that the network would maintain high standards. No staff members of news programs or podcasts were affected.

The moves are part of NPR's effort to grapple with the economic consequences of Congress' vote last summer to eliminate federal subsidies for public media. While NPR relied directly on federal funds for about 1% of its budget, the cuts deeply hurt public radio stations that pay for the radio giant's programs like Morning Edition and All Things Considered.

....NPR President and CEO Katherine Maher and Evans announced the cuts last week, describing them as targeted and necessary to save $8 million when the network expects a drop of $15 million in member station fees. Waves of layoffs have hit public radio and television stations across the U.S., along with PBS, since Congress clawed back the funding.

Yet in the past year, donors have stepped up to support public radio stations and NPR itself. NPR lodged two of the largest philanthropic contributions in its history this spring. A $33 million gift, contributed anonymously, partly went to help NPR cover $8 million in previously announced emergency relief to stations, the network says.